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Paul Clayton
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in Chester, PA, The United States
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The Century of the Boomers
I wanted to let people know that I recently launched my latest Seeing Sunny Again.
Seeing Sunny Again spans the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. It has stories about the children of the 1950s, from their point of view, but written for adults. Stories about pre-teens and teenagers, coming to terms with life in 1960s American big cities. Stories about Baby Boomers taking up the mantle o Read more of this blog post »
Seeing Sunny Again spans the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. It has stories about the children of the 1950s, from their point of view, but written for adults. Stories about pre-teens and teenagers, coming to terms with life in 1960s American big cities. Stories about Baby Boomers taking up the mantle o Read more of this blog post »
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I'm the author. I wanted to post the first review the book has received. From Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review: Synopsis: "Seeing Sunny Again" is a collection of seventeen short stories by Paul Clayton including: The Trick -- a lonely teen is fooled into as ...more |
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“Everything on Black” was a surprise. I expected a police procedural. But it was more—a police procedural, a detective mystery, and a psychological thriller. And a cautionary tale. Author F.T. Grant brings us immediately into the story along with Kat ...more |
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"In years past I read Wolfe's
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Hey, Steve! Funny, but I recently read this for the first time. I thought it was a novel when I ordered it. But I enjoyed it thoroughly just the same,
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"I admire this novel more than anything else that's come my way in the recent past.
Knowing nothing about the author, I wonder if in some way it may be autobiographical fiction. Maybe that's just because it concerns a young man's misadventures in going" Read more of this review » |
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“Nothing mitigates the throes of depression like a steaming plate of spaghetti and meatballs with marinara sauce and grated parmasan cheese, with a good fresh bread to wipe up.”
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“Than he who shares good Fortune’s grace, For love of muse, for sake of art, With those inclined to join the race.”
― Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam
― Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam
“I looked out my window. We were cruising above a plateau of shaving cream clouds. That bothered me; I didn’t like not being able to see the ground. A missile could be racing up at us right now. I looked over at my two friends. They were talking excitedly about something, and that made me feel better. Friends are the key, I think. If you have good friends, you can get through anything, even Vietnam.”
― Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam
― Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam
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“I sensed then, and later formulated the conviction that wellness and potential are every child's birthright. And I'm quite sure that society is served when children have it.”
― What About the Boy?
― What About the Boy?
“your art
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if your soul likes your work
it's about how honest
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for relatability”
― Milk and honey
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and you
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― Milk and honey
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Due to its ever-increasing relevancy, I'm making my apocalyptic novel, Van Ripplewink: You Can't Go Home Again FREE today. Van comes out of the grave to find there if something terribly wrong with America. Also, what really happened to the lost colony? Find out today with White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke White Seed is on sale today for only 99 cents. Have a great day.
I'm making Van Ripplewink: You Can't Go Home Again FREE Jun 29 through Jul 1. LIke The Bonfire of the Vanities, it’s a realistic view of the American socio-racial dystopia. Love it, hate it, you won't forget it. Van Ripplewink: You Can't Go Home Again
midnightfaerie wrote: "Thanks for the add! I look forward to discussing books with you!"Sure. I recently finished the second of McCarthy's 'Border' Trilogy (drat, I can't remember the title; the first was 'All the Pretty Horses'. I love his Southwest/Mexican stuff. But I'm taking a break from that and I just jumped into Valis by Phillip K. Dick. What are you reading?
Thanks for the add! I look forward to discussing books with you!
Don't forget to vote! Just wanted to let every one know that the Goodreads Choice Awards were excepting nominations. They have a 'historical fiction' category. Just sayin'
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