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Author Insight
Summer and Independence Day
I always think of the 4th of July as the exact height of summer (even though I know that's not correct). The holiday embraces everything that is "wholesome Americana" with small town parades, family cook-outs with hotdogs and corn-on-the-cob, trips to the beach, sparklers in the backyard after dark. But this year will be different. We will not host the usual Red, White, and Blue themed cookout, fireworks are cancelled (much to the relief of all my animals), there won't be any float competitions or parades or indeed anything to mark the occasion. July 4th will slip quietly past like any other day as we sit, watch, and wait. America has grappled with terrible problems in its history; I pray we come out of this better and stronger than ever.
Book Excerpt
Dream Horse
The screech of metal scraping against metal announces Naomi’s arrival before I spot the truck turning the corner into our driveway. A burgundy-colored half-ton idles, belching a cloud of blue smoke. Naomi flips back the visor and smiles at me through the grimy windshield. She’s a senior this year, but to me she always seems much older.
The door creaks when I open it to hop in. “You still driving around with the front end making that noise?” I ask.
Naomi gives me a look over her aviator sunglasses. “You want to give me the money, I’ll fix it.”
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