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March 8, 2020
Fifty Shades of Batman
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In An Unnamed American City, somewhere near the Gulf Coast, in the Spring of 2006.
Names have been changed to protect the guilty.
“Fire Alarm calling Ladder Two.”
Well…shit…, I thought. We had been inside the grocery store for around ten minutes and had a cart full of stuff. As we did not receive as many calls as Engine Two, we handled the shopping duties as soon as the shift allowed. It was around 11:30am on a Friday. Maybe they just have some info to give us, I thought as a keyed the...
February 29, 2020
A Writing Update
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Dear Readers,
I hope all of you are safe from the Coronavirus. The Friday was closed on Friday because of a conference (that I did not go to), and so I managed to get quite a bit accomplished. I finished my third round of edits toMolly’s Song and now she is ready to go to myeditor on March 16th. Next, I tackled finishing the final pieces of the outline for my third novel,Dark Raven. Given that this one will be longer than my others, I may not have time to write the entire first draft in...
February 23, 2020
A Song For Mashka
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Dear Readers,
I’m dealing with some major issues right now caused by…well…I was told I’m not allowed to talk about it. Let’s just say that I’ve learned a valuable lesson. At work, your best bet is to keep to yourself and trust no one. And above all, never, ever, complain about something a higher up does to or says about you.
I have frequently opined on the subject of my love for Maria Nikolaevna Romanova, my Mashka. My blue-eyed guardian angel. She’s my comfort in times of trouble, like what...
February 19, 2020
Just a Bum
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Dear Readers,
This week an administrator at my college reported to security that there was a bum hanging around the parking looked like he didn’t belong on campus. The bum in question was me. Keep in mind, my employee ID was clearly visible on a lanyard around my neck. At the first college where I taught, I was told I’d never be hired as a full time faculty member because I wasn’t “full time material.” This was a reference to my working class origins. At the second college, I had a faculty...
February 16, 2020
Audiobook Tour Reminder
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Friends,
Just a reminder that myaudiobook and I will be taking a virtual book tour from Feb. 20-26th. If you click here, you can see the tour page that will link to each of the “stops”. There’s multiple visits each day, with author and character interviews, dream cast lists, guest posts written by me, and reviews of the book. So mark your calendars!
L.H.
February 15, 2020
No Such Thing As A False Alarm
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Dear Readers,
Last week I told you the strange tale of what happened to me in a fire. Today, I thought I’d give you one more fire department story; one which taught me a valuable lesson.
It was my first shift as a Lieutenant in charge of an engine company. We’d had some company training in the morning, and by 2pm, we’d run four calls. A car accident. Two medical calls. And one fire alarm at an office. I was upstairs in the office trying to knock out some...
February 7, 2020
The Angel and the Smoke Eater: The Strange Tale of What Happened to Me One Afternoon
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(The names of my colleagues have been changed to protect the guilty. I mean, innocent.)
I was upstairs getting a cup of coffee when the run came in. My heartbeat accelerated when I heard three beeps over the loudspeaker, the signal for an incoming box alarm. There was a bit of static, and then the dispatcher read off the assignment “Battalion One, Engines 1, 3, 5, and 8. Ladders 1 and 3. Rescue 1. Medic 5. Respond on Box 1342. Heavy box assignment. Fire in a commercial building. Time out:...
February 2, 2020
When Sports Mattered
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I missed the first week of class this semester, as I was hospitalized having lost the ability to swallow. They did some testing and determined I wasn’t aspirating, and so they stopped there. I’m still struggling to drink even...
January 24, 2020
Books That Pack A Punch
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Dear Readers,
Don’t know the philly shell from the philly cheese steak? Can’t tell the different between a jab and a joint? Well, you are in luck. I realized that I haven’t written a “my favorite books about XXX” post in a while, and so I decided to remedy that today with a post about what are, in my opinion, the finest books written about the sweet science. I do so, as always, with the caveat that I am not saying that these are the best books written about boxing, but rather that they are...
January 19, 2020
Dark Raven: A Sneak Peak!
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Dear Readers,
Another semester looms on the horizon. Classes start on Tuesday, and I’ve been battling horrific back spasms since Thursday. Lucky me. (And this is after feeling relatively good over the break). After the incredibly taxing, in a physical sense, semester I had in the fall, I find myself terrified of what the upcoming semester will hold in store. I guess we’ll find out soon enough. But enough of that. Let’s move on to a more cheerful topic.
As I endure the painful slings and...
