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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Say Goodbye to Hollywood
In my other, non-authoring life, my partner and I run a Walt Disney collectibles store. Fantasies Come True has been open for 32 years, so we’ve gained a reputation for knowing what the value is of, say, that old Mickey … Continue reading
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Playing at The Players
In a continuing series looking at locations where some of the scenes in my ‘Garden of Allah’ novels take place: Preston Sturges’ The Players By the end of 1940, after a decade of writing movies, Preston Sturges was now a … Continue reading
Don the Beachcomber – Virgins and Cobras and Zombies! Oh my!
In a continuing series looking at locations where some of the scenes in my ‘Garden of Allah’ novels take place: Don the Beachcomber It seems funny to think of it now, but there was a time when the Polynesian thing—flaming … Continue reading
When You Are A Writer, You’re Never Alone.
My first novel – “The Garden on Sunset” – has been out now for a couple of weeks and I’ve been very happy with the response. People seem to be enjoying it, and many of them have paid me the … Continue reading
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