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As Richard Castle wrote 7 NYT Bestsellers. Emmy & WGA nominee. Author of USA Today Bestseller: THE ACCIDENTAL JOE tomstraw.com

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Taking that to the bank.

09.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weekend reading.

08.03.2026 23:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alfred Spatchcock, done. And was delicious.

07.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday feast: spatchcock chicken, goin’ in at 425.

07.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WriterLife
#FridayFunDay πŸ˜†πŸ‘

06.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Optical flare notwithstanding.

05.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Before the fedora.
Harrison Ford on Gunsmoke in 1973.

03.03.2026 14:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling

This.
Authors beware.

03.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Still riding the uplift of Harrison Ford's Life Achievement speech.

02.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeff Galloway, Olympian Who Transformed American Distance Running, Dies at 80

Galloway's Book on Running was an inspiration to me in my early days of 10Ks and Marathons. After all those miles, may he rest in peace.

26.02.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Again??
But less than an inch, they predict.

25.02.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My short story 'Withhold the Dawn" will be performed tomorrow (not by me!) at Symphony Space for the Too Hot for Radio sister show of Selected Shorts. Livestream tickets still available! www.symphonyspace.org/events/selec...

24.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

God gave with both hands. Talented and wonderful.

24.02.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20 inches of snow turned my walkway lights into Invaders from Mars.

24.02.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A definite "turn it up" for me.

22.02.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bombogenesis, baby! It's back, it's bad, it's a blizzard!
Stay safe, my friends.

22.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snapped this on the WGA picket line outside CBS TV City in 2007. Phil Rosenthal, Jesse Jackson, Steve Skrovan, Patricia Heaton, Ray Romano. RIP, Reverend. You put pep in our step that day.

17.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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16.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monday morning, and I've got all my ducks on a floe.

16.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shelby Foote said he wrote his Civil War trilogy with a dip pen because it made him write at the speed of his thoughts. Your essay resonated greatly, RJ. Love my tech, but always begin my work with fountain pen and ink. On deadline, I resort to the keyboard, but miss the flow of brain, hand, paper.

15.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Almost paella. Waiting for the clams to open.

15.02.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assembling authentic ingredients for Valentine’s Night paella.

15.02.2026 00:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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RIP Lamonte McLemore (center) who has departed this dimension at age 90 leaving us a legacy of great music and insightful, uplifting photography. A true talent.

14.02.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I fell you pain.

13.02.2026 14:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would only require a moist toilette for my fingers.

13.02.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BOTD, Abraham Lincoln. Photographic proof who was the most transparent president in our history.

12.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The paradox of chaos and authoritarianism. Which, I guess, does not mean authority.

12.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Elaine's Literary SalonElaine's Literary Salon – Jeffrey James Higgins interviews top authors## about the art and craft of writing a book

If you'd like to see the video of my podcast discussing THE ACCIDENTAL JOE with the great Jeffrey James Higgins, I see there's a YouTube link. Click below.

11.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Elaine’s Literary Salon Β« Podcasts Β« Inkandescent Radio

Jeffrey James Higgins is a retired supervisory special agent who chased terrorists across 5 continents. Bagging me for his Elaine's Literary Salon podcast to talk about THE ACCIDENTAL JOE was a piece of cake. Jeff's a brilliant author and lively interviewer. We had a blast. Podcast link below.

11.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hands-on research today at the Culinary Institute of America. Knife skills, flavor profiles, and soup making. Great class, great instructor, Chef Aaron Foglietta. He never once said, "No soup for you!"

07.02.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0