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BOOK REVIEW: The Mindful Brain by Arnon Levy

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

The Model T breaks down in the desert (sneak peek)

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

First draft: Planting cotton in Arizona in 1909

October 6, 2022September 8, 2024

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Famous thinkers in your attic? A review of Einstein in the Attic

September 22, 2022October 3, 2022

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A family of magicians and the CIA – A Review of Spoonbenders

September 19, 2022October 6, 2022

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Sneak Peek: How to research historical fiction

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022

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Behind the Scenes: How travel makes a better writer

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Sneak Peek: A third child born in the desert

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022

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Do You Keep Fishing Logs? Hemingway did—some of the best in history

August 18, 2022September 23, 2023

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Behind the Scenes Desert Steve Novel

Sneak Peek: Cotton from the desert (first draft scene)

August 4, 2022August 24, 2022

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  • Books
    • Seven Planets (Brightstar Trilogy #1)
    • As a Mere Breath: Short Stories
    • NUFF SED: A NOVEL OF DESERT STEVE
    • So Deep in Shadow: Short Stories
    • Mortals As They Walk
    • The Sky Over Chaos: Short Stories
    • To and Fro Upon the Earth: A Novel
    • Onesimus: A Novel of Christianity in the Roman Empire
  • BEHIND THE SCENES
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • News & Notes
  • For Authors
    • Book Review Request
    • Schedule a Book Notice
    • Editing and Ghostwriting Services
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