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The Hidden Messages in Water…

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Pam Lazos

“To understand water is to understand the cosmos, the marvels of nature, and life itself.” from: The Hidden Messages in Water You would be hard-pressed to find a more beautifully-appointed and significant book than The Hidden Messages in Water. For … Continue reading →

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Lucia, Lucia

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Lucia, Lucia In the days following WWII, women were struggling to define themselves. The war gave them a taste of what it was like to be out there, working alongside men, and earning their own money. After the war, the … Continue reading →

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The Mennonite in the Little Black Dress

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Pam Lazos

The Mennonite in the Little Black Dress Robert Frost famously said that “home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Rhoda Janzen’s, The Mennonite in the Little Black Dress proves Frost’s … Continue reading →

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Some Things You Keep

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Pam Lazos

      I admire those who have the courage to write a memoir. I don’t. Memoirs are so raw and vulnerable, like an open wound you can’t stop picking at — but what if you could write your way … Continue reading →

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The Code

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Pam Lazos

The Code Have you dabbled in numerology, but found that the numbers never add up right? Are you enamored of feng shui, but find its overgeneralized process coupled with its rigid application and innumerable fixes to be indecipherable? Have you … Continue reading →

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The Magnolia City Interview

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Magnolia City — The Interview I first met Duncan Alderson when I signed up for a fiction writing course at the Rabbit Hill Writer’s Studio. Duncan started my writing career by giving me a place to learn the art, and … Continue reading →

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Magnolia City

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Magnolia City Magnolia City, Duncan Alderson’s first novel reads like Gossip Girl for the South. Experience the glory days of Houston in the 1920’s, the days that gave the city its oomph, its architecture, and its arrogant charm, when oil … Continue reading →

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Orphan Train

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Pam Lazos

Orphan Train “[T]he people who matter in our lives stay with us, haunting our most ordinary moments. They’re with us in the grocery store, as we turn a corner, chat with a friend. They rise up through the pavement; we … Continue reading →

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