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In Memory of Udar Singh Mahal 1932-2007

My mom always said I was my father’s daughter. She didn’t mean it as a good thing. For her it symbolized everything negative that could be spouted about a man she had left. Their relationship was their business and I … Continue reading

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Gonna, gonna, done

For months I’ve been annoyed at the look of my website, jkmahal.com. So annoyed, in fact, that I have not linked to it from the blog.br /br /I’ve been meaning to redo it, honest, but learning the skills and doing … Continue reading

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Delving into the unknown

Walter Mosley has a book out called a href=”http://www.amazon.com/This-Year-Write-Your-Novel/dp/0316065412″This Year You Write Your Novel/a and in it he talks about the importance of writing every day.br /br /Now I’ve heard almost every reason why writing every day is important for … Continue reading

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Group Hug

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/RqgBUL41MjI/AAAAAAAAAA8/q6DJngJyLlA/s1600-h/adios-cover.gif”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/RqgBUL41MjI/AAAAAAAAAA8/q6DJngJyLlA/s200/adios-cover.gif” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091320825042514482″ //abr /On my white board in my office is a quote I once read in LA Weekly — “Writing is something you do alone in … Continue reading

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The Bestsellers’ Advice

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/RprHQNKe_0I/AAAAAAAAAAs/B36Yir_zvdk/s1600-h/HN.jpg”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/RprHQNKe_0I/AAAAAAAAAAs/B36Yir_zvdk/s200/HN.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597810293866306″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/RprHQdKe_1I/AAAAAAAAAA0/3HMjGFL4fu4/s1600-h/NBC.jpg”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/RprHQdKe_1I/AAAAAAAAAA0/3HMjGFL4fu4/s200/NBC.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087597814588833618″ //abr /It seems like everywhere I look, there’s someone … Continue reading

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Like Novel, Like Baby

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/Ro2HpbJIgPI/AAAAAAAAAAk/rRCefbP7GBU/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG”img style=”float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_dJEkdJdUM4w/Ro2HpbJIgPI/AAAAAAAAAAk/rRCefbP7GBU/s200/IMG_0105.JPG” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083868700101607666″ //abr /In honor of the birth of my first niece, Marguerite Ruth a.k.a. Maggie Mae, I thought I’d do a list of five ways in … Continue reading

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