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The Word: Only pros, no cons when you’re this creative
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In the beginning was The Word. Thursday, August 06, 2015. Only pros, no cons when you’re this creative. PANAMA CITY — The world hushed last Saturday evening. As I stood on the shore of St. Andrew Bay and the sun slipped behind the Hathaway Bridge like a fluorescent tomato, the incessant rumble and exclamations of the day began to fade. Only the grinchiest of Grinches could look at the smiles, the energy, hear the laughs — the obvious joy so many experienced at being able to share creative pursuits ...
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Dazed and Raving: August 2005
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For the better part of ten years, newspaper writer and editor Tony Simmons has commented upon life in the unique environs of the Florida Panhandle while delving into universal themes of love, loss, discovery, and hope. Now his work selected columns from The News Herald, Panama City’s daily newspaper are collected into a career-spanning retrospective, running the gamut from the absurd to the sublime: "Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents.". Wednesday, August 03, 2005. Dazed and Raving in the Undercurrents.
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The Word: Flashback Friday: 'Hitchhiker' journeys to syndication
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In the beginning was The Word. Friday, June 07, 2013. Flashback Friday: 'Hitchhiker' journeys to syndication. Once upon a time, I did a telephone interview with Lewis Chesler, creator of "The Hitchhiker," as the show moved from HBO to syndication (and got edited to a PG version in the process). This story was published in The News Herald. On Dec. 6, 1995.). The darkness is within us all, waiting for the right temptation — the particular provocation — that will allow us to damn ourselves. First debuted in...
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The Word: Ava Gardner / Amanda Palmer
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In the beginning was The Word. Monday, April 25, 2011. Ava Gardner / Amanda Palmer. Have you ever noticed that you never see them in the same place at the same time? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Author. Content producer for PanamaCity.com and The News Herald. Creative Writing teacher. Film-maker. Triple bypass cabbage. Dreams of other times and other worlds. . View my complete profile. Giants in the Earth. Book 1 of The Caliban Cycle. A Novel of the Awakening Dead. Book One of the Shadow War.
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The Word: February 2015
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In the beginning was The Word. Friday, February 27, 2015. In Memoriam: Leonard Nimoy. Like so many others today, I am saddened by the passing of Leonard Nimoy, the actor best known for his portrayal of Spock in the classic television series Star Trek. Here’s the New York Times article about his death,at age 8. 8226; In a Season 1 episode, The Naked Time. 8226; Later in the season, Galileo Seven. Gives us a “lifeboat episode,” with a small number of crew under Spock’s command trying to r...8226; Amok Time.
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The Word: Drive-In Saturday: 'The Norliss Tapes' still scares
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In the beginning was The Word. Saturday, August 08, 2015. Drive-In Saturday: 'The Norliss Tapes' still scares. Continuing our look at the occult detectives that influenced my thinking.). NBC - Feb. 21, 1973). Starring Roy ( The Invaders. Thinnes, Don Porter, Angie ( Police Woman. Dickinson, and Claude Akins; directed and produced by Dan ( Dark Shadows. Curtis; screenplay by William F. Nolan ( Logan’s Run. From a story by Fred Mustard Stewart. Somehow I watched this movie in my Grandmother Simmons’ ...
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The Word: Notes from a leather journal ... Downward Spiral:
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In the beginning was The Word. Thursday, January 27, 2005. Notes from a leather journal . Caught the press of time, the weight of unfinished something, of mystery unformed, of the uncreated, that which has not been made real maddens me. It eats at my brain and soul and heart. It saddens me. It demands something of me that can't give. I must find my my way, and only I can do so. I stumble through the dark and no one else can lead me out. Originally scribbled @ 5:25 pm, 1-9-05, @ Books-a-Million). Flashbac...
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The Word: Flashback Friday: Success in 60 Minutes
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In the beginning was The Word. Friday, July 19, 2013. Flashback Friday: Success in 60 Minutes. Success in 60 Minutes. Former Bay resident credits luck, timing and more in becoming producer for TV's top news magazine. John Hamlin, CMTPress.com. John Hamlin grew up in Bay County and visits his family here twice a year. Hamlin, 33, talked about his on-the-job adventures during a recent trip home. His parents are retired U.S. Air Force Col. Ralph E. and Mary Bruce Hamlin of Callaway. Hamlin considers the Mex...
