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My Current ‘I Must See These Cities Before I Die’ Travel Bucket List
My Current ‘I Must See These Cities Before I Die’ Travel Bucket List
Time is running out
Paul Combs
Sep 17
A Labor Day Career Question: Is Middle-Age Too Late to Start a Life of Crime?
A Labor Day Career Question: Is Middle-Age Too Late to Start a Life of Crime?
Work is dumb
Paul Combs
Sep 1
Seven Great Books About History for Your Fall Reading List
Seven Great Books About History for Your Fall Reading List
You can’t go wrong with these
Paul Combs
Aug 28
The Ten Stories I’m Most Proud Of
The Ten Stories I’m Most Proud Of
Remember me by these
Paul Combs
Aug 23
I Still Miss These Two Bookstores Almost as Much as the One I Used to Own
I Still Miss These Two Bookstores Almost as Much as the One I Used to Own
You might be surprised which ones they are
Paul Combs
Aug 21
The Eight Famous Dead Folks I’d Want to Be Stranded in Paradise With
The Eight Famous Dead Folks I’d Want to Be Stranded in Paradise With
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in
Paul Combs
Aug 19
The Heartbreaking Story Behind a Treasured Hymn
The Heartbreaking Story Behind a Treasured Hymn
I don’t think I could have written it
Paul Combs
Aug 15
Don’t Believe These Four Myths About the Titanic
Don’t Believe These Four Myths About the Titanic
No matter what the movies say
Paul Combs
Aug 14
The Seven Kitchen Appliances I Would Want if Stranded on a Desert Island
The Seven Kitchen Appliances I Would Want if Stranded on a Desert Island
I wish I was joking
Paul Combs
Aug 9
My Eight Favorite Book-to-Film Adaptations
My Eight Favorite Book-to-Film Adaptations
A few times, I even liked the film better
Paul Combs
Jul 28
Six Facts About Ernest Hemingway on His 125th Birthday
Six Facts About Ernest Hemingway on His 125th Birthday
Happy Birthday Papa!
Paul Combs
Jul 21
The Story That Unexpectedly Launched My Full-Time Writing Career
The Story That Unexpectedly Launched My Full-Time Writing Career
No one was more surprised than me
Paul Combs
Jul 12
Why the Difference Between ‘Based on a True Story’ and ‘Inspired by a True Story’ Matters
Why the Difference Between ‘Based on a True Story’ and ‘Inspired by a True Story’ Matters
From a historical perspective, it matters a lot
Paul Combs
Jul 10
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Literary Dads for Father’s Day Weekend
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Literary Dads for Father’s Day Weekend
Some fictional dads are awesome; others not so much
Paul Combs
Jun 14
What My Cats Think About the Recent Move to East Texas
What My Cats Think About the Recent Move to East Texas
The Mayberry Chronicles — Feline Edition
Paul Combs
Jun 5
May Long Weekend — The Great Canadian Pre-Summer Welcome
May Long Weekend — The Great Canadian Pre-Summer Welcome
The legendary holiday weekend is the worst-first excursion for winter-weary Canadians with a “Camp or Die” mentality
Arpad Nagy
May 22
I’ve Been Collecting Something for the Past 50 Years Without Even Realizing It
I’ve Been Collecting Something for the Past 50 Years Without Even Realizing It
A discovery made while moving
Paul Combs
May 16
Canvasses on Iron Caravans
Canvasses on Iron Caravans
Art will find a way — expressions in Graffiti
Arpad Nagy
May 9
An Alarming Statistic and a Bit of Background on The Last Word Series
An Alarming Statistic and a Bit of Background on The Last Word Series
A Sunday ramble
Paul Combs
Apr 28
The Wild-Eyed Southern Boys Who Were the Pride of Spartanburg
The Wild-Eyed Southern Boys Who Were the Pride of Spartanburg
An overdue Rate-a-Record installment
Paul Combs
Apr 17
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