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 I was afraid of guns, hated knives. I was untrained in karate and other widely-hyped self-defense…

Ruth Harris’s DIAMONDS ARE FOR NOW — A little bit sexy. A little bit Bond-y. 100% entertaining.

Here’s the 411 on —  *Hollywood narcissists *mosquito spray *sleazy pick up lines *General Tso’s chicken…

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE? A little bit sexy. A little bit Bond-y.

 *Hemingway and Shakespeare *iced Oolong *Audrey Hepburn-style *high tech hocus pocus *Karma and very bad karma…

DOWNHILL (OR, NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE)

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The Big Six-Oh!

 Facing The Big Six-Oh — with a reality-check from the Glam Gourmet. “I made him into…

Ruth Harris bio

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Stephen King’s 10% Rule And The Secret Power Of The Delete Key

Because: what you leave out is as important as what you put in. I’m not saying…

November 22, 1963—The assassination of JFK

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What Ian Fleming Did to Make James Bond a Success (Besides Write Terrific Books) It’s not…

My Mom’s quick, easy, utterly delicious recipe for old-fashioned blueberry cobbler.

Summer’s here. So are blueberries—and Blueberry Cobbler! Blueberry Cobbler My Mom was a proud New Englander and…

Looking For A New Book To Read? Great Books, Great First Sentences.

Stephen King has said that he spends “months and years” creating that first line. He goes…

Writing and The Secret Power Of The Subconscious: Summoning Your Muse

Your Inner Mind  Getting To Know Your Muse “What The Subconscious is to every other man,…