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I had parked my car at a scenic location to listen to the radio. The patrolling officer was using the Columbo Technique to make sure I wasn’t up to ‘no-good’.

“Are you waiting for someone?”

“No. Is there someone coming?”

“No,” said the officer....

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2021-04-19

My children still remember the Christmas story I told them when they were small.

Then Douglas Coleman Show
with James Barbato, author of The Book
https://t.co/LQkJ5e6sO6

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2020-12-29

Christmas Eve is a dazzling, special time… especially when your family’s favorite Christmas tree ornament has magic powers! 

The Magic Christmas Ornament Book
with author James Barbato
https://t.co/iSdnF5sItg

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2020-12-28

Everything Your Brain Needs to Know About Mindfulness https://t.co/8YDBPgHwPf

is learning to direct ur to what's happening in the present. It's a skill you develop.

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2020-12-22

releasing new book for tweens during a pandemic is motional roller coaster🎢🎭🎢Has me counting my blessings. 👀 on the blog
➡️ https://t.co/o2iDM6gajL

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2020-12-07

Cholera and Its Suggested Remedies in the - Cholera comes from the Greek word kholē. Transmission of usually occurs through the fecal-oral route because of contaminated food or water caused by poor ... https://t.co/MctN60CYZf

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2020-11-10

Columbo Technique - for Writers.

In this post I tell how I met up with a local '#Columbo' & came up with an idea that might help other

https://t.co/XyQJEcYx28

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2020-11-09

Laura Bell and Preacher of the 1800s - Laura Eliza Jane Seymour Bell was born in 1829 in Glenavy in Northern Ireland to Captain R. H. Bell, who managed Hertford’s Antrim estates, and to the ... https://t.co/X2rRFQdrOM

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2020-10-13

Columbo Technique - for Writers.

In this post I tell how I met up with a local "Columbo" & came up with an idea that might help other writers

Non-writers are welcome to enjoy this post too.

https://t.co/XyQJEdg8qI

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2020-08-24

Died 11May1849 The famous French salon hostess, Juliette Récamier, whose salon drew Parisians from the leading literary and political circles of the early 19th century. https://t.co/QLOFDGdfeB

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2020-05-11

OPB loves celebrating debut PB authors, so come meet Hannah Batsel, whose first PB came out just this month. Check out the interview with her here!

https://t.co/bVgndfr5ls



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2020-04-13

7 Things I Learned When Margaret Atwood Came to Town. https://t.co/Q1L2HObUtn

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2020-04-13

It's time for another picture book review from OPB, so come see what's terrific about Kelly Starling Lyon's newest, TIARA'S HAT PARADE (Albert Whitman, April 2020).

https://t.co/Ln4HSOsxpj



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2020-02-03

Why are fiction and folklore a match made in reader heaven? Find out in this post: https://t.co/fu3w8pO4rb

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2020-01-20