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Pam on May 23rd, 2011

by Mimi Slawoff. With our Oahu trip just a month away, our family of five is happily researching island activities. We’re using Goby, a downloadable app for iPods, iPads and iPhones to help plan our itinerary. We’re also turning to Goby.com as a search tool from our home computer. Goby allows users to find activities, [...]

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January 12, 2011 – Santa Paula, CA – The earliest of California’s 35+ lighthouses have protected its coastal waters for over 160 years, and are thus a big part of the state’s history. According to local So. Cal. author Pam Ripling (who also writes as Anne Carter), these iconic symbols of protection, guidance and times [...]

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Pam on August 28th, 2010

I’m writing you from my wonderful, relaxing vacation in the upper and very cool part of Washington. Not D.C. Port Townsend is a great little bohemian seaport filled with ambiance and art and fun and laid-backness, just what I needed! Nonetheless, I embark on another sort of tour Monday, where I will begin my “trip” [...]

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Pam on July 27th, 2010

I hope so. Because life would be pretty dull without some kind of imagination. As you watch this wonderful slideshow of St. George Reef Lighthouse, just imagine what Darla’s life may have been like while visiting “Dragon Rock Lighthouse!” St. George Reef Lighthouse

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Pam on July 20th, 2010

Of all the times to be MIA, it had to be now, when my new book is just sprouting wings! Not to be a bore, (or a boar?) I have to insert excuse #3 here:  still have a day job. Yep, it’s true; even glamorous, wildly successful authors such as myself do occasionally supplement their [...]

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Pam on June 16th, 2010

What a trip. Literally. I flew the Friendly Skies into Chi-Town on Thursday afternoon. O’Hare is a pretty nice airport, with trippy neon lights and synchronized music. BIG airport. Friday did a little looking around, brainstorming all the while with my publisher, Karen Syed, who graciously (not sure that’s exactly the right word) chauffeured me [...]

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Pam on June 9th, 2010

It’s been three years since I last attended Printers Row in Chicago. It was hot but pleasant. Hoards of people. There I met fellow Echelon Press authors J.R. (Jenny) Turner, Luisa Buehler, Robert Goldsborough, Marc Vun Kannon, Margot Justes, Mary Welk and of course our fearless leader, Karen Syed. This year, we’ll be joined by [...]

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Pam-Anne on January 13th, 2010

Still going mad. Peeps, you have no idea. More about last year, and this. Taking care. I lost 13 pounds in ’09, and resumed the wearing of contact lenses. How did I manage the weight loss? Stopped eating sweets, stopped eating seconds, started walking more. Dancing with iPod-clone.  2010: Will continue to pay attention. Oh, [...]

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Pam-Anne on November 3rd, 2009

I haven’t seen it in years, but I really liked “The Majestic” starring Jim Carrey. Since the film pretty much opens in (now I can’t think of the word) screenwriting jam session, I was hooked at the start. Problem is, the producers want to render Peter Appleton’s (Carrey) script unrecognizable with ludicrous alterations. Appleton storms [...]

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Pam-Anne on October 12th, 2009

I suspect that this picturesque lighthouse has appeared in more than Message in a Bottle. According to my sources, it is one of three that show up in the film, along with Chicago Harbor Lighthouse and Pond Island, also in Maine. I confess to not re-viewing this film lately. I couldn’t wait to see it [...]

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