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Renowned San Diego Attorney Releases Sphynx Sequel

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Polishing Your Prose

In Return of the Sphynx: An A. J. Hawke Legal Thriller, San Diego’s district attorney proclaims the police have the notorious Sphynx rapist in custody and they have the DNA to prove it.

Upstart attorney A. J. Hawke takes on the seemingly unwinnable case, claiming the man in jail is the true rapists identical twin and he will rely on a rare genetic trait to represent his client in court. Continue reading →

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Wigeon Publishing Launches 4th Edition of Food & Provisions of the Mountain Men

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Polishing Your Prose

This fourth edition of Food & Provisions of the Mountain Men: A Guide to Authentic Provisions of Fur Trappers, Traders and Explorers in the Early American West includes twelve additional pages and more illustrations. The additional information comprises an expanded … Continue reading →

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Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age novel credited teenagers with a rich interior life

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Polishing Your Prose

The Enduring Spell of ‘The Outsiders’: S. E. Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age novel credited teenagers with a rich interior life. Here, a tribute by Lena Dunham to the book that created young adult fiction as we know it today. Writing of … Continue reading →

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Winner, 2017 San Diego Book Awards

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Polishing Your Prose

I am gratified to announce that I took first place in the Best Unpublished Short Story category at the San Diego Book Awards ceremony on June 10. I won with By the Light of the Moon, a story about a … Continue reading →

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New Book: Food & Provisions of the Mountain Men

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Polishing Your Prose

What did Rocky Mountain fur trappers eat? Not tofu, nor kale wraps Food & Provisions of the Mountain Men offers glimpse of 19th century frontier diet 3rd edition expanded to 80 pages, color cover, three new chapters, 50+ illustrations SAN … Continue reading →

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Larry Edwards to Speak on Impact of Violent Death, Feb. 11

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Polishing Your Prose

Larry Edwards, Connie Saindon to Speak at  San Diego Chapter of Sisters in Crime, February 11 Partners in Crime, the recently reestablished San Diego chapter of the national organization Sisters in Crime, welcomes Larry Edwards, author of several books including the true-crime memoir Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss, and Connie […]

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Book Review: “Charcoal Joe” by Walter Mosley; Hypnotic

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

I love this hypnotic book, the 14th in Walter Mosley’s Easy Rawlins series—best book I’ve read in ages. Easy’s childhood friend Mouse introduces him to Rufus Tyler, a man everyone calls Charcoal Joe. Joe, for reasons unclear at the outset, … Continue reading →

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Good Yule, Good Health

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

Good Yule (and Happy Holidaze) Waes Hael — Drinc Hael       Wishing you good health and joy in the coming new year. May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live. ♩ ♫ … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Wounded Warrior, Wounded Wife Offers Hope and Inspiration

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

In Wounded Warrior, Wounded Wife: Not Just Surviving But Thriving, by Barbara K. McNally, you will meet wives and partners who drew upon their inner resiliencies and prevailed when faced with daunting challenges. Each of these military spouses shares an … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “Eden” Fresh Spin on “Intelligent Design.”

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Polishing Your Prose

“If this is Paradise, how bad could Hell be?” Summary: In Eden: A Sci-Fi Novella by Martin Roy Hill, an American army patrol is sent to investigate ancient ruins in Iraq. When an enemy mortar shell blasts an opening into … Continue reading →

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