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Photos From My Pocketvault.
There comes a time when we all must sync our iPhones. Try it some time. You never know what’s in them. Like unlocking a tiny vault, I had the pleasure of discovering some valuable pics from the Nebraska Book Festival … Continue reading
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Nebraska Book Festival, Raw!
Tomorrow I embark on a public speaking adventure. The Nebraska Book Festival has invited me to read from my 2010 work, Thirteen Cats LaVelle. The schedule has me speaking opposite a gentleman named Ted Kooser, two-time U.S. Poet Laureate and … Continue reading
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the3six5 Project: my fifteen minutes lasts 24 hours
the3six5 is a crowdsourced lifestreaming project curated by Len Kendall and Daniel Honigman out of Chicago. The idea is simple: 365 days, 365 authors, 365 words. The endeavor is on its second year and has been getting a healthy amount … Continue reading
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Reading at the Nebraska Book Festival
I’m ridiculously pleased to announce that Thirteen Cats LaVelle will finally be getting a little regional play. On May 21st, I’ll be doing a reading at the Nebraska Book Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Nebraska Center for the Book invited … Continue reading
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Cats with thumbs and other inevitable evolutionary leaps
If you’ve seen this Cravendale Milk commercial then you know about the scary reality we face: cats with thumbs. That means they pretty much have hands – hands with which open their own Fancy Feast, throw rocks and dial a … Continue reading
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This is why cats die
For amazing survivalists, cats sure do like to look death squarely in the face. Watch this one get up in the grill of not one, but two alligators to protect their human brood. Luckily, his heroics paid off. But what … Continue reading
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Prowler, 1983–1984
My little sister weighed almost twelve pounds at the time of her birth. Her name was Phelan and she infringed on the bulk of the attention I was getting from my parents at the time. They had enough going on … Continue reading
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A Christmas Typewriter
Each year, Jen and I exchange gifts prior to our holiday travel. This cuts down on our cargo. After all, this year we’re going from San Francisco to Sanibel, Florida and then on to Algona, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska. Who … Continue reading
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Don’t die waiting for your copy of Thirteen Cats LaVelle
UPS ground can sometimes take a forever. And if you’re not careful crossing the street, forever can quickly become an eternity. Now you can download Thirteen Cats LaVelle instantly using your Kindle device or Kindle mobile and iPad apps for … Continue reading
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No cats were harmed in the writing of this book.
Thirteen Cats LaVelle is now available for purchase from Lulu.com. Thirty years in the making, this memoir tells the story of thirteen cats and the family that loved each and every one of them to death. It will be about … Continue reading
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