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A Wedding and a White Christmas by Suzanne Stengl

Posted on November 25, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Among other things that I loved in A Wedding and a White Christmas are some that I normally don’t care for in romance fiction: stories set in Calgary, Christmas romances and impulsive Vegas weddings. In this sweet romance it was just the … Continue reading →

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Secret Sky by JP McLean

Posted on November 21, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Congratulations to my friend and fellow author JP McLean on launching Secret Sky, the first installment in her Gift Legacy. It’s available on Amazon (.com, .ca, .uk…) and other major e-book sellers for a promo price that is less than a … Continue reading →

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11/11/1918

Posted on November 10, 2018 by jfkaufmann

History is written by the winners, but not all them will find their deserved place in history. This is my remembrance of a small victor, a country caught in the whirlwind of the Great War that no school kid outside its … Continue reading →

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The nightmare is almost over

Posted on November 7, 2018 by jfkaufmann

I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again – they are a nightmare, but after days of thinking, checking the shelves and shelves of fiction novels, writing and rewriting, I think Book 1 of The Red Cliffs Chronicles is … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Rosebud

Posted on October 25, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. Once I told someone I had the same dress. “…When I was five, my grandfather had bought me a picture book collection of fairy tales. It’d included, among others, my favorite princess stories: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow … Continue reading →

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The Autumn That Didn’t Happen

Posted on October 11, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Unbelievable! My last post was from July (and it wasn’t mine, strictly speaking). Where did August and September go? It’s already winter. Fall is always short here, everyone knows that, but it’s never happened that it missed us completely. Photo … Continue reading →

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A Curator of Dreams

Posted on July 31, 2018 by jfkaufmann

I am not a big poetry person, but I do like some poets and poetesses. One of them is Dieu Dinh, who I would like to introduce in this post. Dieu writes poetry about the little things she observes in life. From … Continue reading →

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Smashwords’s Summer/Winter Sale Specials July 1-31

Posted on July 8, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Once Upon a Night is among hundreds of other books that are FREE to download during Smashwords’s Summer/Winter Sale Specials July 1-31 The Smashowrds membership is also free.

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The Infamously Famous Story of O

Posted on June 29, 2018 by jfkaufmann

Story of O was so beautifully written that this alone should’ve been enough to give it literary credibility. I recently read the 1954 infamous, mysterious and controversial short novel by French author Pauline Réage. When it was published, the book … Continue reading →

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What do readers say?

Posted on June 21, 2018 by jfkaufmann

If you wondered if I’d abandoned my website–I haven’t. I have a valid excuse for my absence. I had a complicated eye surgery, couldn’t read or use the computer for several weeks. That sucked, more than my bloodshot eye. In the … Continue reading →

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