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Secret documents popping up all over

Posted on February 1, 2023 by frank

Who doesn’t have a stash of classified documents in their home or offsite office? It might be THE question in Washington these days in light of the mishandling of secret papers by President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and ex-Vice President Mike Pence. One shocking discovery after the other. What does it mean? The…

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Artificial intelligence: Friend or foe?

Posted on January 30, 2023 by frank

Advances in artificial intelligence has everyone freaking out. With the touch of a button, you can get a program called ChatGPT  to write a term paper, an op-ed piece in the New York Times, a speech or fill out a job application. Some of the job applications are supposedly better than the ones filled out…

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Pause before banning books

Posted on November 28, 2022November 28, 2022 by frank

I love books. The ones I have, the ones I’ve read, even the ones I haven’t read yet, because if they are worthwhile, there’s a gem of truth, a bit of humor, or a moment of clarity within the pages, maybe all in the same paragraph. Some are trashy, of course, offensive, disgusting, maybe even…

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True Things

Posted on May 26, 2022June 8, 2022 by frank

“All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know,” Ernest Hemingway wrote. He was right, of course. It’s the mark of every good writer. Take John D. MacDonald, the great fiction writer whose detective hero, Travis McGee, lived on a houseboat in Fort Lauderdale. “There are no…

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Write or bust

Posted on March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 by frank

    My cousin just emailed me a photo that she described in the subject line as “sad.” Devastating would be a better word. My grandparents’ beautiful old house, which had survived generations of winter storms roaring across the Illinois plains, kids running up and down stairs, and farmers shaking off dust and slamming screen…

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When fantasy becomes reality

Posted on October 19, 2021 by frank

  Quoth the Halloween retailer, “Ever more.” That’s what the experts are predicting for 2021, at least, with record sales expected to hit $10.14 billion, up from last year’s $8.05 billion when people were spooked by the pandemic. This, according to a USA Today story, quoting the National Retail Federation, which is counting on sales…

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Villages appearences

Posted on September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 by frank

VILLAGES BOOK LOVERS I have been blessed recently to speak to two groups in The Villages. I spoke to the Writers League of The Villages on Aug. 11. This is a large group, and they are busy cranking out books. They also host a fabulous book fair every year. On Sept. 9, I spoke to…

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