Jeff Kerr
Snowbound
I’m writing this while holed up in a Colorado snowstorm with a cup of hot coffee. Decaf. Don’t hate me, I’ve got prostate issues. Anyway,...
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Jeff Kerr
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
All I Wanted for Christmas
Number one on my Christmas list every year? A book!
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Kate Warren
- Dec 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Enduring Popularity of Jane Austen
More than 200 years after her death, Jane Austen remains as popular as ever. Why?
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Jeff Kerr
- Dec 6, 2022
- 3 min
Spelling Counts!
I was planning on being Spelling Bee Champion of Gary L. Herod Elementary. Until a moment of panic did me in.
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Jeff Kerr
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
You'll Never Be Bored
Mom always said, "If you can read, you'll never be bored." She was right.
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A.C. Cargill
- Oct 28, 2022
- 2 min
Revisiting Ghosts of Writings Past
Writers, save all your work, even the bad stuff!
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Jeff Kerr
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Old Dog Learns New Trick
I always wanted to learn to play guitar. A trip to Nashville was just the kick I needed.
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Kairn Savage
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Three Spooky Books
by Guest Blogger Kairn Savage It’s the time of year when I want to snuggle under the covers with the good Hallowe’en candy (sorry, kids!)...
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Jeff Kerr
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
My Favorite Books (some of them, anyway)
I don’t have a favorite book. How would that be possible? I’ve read too many to select just one. There’s also a matter of genre. How do...
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Jeff Kerr
- Sep 27, 2022
- 2 min
Thrills on the Road
Because of reasons, my wife and I have driven to and from Pagosa Springs, Colorado several times over the past year. Now, if you live in...
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Jeff Kerr
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
Killing My Darling
Every author must, on occasion, delete a treasured passage.
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Jeff Kerr
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
The Head Shot
The head shot. Every author needs one. Be careful with that phrase, though, for you could be inviting a sniper’s bullet to the head. At...
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Jeff Kerr
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Life's Knuckleballs
Everyone knows that life throws curveballs at you, but there is also the occasional knuckleball. What is a life knuckleball? I see it as...
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Jeff Kerr
- Aug 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Sun Also Sets
Fifty years. That's how much time has elapsed since the miserably mediocre book report I wrote for my tenth grade English teacher. Her...
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Jeff Kerr
- Feb 23, 2022
- 1 min
Under a Desperate Sky
A frontier farm wife flees a abusive marriage and falls in love with another woman, triggering a deadly confrontation with the vengeful...
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Jeff Kerr
- Jul 9, 2021
- 1 min
"Take it From Me:" The Fashion Tips of Nadine Cowherd
Nadine Cowherd didn't land the future president of Texas by being shy about her looks. No sirree, the FLOT (First Lady of Texas) slapped...
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Jeff Kerr
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
My Letter to Rick
Have you ever written a letter to a politician? Okay, I know nobody writes actual letters anymore, at least not the type that don't...
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