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H. Melvin James
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in Cherokee, Oklahoma, The United States
September 05
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Tares Among the Wheat
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Tares among the Wheat (Volume II)
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FIRST PARAGRAPH OF VOLUME I, 'TARES AMONG THE WHEAT"
Kneeling beside the modest monument, a headstone selected to befit the small body buried deep beneath its shadow, the calloused veteran of the Vietnam War had just compared his scribbled notes to the chiseled epitaph. Having arrived at the disappointing conclusion of his investigation, he closed his dime-store pocket notebook and crowded it into Read more of this blog post »
Kneeling beside the modest monument, a headstone selected to befit the small body buried deep beneath its shadow, the calloused veteran of the Vietnam War had just compared his scribbled notes to the chiseled epitaph. Having arrived at the disappointing conclusion of his investigation, he closed his dime-store pocket notebook and crowded it into Read more of this blog post »
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Many public libraries display on counters, tables, and their website or social pages, primarily new books by popular authors who produce several new b
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"Tares among the Wheat" is an epic novel of adventure, romance, mystery, mysticism, triumph, failure, glory, shame, legends and curses. The scope of t
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“It was a rare moment to cherish, although a
common and simple moment, but aren’t most precious moments made of ordinary things merely perfectly arranged? --- Tares among the Wheat, Volume II, H. Melvin James” H. Melvin James |
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A peculiar character in my novel quotes the barking cry of a street vendor, “Badges of honor, power and beauty, worn to instill love, fear,
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“Effective and ethical journalism is destroyed when journalists aspire to become celebrities and when celebrities aspire to be journalists.”
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H. Melvin James here. I betrayed my longing to write a novel throughout my technical industry career but the urge and the ideas persisted. A few years
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“One can only hope, as his life comes to end, there were more prayers in his favor, than curses lacking amend. "Tares among the Wheat" H. Melvin James, c. 2019”
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“Governance is corrupted by politicians aspiring to become celebrities and celebrities assuming credence in governing.”
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“If there is any correlation between the intellectual and the wise, it is that intellectuals tend to have less wisdom that those of much lesser academic credentials.”
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“One can only hope, as his life comes to end, there were more prayers in his favor, than curses lacking amend. "Tares among the Wheat" H. Melvin James, c. 2019”
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“Love is the most divine, mysterious and unruly phenomenon of God’s creations, and therein lies love’s glory. -- H. Melvin James, "Tares among the Wheat" c. 2019.”
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“A match made by angels in Heaven but wrecked by demons in Hades. "Tares among the Wheat" – H. Melvin James, c. 2019”
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“Consistent winning breeds arrogance; perpetual losing destroys hope and confidence; but occasional losses of games well played are the makings of good and noble character. "Tares among the Wheat" by H. Melvin James, c. 2019”
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One can only hope, as his life comes to end, there were more prayers in his favor, than curses lacking amend. -- H. Melvin James, "Tares among the Wheat" c. 2019.“A match made by angels in Heaven but wrecked by demons in Hades.” --ibid.
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