Destination

pen4hire on March 2nd, 2009

The white house stands at the top of a hill, just a little past two neat stone pillars with the words “Greta Hall” inscribed on them.  As I drove up the drive and parked my minuscule rental car in the turnaround, I couldn’t help feeling a bit of amazement and awe.  For months, I had [...]

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pen4hire on February 22nd, 2009

Books: Your choice from a bushel of books Destination: New Orleans New Orleans , more than just Mardi Gras, supports more than a dozen quirky independent bookstores, two major literary festivals, four publishers, a specialty tour of literary sites and a thriving literary colony. You cannot ask for a better destination for a traveling reader.  [...]

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pen4hire on January 30th, 2009

Questions, Question, Questions One of the commenters on another post mentioned that she is looking for a book for her trip to Quebec City. Another wants a book for a journey to Costa Rica. Somebody did a search for this blog by using the words “novel set on a Greek Island.” I can handle that [...]

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