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Amy Lignor's Blog – June 2011 Archive (5)

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As a book reviewer for many, I’ve been inundated with YA after YA of vampire vs. werewolf. But, recently, I was sent a truly beautiful book about the Civil War. No, of course, this is not a “beautiful” subject, but the writer and photographer focused on the many houses, buildings, and plantations that have gone to ruin - and it made me think of how ‘cold’ things have become.

This country is young. Unlike the ruins of Rome, Athens, etc., the United…

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Added by Amy Lignor on June 27, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

An Author Finally Brings Back Film Noir!

Vintage Connor: The Blonde in the Lotus Elite

Written By: Robert Baty

ISBN: 978-0-9819-6547-5

It isn’t very often you pick up a book and are immediately transported back into the world of film noir. A forgotten world where the…

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Added by Amy Lignor on June 23, 2011 at 9:16am — No Comments

Fathers & Grandfathers...The Best of the Best!

"Larger than life” is a phrase I never understood when I was a kid, but there are no better words to describe my beloved grandfather. Joseph Carrier was the ultimate Grandpa; he was also the ultimate husband and father, according to other members of my family J .

Every Sunday we would go to…

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Added by Amy Lignor on June 18, 2011 at 8:34am — No Comments

Be Alive While You're Alive

As a heavy metal ‘hair-band’ fan, who hit the dreaded teenage years in the eighties, this will seem a surprising series for me to write. I was used to the “shouting at the devil” of Motley Crue; the colored scarves around Steven Tyler’s neck, Jon Bon Jovi’s immaculate (and big) hair…these were things that made sense to me. But as time has gone forward, I have come to love many different types of music. But I heard…

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Added by Amy Lignor on June 9, 2011 at 11:30pm — No Comments

HUGELY HYSTERICAL!!!

By Amy Lignor of The Write Companion

Ah, the joys of the medical community. You know? When I was little we had one doctor in our small town. He reminded me of a teddy bear. The guy was absolutely huge but constantly spoke about eating healthy. You know the old adage? Do as I say, not as I do. However, this man knew everything. He apparently went to medical…

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Added by Amy Lignor on June 1, 2011 at 11:46am — No Comments