Comportment is not a room on a train.
The late science fiction author Robert Heinlein once said that “manners are the oil of society.” He also said “if all else fails, rub her...
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Rick Townley
May 2, 20161 min read
Turns out the book of life has one more chapter…
Words are the food of….wait….enough!! I get it, I’m coming back. Like it or not, my time off from writing is over and it’s time to dust...
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Rick Townley
Nov 14, 20151 min read
Untitled
#terroristattack #worldwarII #Paris #ISIS #terrorism #History #France #America #thenandnow
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Rick Townley
Nov 3, 20155 min read
Smashing Pumpkins
It’s said that we tend to only remember the good things and forget the bad, but the Twentieth Century Express transits through all...
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Rick Townley
Oct 15, 20153 min read
So There, Take That!
Today, the Twentieth Century Express is moving through a small town, past an abandoned one-story brick building now inhabited only by...
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Rick Townley
Oct 7, 20154 min read
Where Is My Flying Car?
Come on…it’s 2015, we should have flying cars by now. I remember a Popular Mechanics cover from 1951 showing a man pushing his heli-car...
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Rick Townley
Sep 30, 20152 min read
The Twentieth Century…Limited or Express?
Once upon a time, in a faraway land called America, there were big machines called railroad trains. One of the most famous train lines...
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Rick Townley
Sep 3, 20143 min read
Books? What books?
Here is something to share with the kids if they are already disillusioned with back-to-school, lunches, riding the bus, lugging books or...
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Rick Townley
Aug 19, 20141 min read
First Editions?
Authors and publishers don’t always get it right the first time: #Publishing #humor #booktitles #satire #books
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Rick Townley
Aug 15, 20144 min read
Just A Good Girl With Bad Habits?
Lilith, first wife to Adam according to Judaic legend, was regarded pretty much as just a wretched, demonic character until the late 19th...
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Rick Townley
Aug 7, 20141 min read
Step out of time this Friday with a free e-book from Amazon!
I received a lot of emails from people who missed last Friday’s giveaway, so we’re extending the program to every Friday in August....
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Rick Townley
Aug 5, 20142 min read
A rose by any other name…
A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. – Ray Bradbury You know the smell. It’s nothing you can...
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Rick Townley
Aug 1, 20141 min read
Reminder: Today is FREE FRIDAY!
Today is FREE FRIDAY when you can get a completely free, no obligation, no spam, no scam, no phone calls, no email, no ads, no anything...
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Rick Townley
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Did you miss the Paperback Book Day celebrations?
I have not been able to track down the origin of Paperback Book Day, but it takes place on July 30th every year in celebration of those...
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Rick Townley
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Free Friday! Free Friday! No, not THAT Friday, THIS Friday…
After six weeks, seven support calls, five technicians and two psychotherapy sessions, I finally worked through Amazon’s Kindle promotion...
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Rick Townley
Jul 22, 20142 min read
The Second Battle of Marianna
I did some browsing, bought a box full of interesting used books and gave a copy of my book to the owner, Mike Downum, to read while...
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Rick Townley
Jul 8, 20141 min read
Stepping Out of Time this summer.
So what is this novel all about? Mostly it’s about our attempts to overcome the limits of time, or at least come to terms with it. Time...
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Rick Townley
Jun 4, 20141 min read
The Shadow People
Around here, summer starts when school ends and ends when school starts. That makes summertime officially from end of May to mid-August....
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Rick Townley
May 14, 20142 min read
Three words for June grads who want a career in writing.
It has long been an accepted fact in the world of academia that you must publish stuff or disappear from view. Among the learned...
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Rick Townley
Apr 19, 20141 min read
Easter 2014
“But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.” Walter Raleigh Photo source: http://instagram.com/nois7...
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