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Gilligan Must Die

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Gilligan should have died.Hold that thought, I’ll get back to it.When I was young I couldn’t understand why girls were attracted to bad boys. Then I finally figured out that this phenomenon isn’t limited to me not being able to get a date: It’s a part of the very fabric of our society:            We like bad stuff.            By that I mean, we like good things that are bad, and we like bad things that are fun. An example: Put a can of Mountain Dew and a glass of water in…See More
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Smoky Days pre-order success

Here’s a photo of Emily and me at the Albion Fire Department’s annual fish fry, taking pre-orders for Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights. We got 32 confirmed orders just at the fish fry!  See More
Jun 8
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Lilacs, Parades, and Henway: The Problem With Adults

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK            The problem with adults is that we’re not kids.            Specifically, we lose that wonder, that joy of discovery that comes with being kids. The coolest things happen right in front of us, but because they happen every year and we’ve seen a lot of years, we forget how cool they are.            One day you walk outside and, after months of gray, black, and white, everything is green. Spring is here. That’s so cool. Have you seen all those colors, the flower…See More
Jun 7
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The Burning Insecurities of Writing Fire

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK            All of you authors out there with high self-confidence levels, please raise your hand.            Okay, I see you there, Anne Rice. Anyone else? Not many …            My career as a writer has been a series of battles in which my insecurities are fought, sometimes overcome, but at least revealed. It took many years to convince myself I could write well. Then it took more time to convince myself I could sell fiction, and I was really only sure of that when I –…See More
May 30
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Noble County Relay For Life surpasses goal

     Relay Walkers surpassed their fundraising goal for this year's Noble County Relay For Life, raising an estimated $37,812, according to event chair Carla Fiandt. That far surpassed this year's goal of $34,000. Carla has decided to step down from the position after this year, and will be replaced in 2014 by Michael White of Ligonier.     "Hitting their goal before the event was over qualified them as a Nationally Recognized Pacesetter Event for 2013," according to Melissa Stephens, Community…See More
May 25
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Allergic to Life

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK             As a kid, I had what they used to call hay fever. I’m sure there’s some eight syllable medical word, but it boiled down to summer allergies so bad I’d literally run a fever, and I mean literally in the literal term. This settles where the term “hay fever” came from.            Still, a summer with allergies beats any winter, any time, any way. Not that the season matters, as I’ve learned thanks to the efforts of a pushy wife and fourteen hundred…See More
May 23
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Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights: The proof is in!

The proof copy of Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights is in! Here’s a photo Emily shot just after we got it:http://markrhunter.blogspot.com/2013/05/smoky-days-and-sleepless-nights-proof.htmlSee More
May 21
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Facebook event page for AFD anniveresary and book signing

For those of you who have Facebook, here’s the event page for the Albion Fire Department’s 125th anniversary celebration on July 20th: https://www.facebook.com/events/134280070100750/ This will also be the first book signing for my history of the department, Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights. I haven’t decided yet whether to do a separate events page for the signing, but if you plan to buy a copy let me know, so I know how many to…See More
May 18
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May 16
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Book 'Em: Making The Case For Self-Assembly

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK             Many challenges face a couple in modern society. Raising children, paying bills, sharing a bathroom, having a conversation …            Assembling furniture.            Yeah, that’s right up there. There was a time when a home didn’t have much expensive furniture, but the occupants could build the whole house themselves.            Then, one day, the average head of the household went from being a man with advanced mechanical skills to being … well,…See More
May 9
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fire history project update

Finished line edits for Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights. Emily has formatted the manuscript and readied the photos, now it’s time for me to fit them in – one step closer!See More
May 6
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Short story collection nominated!

I’ve received my first ever award nomination for original fiction! The 2013 eFestival of Words Award Nominations are out, and Storm Chaser Shorts has been nominated in the Best Short Story Collection category. In addition to that, the anthology My Funny Valentine, which carried a humor piece by me, received a nomination in the Best Anthology category. All the nominations can be found here: …See More
May 4
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Sometimes They Die

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK             I try never to write two serious columns in a row – this is supposed to be, after all, a humor column. After last week’s diatribe about terrorism, I wanted to get back on the humor horse.            But I was hamstrung by the fact that this column lands just days before the 125th anniversary of my fire department’s organization. Marking that meant being funny about something specific, something not intrinsically funny, and something I already wrote about just…See More
May 3
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Enter Mural History

