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Farewell to Carrie Fisher, One of the True Icons of My Generation

(And hurry up and end, 2016!) “I was street smart, but unfortunately the street was Rodeo Drive.” On her father’s gossipy 1999 autobiography: “I’m going to have my DNA fumigated.” “I always wanted to do what my mother did – get all dressed up, shoot people, fall in the mud. I never considered anything else.” […]

Weekend Away: An Almost-Erotic, Almost-Love Story FREE from 12/27-12/31

My long short story Weekend Away: An Almost-Erotic, Almost-Love Story, is FREE for Kindle from 12/27 through 12/31. Download it on Amazon today! *** “And then we were standing, rising up from the water, and as the droplets cascaded down my naked body I imagined myself as a mortal and less awe-inspiring version of Aphrodite, and Jesse as […]

Managing Cash When You Haven’t Got Any: Practical Cash Flow Strategies for Small Business

NOTE: Volume 1 of the series, Dealing with Vendors, will be FREE from Monday, 12/26 though Friday, 12/30! Sign up for my newsletter to be notified of future sales. *** It’s common knowledge among business owners and accountants that properly managing cash flow is key to running a successful business, and you will find plenty […]

Waiting: A Story of Apocalypse FREE for Kindle from 12/26 through 12/30

Waiting: A Story of Apocalypse by Craig Reinhardt will be FREE for Kindle from Monday, 12/26 through Friday, 12/30. *** This long short story was originally inspired by the History Channel program Life After People. The premise of the show is not to examine the potential causes of the end of humanity, but rather “what […]

Before You Throw My Heart Back on the Floor…

I guess “Last Christmas” would be more appropriate, but this was my favorite George Michael tune.  Filed under: Not-Always-So-Popular Culture Tagged: andrew ridgely, faith, george michael, gotta have faith, last christmas, stars who died in 2016, wham

Have a Charlie Brown Christmas!

  Filed under: Cuteness, Not-Always-So-Popular Culture Tagged: Charlie Brown Christmas special, Charlie Brown Peanuts, Christmas, Christmas specials, christmas tree, snoopy

Wishing You and Yours a Very Grinchy Christmas!

I mean that in the good way… after he stops being all evil and stuff ;)Filed under: Cuteness, Not-Always-So-Popular Culture, Uncategorized Tagged: boris karloff, Christmas, Christmas specials, christmas spirit, dr. seuss, How the Grinch Almost Stole Christmas, how the grinch stole christmas, the grinch, Xmas

The Layperson’s Bible on sale for $0.99 from 12/26 to 1/1

Craig Reinhardt’s essay collection The Layperson’s Bible: Volume 1: Sexuality will be on sale for $0.99 from December 26th through January 1st. Mark your calendars! As always, the book is also FREE with Kindle Unlimited. *** I was raised without religion. My mother was a lapsed Catholic, my father a lapsed Protestant. My understanding of […]

How Long Should My Query Letter Be?

Author Unknown Photo courtesy of Geneva Vanderzeil, A Pair and a Spare, apairandasparediy.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/6675533... Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 https://www.creativecommons.org/by/2.... under: Marketing, Writing Tagged: book marketing, how long should my query letter be, marketing, publishing, query letter, query letters, querying agents, querying publishers, traditional publishing, writing

On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened – Only $0.99 from 12/28 to 1/3

The Kindle version of my award-winning mental illness memoir On Hearing of My Mother’s Death Six Years After It Happened: A Daughter’s Memoir of Mental Illness will be on sale for just $0.99 from Wednesday, 12/28 through Tuesday, 1/3. Mark your calendars! As always, the book is FREE with Kindle Unlimited. *** It was the […]