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Michael Robert Dyet
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Mostly just keep plugging along and work through it. But sometimes you have to take a break and come back at it later with a fresh mind.
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Hunting Muskie: Rites of Passage - Stories by Michael Robert Dyet
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Until the Deep Water Stills: An Internet-enhanced Novel
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A Quiet Port in the Storm
Hmmm, do you have a quiet port in the storm where you can sequester?
We have been buffeted by strong winds here the last few days before the snow arrived. The kind of wind gusts that rattle windowpanes, strip the last of the leaves off the trees and snatch the hat off your head sending it spinning away out of reach.
It started on Wednesday which was garbage pickup day in our area. Thankfully the
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“A Long Walk with Fate” presents interlocking storylines for several characters: Aiden: An impoverished young artist in Vancouver raised by his aunt who struggles with his sense of identity. Gabi: am ambitious but frustrated young woman in Egypt stifle ...more |
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“Our Fifth Season” is a story of cross-cultural love complicated by differences in age, celebrity stardom and a murder charge that overshadows all else. Joanne is a single mother living in Ithaca, New York and working at the Academic Writing Center at ...more |
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“Oh, the strawberries don't taste as they used to and the thighs of women have lost their clutch!”
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Thank you so much for the invitation to friendship. I do know the difficulty in striking that balance you mentioned. And that's the point where I am. Well, I want to master having peace in this world of... everything but! Peace,
Shalonda
Hi Jennifer:Thanks for the insight into your life story. No doubt you had to be very dedicated and very determined to accomplish what you did. I can identify with you to some degree. I was born in a small town and couldn't have gone to university without the government grants and loans that were available at the time. I immersed myself in the academic world and managed to get a couple of small, in-course scholarships that helped pay a few bills along the way.
I'm sure you'll enjoy David Adams Richards. He's a great storyteller who really draws you in to his creations.
Michael
Hi, again, Michael, Please read my comments on Alan Bennett's "Untold Stories".
You'll get an idea of my background.
And why I think David Adams Richards would appeal to me.
Ben:Thanks, Ben. Hopefully this message gets to you. I'm still a little vague on the ins and outs of goodreads. I'm not quite a technophobe but it does take me a bit of time to figure out how things work.
I plan to post a review of your "Living on the Market" which I finished about a week ago. It was an interesting read. It occurred to me that Doug's addiction to playing the market comes from the same place as the current craze of buying lottery tickets. The lure of easy money when lightening strikes.
Michael
Good to be able to be able to put a face to a name, Michael. Glad you put your picture up on Goodreads.Hope you have a pleasant experience on this site. regards!
Shane
