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After much pro­cras­ti­na­tion, the rewrite of BOUND FOR GLORY/GLORY BOUND/DEVILS AND DUST has begun. Armed with the sug­ges­tions of seven top-flight edi­tors (i.e. the folks who rejected it the first time around), I’ve decided on a course of action to make a char­ac­ter more like­able, events more plau­si­ble, ghosts more accept­able, and reunions more real­is­tic. …

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1. Opry­land. Been there, done that, regret­ted it both times. The pho­tos of the place don’t do it jus­tice. Think: Jeff Fox­wor­thy and Larry the Cable Guy Build a Hotel. “Hey, let’s add on the to ho-tel and slap a roof on it and how about we run us a creek through and stock it …

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If you were one of the thousand-plus folks who attended the ALAN Breakfast/Workshop and took pho­tos, I want your pic­tures! For the ALAN web­site, ALAN Online, of course. (I didn’t take any pho­tos because, sadly, the advent of dig­i­tal pho­tog­ra­phy doesn’t pre­clude me from snap­ping shots of my life-long favorite subject–my thumb). And if you’ve …

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Dear Santa… Dear Santa, This year I’ve been busy! In Jan­u­ary I gave a life-saving blood trans­fu­sion (50 points). In Feb­ru­ary I farted in an ele­va­tor (-6 points). Last month I gave a Dutch Oven (-10 points). Last Thurs­day I didn’t put the seat down (-73 points). In Octo­ber I gave change to a home­less per­son …

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What Amer­i­can accent do you have? Your Result: The Mid­land “You have a Mid­land accent” is just another way of say­ing “you don’t have an accent.” You prob­a­bly are from the Mid­land (Penn­syl­va­nia, south­ern Ohio, south­ern Indi­ana, south­ern Illi­nois, and Mis­souri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or …

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