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Martha A. Cheves's Blog – September 2012 Archive (7)

Gabriel's Chalice - Frank A. Ruffolo, Author

Gabriel’s Chalice – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

“This is CNN…good morning. We have an abundance of international news to cover today. We will start with Fred Wallace, just outside of Yellowstone National Park. Fred?” “Good morning. As you may remember,…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 30, 2012 at 10:16am — No Comments

The Greatest Book Ever Written

About 2 1/2 years ago I was doing a book signing at one of our local Christian book stores. When the signing was over I decided to just look around the store before leaving. I ended up finding a book I couldn't leave without.

My Dad was always a religious person at heart and before he passed he became even more so. He told me once that he had read…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 22, 2012 at 3:33pm — No Comments

Bad Choices - Fran Lewis, Author

Bad Choices – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

Enter the peer – that person who is somehow inexplicably like them; a person who makes them feel comfortable; one who makes them feel like they fit, like they belong; someone – and get this – who when they look at they…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 21, 2012 at 4:15pm — No Comments

Ellen's Gold - James Walker, Author

Ellen’s Gold – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; A Book and A Dish; Think With Your Taste Buds

From its frontispiece it was apparent that the book had been published in Augsburg in 1784. It was so dusty that he wondered if it had gone unread and forgotten for nearly as long. What intrigued him about it though were…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 19, 2012 at 4:01pm — No Comments

Of Time and Place - B. R. Freemont, Author

Of Time and Place – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds, A Book and A Dish

‘It should be pointed out that after World War Two ended, the country experienced and unprecedented increase in the birth rate. This was called the ‘Baby Boom.’ It started right after the end of the war and reached its…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 8, 2012 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Dead Man Hand - T. M. Simmons, Author

Dead Man Hand – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

“I left it open,” he said in a frantic voice. “Who shut it? We have to get back in there!” I glanced overhead. The transom was closed. The thud of Danny’s shoulder drew my attention, and the door shattered off its…

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Added by Martha A. Cheves on September 7, 2012 at 1:29pm — No Comments

A Torn Page - The 2012 Spring Short Fiction Anthology

A Torn Page – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat; Think With Your Taste Buds; A Book and A Dish

One of the best parts of reading short stories is that it’s like reading ‘a whole bunch’ of books in one. I’ve always loved the fact that I can involve myself in so many stories in such a short period of time and A Torn…