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Is This What’s Wrong In Our Society?
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Tagged books, Congressional Gridlock, Education, Mill Town, Pollution, Societal Issues
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Is The First Amendment In Jeopardy?
Vaughn Hardacker here: I have been giving a lot of thought to the question every writer gets at some time: “Where do you get your ideas?” We always respond that there are many sources from the media to our … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Amendment, burning of books, free speech, Vaughn Hardacker
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The Origins of American Noir Fiction
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: I’ve been told on several occasions that my novels tend to be noir. Have you ever wondered where the form of crime fiction labelled as noir came from? I have . . . but then I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged American Noir, mystery writers, mystery writing, Vaughn Hardacker
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What I Did During My Government Imposed Covid-19 Imprisonment
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: Since March of 2020 we have had an entirely different way of living forced upon us. For three months most of our retail stores have been closed, we’ve had to adapt to wearing face masks (although … Continue reading
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Tagged Author appearances, book marketing, book sales, Pandemic, Vaughn C. Hardacker
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My Battle With The Smartest Groundhog On Earth
Vaughn Hardacker here: Summer in Aroostook County has finally come and gone. Last week we had a three day period of ninety plus degree days (part of a record setting run of 11 consecutive days in which the temperature was … Continue reading
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Tagged groundhog, Pests, summer, varmints, Vaughn Hardacker, woodchuck
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: As most of this blog’s readers know, I live about as far north as one can go in our state as one can go and still expect to encounter civilization. The winters here start in mid-October … Continue reading
Coping With A Couple of Good Weeks
Vaughn Hardacker here: I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to feel like a prisoner in solitary. What is really strange is that since the Covid-19 social distancing and isolation has been in place, I haven’t really done anything … Continue reading
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Tagged ARCs, book stores, optimism, pandmic, publishers, Vaughn Hardacker
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The Pig Farmer
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: In her blog of February 21st, Kate Flora discussed the question every writer is asked at one time or another: “Where do you get your ideas?” Well, we get them from a lot of places. The … Continue reading
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Tagged cadaver-sniffing dogs, canadian murders, Maine, serial killers, true crime, Vancouver
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Beating The Winter Blues
Vaughn C. Hardacker here. I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder or, to most of us, Seasonal Depression. The definition of the disorder is: a mood disorder subset in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aroostook Veterans, Depression, Fund Raising, SAD, Toys-For-Tots, Vaughn Hardacker
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