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HOW TO USE 3,000 STRAIGHT PINS

Queen Elizabeth (b. 1533 – d. 1603) used about 3,000 straight pins a month, probably more than most, but still an impressive amount. Pins have been used for about 4,000 years, appearing around the emergence of the bronze age. You … Continue reading

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SouthWest Writers Interview #2

Way back in the early 1990s I joined Southwest Writers Workshop (now SouthWest Writers). This writers’ group welcomes all writers and authors with conferences, contests, classes on the craft, and open-armed friendship. If you hear someone in NM say they … Continue reading

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SOUTHWEST WRITERS GET THE FACTS

An Interview with Author Charlene Bell Dietz In her search for “the parts of life that really matter,” Charlene Bell Dietz discovered “if you throw your heart and soul into what you care about,” the little things you fuss over … Continue reading

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If you slow down so everyone can catch up, then no one reaches his or her full potential.

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Books and Bar: Shelf Awareness Pro Uncovered a Terrific Idea

Shelf Awareness Pro Notes Two of Our Favorite Things: Book & Bar Portsmouth Book & Bar, Portsmouth, N.H., is opening this coming Saturday, December 1, and will sell 15,000 used books and a range of food and drink, Seacoastonline.com reported. … Continue reading

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Amazing Place for Any Age and Any Writer: NMMNHS

Non-stick Ketchup, an eerie voice comes back from Mars, the smallest fossil footprint ever, dinosaurs, volcanoes,  and stuff you can touch wait for you at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. If you’re at all curious about … Continue reading

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