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, 2016
- 1 min
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, 2015
- 1 min
Untitled
#terroristattack #worldwarII #Paris #ISIS #terrorism #History #France #America #thenandnow
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Rick Townley
- Oct 7, 2015
- 4 min
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
- Aug 7, 2014
- 1 min
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 1, 2014
- 1 min
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 31, 2014
- 1 min
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, 2014
- 1 min
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 8, 2014
- 1 min
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
- May 23, 2014
- 2 min
The real origin of Memorial Day
This coming Monday is Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, and there is no definitive version about its origin. Currently...
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Rick Townley
- Apr 19, 2014
- 1 min
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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Rick Townley
- Apr 1, 2014
- 1 min
Victim or murderer?
“He’s cold…my baby’s very cold…” she stuttered. Clausewitz spoke just above a whisper. “I know that, let me take you both to the hospital...
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Rick Townley
- Mar 24, 2014
- 1 min
Hide the children. Lilith is in town.
Announcing the publication of Stepping Out of Time — now available in print and for the Kindle (including the Kindle app for tablets) via...
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Rick Townley
- Apr 17, 2013
- 2 min
Librarians are still on the front lines of the censorship battle
Here is this year’s list of most frequently challenged books. Some are of questionable taste and some are just plain stupid, but all are...
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Rick Townley
- Apr 4, 2013
- 2 min
Green light for “Stigma!”
You can’t just write anymore, you also have to be a marketing agent and promoter and keep up with a plethora of social network sites. The...
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Rick Townley
- Feb 4, 2013
- 1 min
Breaking News: Alabama hostage standoff ends!
5:30 PM: The story is slowly coming out how it went down. Authorities had been able to insert a camera and could see Dykes with a gun....
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Rick Townley
- Jan 30, 2013
- 2 min
Morning Update: School bus shooting near Dothan, AL
5:30 PM CST — Looks like it’s going to be another long night for the 6-year-old being held hostage by Jimmy Lee Dykes near Dothan, AL....
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Rick Townley
- Jan 30, 2013
- 1 min
Breaking News: Shooting and hostage situation near Dothan, AL
Things here this evening went on hold across two counties after a man shot and killed a school bus driver and took one small boy hostage...
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