Did We Forget? They Want to Kill Us.
 My wife and I flew on Christmas day. We entered the West Palm Beach airport at ten a.m. approximately an hour after the terrorist incident in Detroit. Having no knowledge of what was occurring, we did notice some heightened concern with dogs sniffing around and what seemed like tighter controls.
Seeing all those around us dutifully emptying their pockets and removing their shoes and outer clothing, I remember thinking how bizarre it all was, people obediently led like sheep to the slaughter, stoically allowing their privacy invaded as strangers pored over the contents of their suitcases and checked them for foreign substances as they moved through machines.
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The Novelist's Dilemma
 Caught in the crosshairs in the current debate on the future of the traditional publishing industry is the often powerless, insecure and hapless author, the supplier of the raw material that fuels the industry.
My discussion here will be exceedingly narrow-gauged since my interest is confined to those authors who compose long works of the imagination, particularly novels, those efforts usually written by obsessed and compulsive souls who consider themselves literary artists, whose need to create their stories is profound and necessary to their mental health and well being.
I am one of them. If you are one, you will know what I mean.
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5th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest
Get your short stories ready! The 5th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest will begin on January 11, 2010. The rules are simple. The stories must be no longer than 2500 words and subject matter is completely open to the author. Judges will be announced shortly. The goal of the contest is to encourage and publicize the short story as a viable and quality literary form. Cash prizes will be awarded and the winning stories will be posted on our website.
For complete details please visit the Contest Page.
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