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK             One thing I find interesting about history is the way things come together in unexpected ways.            Yes, I find history interesting. That hasn’t done me much good – I always seemed doomed to repeat myself, anyway – but as spending time goes it beats the heck out of smoking pot, watching grass grow (the other grass, not pot), or a scintillating episode of “Water Polo With The C-List Celebrities”.            I like history so much that I actually wrote a…See More
Apr 18
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Smoking Out the Dangers of Grass Fires

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK            “Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. And suppose you set controlled burns, but didn’t keep an eye on them. But I repeat myself.”- Mark Twain            Okay, folks … let’s go over it again.            Many years ago, when I was a rookie volunteer firefighter, we showed up at the scene of a large ground cover fire. Ground cover, in that case, meant it was burning through fields on three sides of a house, all the way to the…See More
Apr 11
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer fanfiction: "Shoot the Groundhog"

Title: Shoot the GroundhogAuthor: Ozma914Summary: A slayer team discovers the environment can be more challenging than the bad guy … especially during “spring”.Characters: Buffybot, Tara, Dana, OC slayer Kara PhilipsRating: PGLength: 2,055 wordsWarnings: Wear a parka; you’ll catch your death(This takes place in my Post-Chosen universe, where Tara and the Buffybot have been brought back to life [kind of] and the slayer Dana has more or less regained her sanity, all as a result of magical…See More
Apr 10
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About Me:
My novel, Storm Chaser, was released by Whiskey Creek Press in June, 2012. Next May I have a short story collection coming out, and I have a humor column, Slightly Off the Mark, published in three northeast Indiana newspapers.
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Gilligan Must Die

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK

 

Gilligan should have died.

Hold that thought, I’ll get back to it.

When I was young I couldn’t understand why girls were attracted to bad boys. Then I finally figured out that this phenomenon isn’t limited to me not being able to get a date: It’s a part of the very fabric of our society:

            We like bad stuff.

            By that I mean, we like good things that are bad, and we like bad…

Continue

Posted on June 14, 2013 at 10:43pm

Smoky Days pre-order success

Here’s a photo of Emily and me at the Albion Fire Department’s annual fish fry, taking pre-orders for Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights. We got 32 confirmed orders just at the fish fry!

 …

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Posted on June 8, 2013 at 9:52pm

Lilacs, Parades, and Henway: The Problem With Adults

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK

            The problem with adults is that we’re not kids.

            Specifically, we lose that wonder, that joy of discovery that comes with being kids. The coolest things happen right in front of us, but because they happen every year and we’ve seen a lot of years, we forget how cool they…

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Posted on June 7, 2013 at 8:55pm

The Burning Insecurities of Writing Fire

SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK

            All of you authors out there with high self-confidence levels, please raise your hand.

            Okay, I see you there, Anne Rice. Anyone else? Not many …

            My career as a writer has been a series of battles in which my…

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Posted on May 30, 2013 at 2:00pm

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At 7:37am on September 9, 2011, Jill Elizabeth said…
I hear you on pictures, believe me - which is why mine is a goofy one rather than an attempt at serious!  :)
At 12:08am on September 7, 2011, Intoxicated by Books said…
Hi! Welcome to book blogs! I hope you enjoy the site and all of the AWESOME people here! I would like to invite you to visit my blog at http://intoxicatedbybooks.blogspot.com/ I have a giveaway going on right now as well as some tours available for readers. I also have a promotion page available for authors.Christina
At 11:10am on September 6, 2011, Jill Elizabeth said…
Someone else just told me they had trouble with that too - mine worked pretty predictably, but I did it a while ago so am not sure I know how to help...  Sorry!
At 11:25am on September 5, 2011, Jill Elizabeth said…

Welcome to Book Blogs!  I'm rather new myself - still figuring things out, but so far have been quite pleased with how much support/feedback/help are available...  If there's anything I can help with just let me know - I can't promise answers (well, I can technically promise answers, just not that they are correct/useful - teehee), but I've managed to pick up a trick or two that I'm happy to share!

And if you have a second, please stop by my blog - www.Jill-Elizabeth.com - I'm always happy to get comments or new followers!

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At 7:58am on September 5, 2011, The Coffee Bar said…
You're welcome for the welcome, Mark! :-)
At 9:21am on September 4, 2011,
BloggerMary (BookHounds) said…
Hello Mark
Welcome to Book Blogs. Let me know if you have any questions. Be sure to check out Network Your Blog if you are looking for new followers! Please stop by my blog at http://maryinhb.blogspot.com & my YA blog: http://foreveryoungadult.blogspot.com when you have a chance!
Thanks, Mary

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