Monthly Archives: July 2008

Point Clear

July 31, 2008
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Congratulations to Jennifer Paddock, who has been selected to receive the Alabama State Council on the Arts fellowship. According to the Alabama Writers’ Forum newsletter, “Paddock will use her Fellowship to complete her third novel, connecting it with her first novel, A Secret Word. This third novel will also tie in with her second novel, Point Clear, making a trilogy. When doing research on her books for the character of Leigh and the continuing storyline, Paddock learned of her Cherokee lineage. For additional research, she plans to visit the Cherokee Nation in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to bring this storyline forward.”...

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Tonight at M is for Mystery

July 29, 2008
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I’ll be reading from and discussing NO ONE YOU KNOW tonight at M Is for Mystery in San Mateo, 86 East Third Avenue, 7:00 p.m. If you’re in the area, please stop by and say hello!

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So Much Hunkier in Person

July 25, 2008
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So Much Hunkier in Person

You’ve probably met a few writer types who say they don’t own a TV. Well, I’m here to tell you I’m not one of them. In addition to being a bona fide The Office addict (I even have a Dwight Shrute bobblehead), my TIVO never misses an episode of Top Chef. Our friends Dianne and Ben Fong-Torres are fans of the show as well, so when we asked them to suggest a place for our dinner get-together this week, they selected Mission Beach Cafe, where the Executive Chef is one Ryan Scott of Top Chef fame. If you’re in...

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Another One Bites the Dust

July 24, 2008
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Today at Ghost Word, Frances Dinkelspiel reports extensively on what’s happening to the Los Angeles Times. A while back there was talk of the death of the novel. Well, that never happened, and I seriously doubt it will anytime in the near future. Who knows, we may all go Kindle, but I do believe the novel is alive and well for a long time coming. The death of newspapers, however, is real, and it is very much upon us. Ten years from now, will newspapers be a thing of the past? When I talk to newspaper folks at parties,...

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MBT, Odds and Ends

July 23, 2008
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I just jumped on the MBT bandwagon. Picked mine up today at Nomadic Outfitters and took them for a spin in Golden Gate Park. The verdict? They’re not as sinfully ugly as they used to be–I chose the black Kaya (think Mary Janes on steroids), which actually looks pretty good in a weird interplanetary walking-on-rubber-tires sort of way–nor are they as difficult to walk in as this article in the Chronicle suggests. They actually feel pretty good, and yes, I do feel different muscles activating when I wear them. Too early to tell if they’re as great for your...

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