Posted on July 31, 2019
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I am a Godzilla fan. I have been since I was a kid. I watched a bunch of b-movies with my dad on Sunday afternoons; westerns, martial arts, shoot-em-ups, and of course monster movies. My dad wasn’t picky. He worked hard, a lot of… Continue Reading “GODZILLA”
Category: Movie Review, Ramblings, true storyTags: Classic Films, Classic Horror, films, Godzilla, Haruo Nakajima, Japan, King of Monsters, Monster Movies, Movie Review, Movies, nerd, Sunday movies
Posted on June 22, 2019
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Earlier this month I went to the Rutgers Writing Conference. It was a fantastic experience and I came home with plenty of inspiration and advice. One thing that came up during a conversation about author bios and what to put in there, I was… Continue Reading “NO DOGS PLEASE (says the dog lover)”
Posted on June 15, 2019
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By Cynthia Kadohata. A book review and commentary. This young adult story takes place in 1975 in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. I wanted to read it because I have a fascination with history and untold truths and because I highly admire elephants.… Continue Reading “A Million Shades of Gray”
Category: Book Reviews, page challenge, Ramblings, YA Book ReviewsTags: Cynthia kadohata, dega, historical fiction, history, montagnard, Newberry medal, reading, reality, vietnam war, ya authors, young adult
Posted on May 27, 2019
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Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering and honoring people who have died while serving in the Armed Forces. Unfortunately for the human race, most of us are related to someone who died in a war. This is a… Continue Reading “Memorial Day – True Story”
Category: Ramblings, true story, UncategorizedTags: 10th mountain division, family story, lucky cap, Memorial Day, ski patrol, storytelling, true story, war stories, world war II
Posted on April 29, 2019
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If you are a writer then you have heard time and time again how important your opening sentence is in any story, yet as a reader, I personally have difficulty committing to a book based on first lines only. Another important piece of advice… Continue Reading “Voice > First Lines”
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