Archive for December, 2005

The Christmas story of the Redheaded Angel

Monday, December 19th, 2005

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
Just a few more days and Christmas will be. Christmas is a special time for me. I think it is so because of all the stories that can be told from Christmas memories. My favorite story, is one I have told often, but it is still a Christmas [...]

Book Review/There is something about Christmas

Monday, December 12th, 2005

There’s Something About Christmas By Debbie Macomber Mira Books Hardcover $14.95
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
I thought Debbie Macomber, the prolific writer from Port Orchard, Wash., would have trouble topping her 2004 novel "When Christmas Comes," a hilarious story that begins in Leavenworth, Wash., a town famous for its Christmas [...]

Fruitcake for freelancers

Monday, December 12th, 2005

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
A freelance writer is someone who is a bigger gambler against the fates than a farmer. He or she does many things to support the writing habit.
While I have been a full time employee at daily newspapers since the 1950s, as a reporter and eventually as [...]

This guy is lost in cyberspace

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
News item: Retail merchants concerned over internet sales up 26 percent during holiday season.
Not to worry, you still have me, a loyal customer from yesteryear.
Oh, I tried that cyberspace purchase this year because I wanted to order a book off the web that I could [...]