Category Archives: Community

Things that happen in the author-reader community

Training and Instinct

Posted on April 29, 2013 by
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In the last Horseblog I talked about a particular stallion and his spring rituals. I’ve since been able to catch a short video of his space-claiming process, which I’ve posted here. It comes complete with roll-roll-roll and rearandpawtheAIR. Watching him … Continue reading →


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Lessons I’ve Learned from My Horse

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

If there’s one thing horses do for humans, it’s teach them things. Sometimes in the sense of Learning Experiences, i.e. School of Hard Knocks (and Falls and Crashes and Financial Disasters), but many times in the sense that if a … Continue reading →


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Reaching More Than One Audience

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

I sometimes joke that my work is fiction — “I make it all up” — but that isn’t true. All writers draw to some extent on our own experiences and environments, not to mention what we’ve studied, heard about from … Continue reading →


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Do It Yourself Libraries

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

One of the huge drawbacks about living in a foreign country is the lack of libraries carrying books in your mother tongue. Up until we moved into the rural depths of England, I’d always lived within walking distance of a … Continue reading →


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You Can’t Go Home Again

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Or at least, I can’t. My childhood home is now a Buddhist temple. I wrote about this awhile back, but now I’ve seen it with my own eyes. My parents’ house is a meditation center and the swimming pool is … Continue reading →


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Greed, Selfishness, and Happy Thanksgiving
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Posted on November 19, 2012 by

I am seriously tired of greed and selfishness. Seriously. Maybe I’m getting old and grumpy, but since when has a pizza become more important than a man’s life? What makes one man think that just because he compiled a stack … Continue reading →


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Donating part of book sales to Sandy relief

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

It was surreal to watch Sandy make landfall near Atlantic City even as my new novel, much of which takes place in that town, was released. Whenever a natural disaster occurs, I get a sick feeling of helplessness. I’ve learned … Continue reading →


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Is the Election Over Yet?

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

by Nancy Jane Moore The U.S. election is next Tuesday. I can hardly wait for Wednesday, when the damn thing will be over. At last. Of course, it’ll only be a short time — maybe a year — before the … Continue reading →


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Restraint

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

Restraint by Ursula K. Le Guin I’m fascinated by this historical snippet from the New York Times’ “On This Day” feature: “On October 5, 1947, in the first televised White House address, President Truman asked Americans to refrain from eating … Continue reading →


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47% Moocher
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Posted on September 20, 2012 by

When I was a pup, getting my career started, I worked through a number of years during which I didn’t make enough money to pay federal income taxes. I did pay self-employment tax, which is essentially both halves of the … Continue reading →


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