CrimeHot TopicsOddChildren’s Author Ejected From Plane for Bad LanguagePatrickAuthorsChildrenCrimeCustomer ServiceOddA New York children’s author frustrated by a delayed takeoff was escorted off the plane by police after using “salty”...
EntertainmentNew ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Censors ‘N-Word’PatrickAuthorsBooksChildrenDiscriminationEntertainmentFictionOddRacismTalkersWritingAn Alabama publisher says it’s trying to get Mark Twain’s classic novel Huckleberry Finn back into classrooms by dropping instances...
EntertainmentMissing George? Hang In There a Few More Months!PatrickAuthorsBooksNBCPoliticsTVThere’s that famous billboard that features a photo of President George W. Bush with the phrase,“Miss me, yet?” Though it’s...
CelebritiesFaithAuthor Abandons All ‘Christianity’ Except for Christ?PatrickAuthorsCelebritiesFaithReligion Run AmokAnne Rice, famous for novels like Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, among others, came close to death...
EntertainmentThe King of Long BooksPatrickAuthorsBooksWritingI was in a bookstore the other day, just browsing, not buying, and I noticed that Stephen King has a...
BloggingOn BloggingPatrickAuthorsBloggingFictionWritingA long time ago, I wrote about Stephen King’s book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I enjoyed the...
EntertainmentOrder Yours Today!PatrickAuthorsBooksElection 2008PoliticsIf you like good political discussion, the kind that is well-researched, informed and fair, then I wanted to point out...
LifeOn Sale NowPatrickAuthorsBooksElection 2008LifePoliticsOne of my dearest friends, Linda Hansen, is a writer I’ve quoted here before. During the presidential campaign, she was...
LifeAuthor Spends Quarter-Million Defending DonationPatrickAuthorsCrimeLifeWritingThis weekend, author Patricia Cornwell spent $250,000 for full page newspaper ads to defend her recent $1 Million dollar donation...
TV & ShowbizRemembering RedPatrickAuthorsObitRadioTVA sad update to an earlier post here at Patrick’s Place: Local radio and television personality and published author Red...
TV & ShowbizRed’s FightPatrickAuthorsCharlestonTVWritingPatrick’s Place received some sad news that involves local television as well as the world of local writers in the...
LifeA Tribute to TrixiePatrickAuthorsDean KoontzDogsLifePetsWritingI’m on Dean Koontz’s mailing list because he’s my favorite author. A few times a year, I receive a newsletter...
Scalzi’s Weekend Assignment #105PatrickAuthorsFun & LaughsFrom John Scalzi over at "By the Way...:" Weekend Assignment #105: Share a favorite poem. My favorite poem is a...
Cover ContestPatrickAuthorsBooksFictionWritingAuthor Tess Gerritsen, who is primarily known for medical thrillers, is offering an interesting contest on her website. At first,...