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Interview with Dr. Paul D. Parsons

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Interview with Dr. Paul D. Parsons,

Author of Baden-Powell’s Beads

Dr. Paul Parsons is an orthopedic surgeon living and working just south of Nashville, TN. Raised in a military family he’s traveled extensively and lived all over the world. An avid reader and book collector, he began writing fiction in 2003. Baden-Powell’s Beads is his second novel.

 
MJT: Paul, when did you begin to write a fictional account of Scoutmaster Baden-Powell’s beads and how long did it take to write the story? Continue reading

Fortune’s Fool

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Mike Tucker: Author

Fortune’s Fool

A Psychic Socialite Story 

By Jane Sevier

A parade of fascinating characters glides through this period piece set in 1930’s Memphis by Ms. Sevier. Nell Marchand, a recent widow with no money, is saddled with a mansion, her life-long domestic, Hattie, and the mother of Nell’s scoundrel husband. The mother-in-law, Bess Marchand introduces Nell to her spiritualist medium, Dr. Joseph Calendar. Nell sees Calendar as the charlatan that he is, but he becomes an important force in her life.
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IN ZOEY’S HEAD

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In Zoey’s Head

By Sandy Ward Bell

Eleven year-old Zoey is curled into a chair that she refers to as her escape pod, which then catapults her into the middle of road and a near encounter with disaster. From there her story races to Zoey as a successful radio program manager, telling her life history to her new, but comatose, boyfriend. The reminiscence is touching: a 13-year-old’s first kiss, a picnic date at an abandoned drive-in theater, yellow boxer shorts with smiley faces. Ms. Ward Bell’s use of this dialogue with a man in a coma is a clever way to gradually intertwine Zoey’s youth with her current life. Continue reading

Nothing That Meets The Eye

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Nothing That Meets The Eye
By Patricia Highsmith

Book Review

Subtitled The Uncollected Stories of Patricia Highsmith, the book comprises twenty-eight classic Highsmith tales. If you are familiar with The Talented Mr. Ripley, either the novel or the 1999 movie staring Matt Damon, then you know something about the talented Ms. Highsmith.

These stories span the writing career of the author from 1938 to 1982 and include many stories that were never previously published. The collection is divided into two parts in chronological order. Continue reading

Why Does a Dog Chase a Cat?

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michaeltuckerauthorWhy Does a Dog Chase a Cat?
By P. Richard Brackett

Book Review


What, a children’s book? This is not the kind of book I normally review. So why am I reviewing it? Because, the subject matter is timely, relevant and important. I’m writing this review because of people like Rachel Ehmke and Phoebe Prince, and maybe TJ Lane.

Who are these people? Rachel was a 13 year-old Minnesota middle school student who took her life after being subjected to extensive bullying by classmates. Continue reading

Unfaithful

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Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Olivier Martinez
Directed by Adrian Lyne

Any woman out there who is thinking about having an affair should see this movie first. Diane Lane is outstanding as the unfaithful wife and Richard Gere is excellent in the role of her husband. A very sexy Olivier Martinez plays the role of Ms. Lane’s lover. Continue reading