Shout-Outs!

The Ax Grinder: Giveaway Innovation – Punishment Fits The Crime

January 9, 2012

From time to time I will be putting forth ideas under the heading “The Ax Grinder”.  These snippets will be a combination of pet peeves, moral objections, and suggestions, both original and overheard,  for a more equable future.
I offer them up to you with the best of intentions, and HOPE that you might run with them, put them into your [...]

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At the Closing of the Year

December 25, 2011

For some, today is Christmas, for others it is December 25th, but for most, it is six short days until a new year unwinds for us all.
Allow me to take this moment to thank you who take the time to read Uphill Writing, and to wish you all the very best Holiday Season, and a [...]

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Thank You!

November 24, 2011

I’m a real softie, perhaps too sentimental for my own good, but there you are.
Of all American holidays, Thanksgiving brings out the most positive emotional response.  I get to thinking of how amazing to be alive in one of the safest corners of the world, to have enough to eat, to have good medical services close by, [...]

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Steve Jobs: Rest in Peace

October 5, 2011

Co-creator of Apple Computers, Steve Jobs, died today of a rare form of pancreatic cancer.  He was 56.
Jobs will be remembered as the man behind the MacIntosh Computer, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad, and held 313 patents in his name.  All inventions that have changed the world in their way.
Our condolences go out [...]

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Will the Amazon Fire Replace Your eReader?

September 30, 2011

 
Whether or not you are a fan of eReaders like the Kindle, the Nook, or the Sony eReader—(yes, there are quite a few more out there, but these are the most popular)—whether or not you believe the days of the printed book are numbered, eReaders are here now.  They are a force of nature in [...]

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Last Chance to WIN!

September 7, 2011

If you’ve been putting off subscribing to Uphill Writing and commenting in one of these oh-so subtle advertisements for your chance to win a brand new, never read, SIGNED 1st edition hardbound copy of the latest in Terry Goodkind’s popular Sword of Truth series, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE!
The book will be mailed out to [...]

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You Didn’t Get the Memo?

September 2, 2011

Whoa!  Sorry!  I thought I’d gotten the word out to everybody!
The kind folks who publish Terry Goodkind’s latest volume in his prize-winning Sword of Truth series gave me a signed, first edition copy to give away on Uphill Writing!
So, if you’ve missed the earlier shout-outs, here’s a new one for you.
In order to put your [...]

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Enter to Win Signed 1st Edition of Terry Goodkind’s Latest SoT Novel!

August 26, 2011

Hope I’m not sounding like a broken record here (ask your parents what that means, kids), but as of the writing of this post, there is ONLY ONE entry to get a free 1st Edition copy of Terrry Goodkind’s new novel, The Omen Machine.  Entering for the drawing is simplicity in itself.  First, subscribe to [...]

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Do You Know Borges?

August 24, 2011

This post should have gone out on August 24, but failed due to technical difficulties.
Jorge Luis Borges would have been 112 today.
This Argentine writer created some of the most compelling works I have ever read.
His work embraces the “character of unreality in all literature”.  His most famous books, Ficciones (1944) and The Aleph (1949), are [...]

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Win SIGNED 1st Edition of The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind

August 23, 2011

Finally, finally, finally!
We are indebted to the publishers of Terry Goodkind’s latest book, The Omen Machine, the latest in the Sword of Truth series.  They have made a SIGNED 1st Edition Copy of this just released Hard Bound book available to Uphill Writing, and I am happy to make it available to YOU!
Actually, this volume [...]

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