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Mark R Hunter

@markrhunter

Author of nine books, emergency dispatcher, volunteer firefighter, husband of one and father of two ... three, if you include the dog.

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Mar 15, 2020, 9:01 AM UTC

No, Wiping Doesn't Stop a Virus

Let's get to what seems to be the important question, first: No, I don't know why people are hoarding toilet paper. It's not that kind of virus. There's so much misinformation about the coronavirus,…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Mar 10, 2020, 8:37 AM UTC

Emily's magic: New Book Cover!

Okay, so I already revealed the cover to More Slightly Off the Mark once, but this time we really, really mean it. We thought the original was a little imbalanced, so Emily added a newspaper nameplat…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Mar 4, 2020, 9:06 AM UTC

It's Our Sheets and Pottery Anniversary

I can't tell you what I got my wife for our eighth wedding anniversary, because it hasn't arrived yet, and she sometimes reads my blog. And by "it hasn't arrived yet" I mean as I write this our anniv…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 28, 2020, 8:26 AM UTC

Indiana Beach ... Gone For Good?

Here's the interesting history of the "Riviera of the Middle West": https://ndsmcobserver.com/2020/02/indiana-beach-gone/ For several years I got Indiana Beach tickets through my work, and would take…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 26, 2020, 6:48 AM UTC

Because it’s there?

I have a Mardi Gras themed book wallpaper! No, I’m not going to Mardi Gras, and I don’t celebrate it. Why do you ask? Guess I’ll just use it to shout out our website. http://markrhunter.com/

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 20, 2020, 10:08 AM UTC

book review: The World War 1 Triva Book, by Bill O'Neill

I wanted to get away from all the anger and destruction going on in the world today, so I went looking for some light, fun reading. I chose World War 1. Nobody ever claimed I make all the best choice…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 17, 2020, 8:08 AM UTC

Red Is For Ick, or: How icky is that title?

I've been kidding myself with the name of one of my novel manuscripts. It's not that I was in love with the title: I was more in love with the possibilities the title represented. Many readers are fa…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 14, 2020, 10:02 AM UTC

On Valentine's Day, Be Meme

I was going to write a loving Valentine's Day salute to my wife, otherwise known as sucking up. But I got sick, also known as every freaking holiday and anniversary, so instead I stole a chose some n…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 11, 2020, 9:05 AM UTC

Free Humor Anthology for Valentine's Day

Yes, I posted about My Funny Valentine last week, but that was before I found out the e-book version will be free from now until February 14th. That's a heck of a buy, by which I mean you don't have…

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Mark R Hunter
@markrhunter Feb 10, 2020, 7:52 AM UTC

Celebrity Death Knell

Orson Bean, Robert Conrad, Kirk Douglas, Mary Higgens Clark, Freddie Silverman, Kobe Bryant, Jim Lehrer, Terry Jones, Edd Byrnes, Buck Henry, Gene Reynolds ... pauses to catch a breath ... and we're…

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