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This morning I became angry. For TWO YEARS I have tolerated relative darkness in my kitchen, all because the overhead flourescents had grown dim. They needed changing. The replacement lights had been sitting on a cabinet in the dining room…. READ MORE
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It was my first real vacation in 24 years. I’d sneaked in weekends here and there – three days in backwoods Louisiana, where the kudzu is thicker than the Cajun accents, or a weekend of schmoozing at a writers’ convention… READ MORE
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I’ve become a cry baby in my old age. I cry at movies – moments where the couple meet and finally – FINALLY – realize they love each other, and as the music swells, their lips come together … and… READ MORE
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This is a scene from my novel “Black Tide,” which I hope to begin shopping to an agent later this year or next. In this scene, Fred, Heather and Scotty are trapped on a spoil island in Santa Rosa Sound… READ MORE
Dear Sen. Rubio (and staff), Thank you for taking a moment to respond to my recent letter expressing my concerns about a congressional ban on the social media app TikTok. In response to your observations, let me say the following:… READ MORE
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Today I took flowers to my mother’s and sister’s gravesite. They were both mothers and it was my duty and a pleasure to remember them. I used a mixture of flowers from Mom’s yard blended with a dozen roses I… READ MORE
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Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the contemporary dark fiction field, but has also published science fiction and contemporary fantasy. Stone’s stories, poetry and scripts have appeared in publications such… READ MORE
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When you are no longer able to say what you think, you are no longer free. Florida is not free. About the author: Del Stone Jr. is a professional fiction writer. He is known primarily for his work in the… READ MORE
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I don’t consider myself a “writer.” I’ve been published professionally, yes. But I’ve never had an agent. I’ve never written a full-length novel. I’ve never done a book tour or appeared on a radio or TV show to flog my… READ MORE
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It’s spring! All the birds are singing. We have this notion birds sing because they’re happy, flying around, going wherever they want, eating whatever they want. They’re free! But that’s not why birds sing. Birds sing because they’re marking their… READ MORE