Every October the popular Sydney seaside suburb of Many hosts a three day jazz festival over the Labor Day long weekend. As always, this year’s program featured top line local and international performers who dazzled the audience with their remarkable renditions of jazz favorites.
The relaxed atmosphere gives the festival a real holiday feel. There is something [...]

Posted on October 5th, 2008 by Pat Turner
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It’s bad news, good news time.   The bad news is that it’s September and –at least where I live — that means that winter is lurking around out there, waiting to pounce.  But the good news is that all of DLSIJ’s ebooks are 15% off during September, so you can stock up now with great [...]

Posted on September 5th, 2008 by EJ McFall
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This experience needs to find its way into a story somewhere for DLSIJ Press.  Enjoy
The rain has stopped. The air smells fresh and feels cool against my skin, as I reach the cottonwoods at the edge of Farmington’s Berg Park. Lifting my head, I see the sun shining pale gold through massive branches.  White and [...]

Posted on August 31st, 2008 by Connie Gotsch
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I’ve just begun writing a new Rusty Linden mystery novel. It’s shaping up to be quite different to the previous one and may even be my most ambitious work so far. It is more of a psychological thriller than an action thriller. Rusty, Sydney’s top crime reporter, is still working at The Tribune newspaper and is about [...]

Posted on August 9th, 2008 by Pat Turner
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Have you ever heard the old ‘Who’s on First?’ routine in Shakespearian English? I did last weekend at the Cedar City Utah Shakespeare Festival and I really had to keep from laughing so I could hear what was being said. Whoever managed to translate that is a master writer indeed.
We also saw ‘The [...]

Posted on July 1st, 2008 by Connie Gotsch
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In Shallow Grave, my book of short stories set in the fictional town of Rockville, I imagined what would happen to a young family trapped in their storm shelter after a tornado hits their farm. It’s not something I’ve personally experienced, but growing up in the Midwest I did spend lots of time as a [...]

Posted on June 29th, 2008 by EJ McFall
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Well, it’s so hot in New Mexico that you could fry an egg on the cement, I think. My printer ran out of ink and I had to walk across a parking lot to get new cartridges. Eeeeeyooooww.
Nothing much new from shelby and Benjamin Keith. Their sequel is going through a rewrite [...]

Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by Connie Gotsch
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Well, summer has finally come to New Mexico. I love the hot weather, so I’m in hog heaven. I’ve been busy since my post in April. Mostly I’m meeting more characters. I’ve joined an arts and crafts organization. A month after joining, I sold $90.00 worth of books. Don’t [...]

Posted on June 2nd, 2008 by Connie Gotsch
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