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I spent 20-odd years (well, some of them were certainly odd) as a marketing and communications executive. After an early retirement, I obtained teaching credentials to teach English and Public Speaking at the secondary level, as well as a Small Business Management class at an adult education center. During all of those year, I tried my hand at writing on and -- mostly -- off.

I'm now a retired teacher and a freelance writer. I'm an active member of the California Writers Club, Mt. Diablo Branch of (meaning I actually make some money from my writings), where I serve as Chair of the Luncheon & Workshop Committee. Most of what I do for pay is non-fiction.

Early in my writing career I wrote poetry and short stories. Now I write screenplays and no ...more

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	Zenobia by Don Maker (Goodreads Author), Carolyn Domini (Editor) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Elizabeth of Rosepath (The Book of Roses, #1)

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Not bad, but overdone It was too long because of a lot of padding that detracted from the tension. There were a number of 'dialect' conversations strictly intended for humor, such as a doctor affecting a Cajun accent on a badly injured and totally unk ...more
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Interesting A good read, although a lot of the plot regarding the Nazi group of spies is very thin. An interesting twist on the female agent.
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Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
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