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Brendan Mackey's Blog: June 2014
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Monday, June 30, 2014. The Cool Dad (A Calvin Recker Mystery Novel)- Chapter 3. Click image to buy. Welcome back, Team Recker! Is available as an ebook on Amazon Kindle HERE. Or click image) for $2.99. His name is Grover. I learned pretty early on that it’s hard to be a stay-at-home dad and play detective at the same time. I can’t just up and leave the kids behind to follow a lead. That’s where my buddy Grover comes in. And check out what he does for a living. Not t...
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: July 2013
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Last week, Syfy's original movie Sharknado. Took social media (especially Twitter) by storm. Why Sharknado. Hit the cultural meme bulls-eye instead of other Syfy shlock classics like 2-Head Shark Attack. Or Mega Shark vs. Crocosauras. I sat down to watch Sharknado. The purpose this live blog serves for you, dear reader, is three-fold:. The following live blog contains SPOILERS. Asian guy is shot, drops a case of Monopoly money and then is e...
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: October 2011
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Saturday, October 8, 2011. Hey, I Just Read That. The Art of Fielding. The most hyped novel this fall (that is before Jeffrey Eugenides had a frickin’ billboard in Times Square for The Marriage Plot. Deserves all the accolades and buzz it gets. Though I have to admit that the monster advance and Harbach’s (an editor at lit journal n 1. In fact, I can imagine Michael Chabon reading it and checking his computer to see if this wasn’t some manuscript buried in his...
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: September 2012
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Sunday, September 9, 2012. Home Wrecker- A Sample. Buy from Amazon HERE. Here's a short sample of my new ebook "Home Wrecker", a 50-page short story continuing the adventures of stay-at-home detective Calvin Recker. I’ve seen her face before. My wife, Juliet, left for work three hours ago, and I spent the morning with the kids, Ryan and Daisy, watching one episode after another of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. 8220;Mee-Mow” as Ryan calls him. What is it about that dude?
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: March 2012
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Sunday, March 4, 2012. On the Bald Spot- The Crystal Skull. While the eyes of the home viewers of the Academy Awards last Sunday were fixated on Angelina Jolie’s “White Leg of Death”, we at On the Bald Spot had our sites set on the rejuvenated pate of the host, Billy Crystal. And when the topic turns to hair work, we at On the Bald Spot turn to our resident wigologist, the dreamweaver himself, Jeffrey Wolinski. I mean what was that? When Harry met Baldy. I believe y...
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: The Cool Dad (A Calvin Recker Mystery Novel)- Chapter 6
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Thursday, July 3, 2014. The Cool Dad (A Calvin Recker Mystery Novel)- Chapter 6. Click image to buy. Here we go. This is the last chapter I'm posting. I hope you've enjoyed reading. If you want to read the next 40 (40! Chapters of The Cool Dad,. It's available as an ebook on Amazon Kindle. Or click image) for $2.99. I don’t lose Henry for long. I find Henry and Max at one of the more delightful places in the town of Hatchet. Best soft serve ice cream in Hatchet.
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: July 2012
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Wednesday, July 25, 2012. This Week in Van Der Beek: Free Joey Edition. Welcome back, Van Der Geeks! We're back with another look at the week of James Van Der Beek that was. Of course, here at JVDB Central, we're still buzzing over the brilliance of season one of Don't Trust the B- - in Apartment 23. Or as I like to call it, Two Chicks and a Beek. But, we also aim to cover all things James-related and that means former Dawson's Creek cast members. That’s a com...
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: February 2012
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Sunday, February 12, 2012. Monitor (A Calvin Recker Mystery) Part Seven. And here we go, the dramatic conclusion of "Monitor"! Thanks everyone for reading this week, if you are a little behind, don't worry, all seven parts will remain available here on the blog. But, if you want to own the whole thing. The ebook (ALL SEVEN PARTS) is available for the low, low price of 99 cents on Amazon Kindle HERE. Don't have a Kindle? You can download the FREE Kindle app HERE.
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: November 2013
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Paul vs. Brendan- Tame Impala. It's time again for another track-by-track album review with my good friend Paul Snyder, a senior editor of a national magazine, Britpop and Northern Soul connoisseur and founder of the essential music blog http:/ transatlanticmodern.com/. A man that was more excited for the Ram. Reissue than any of Paul McCartney's ex-wives past or future. Especially when you throw in that Lonerism. Isn't as good as Revolv...
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Brendan Mackey's Blog: The Cool Dad (A Calvin Recker Mystery Novel)- Chapter 3
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Author of the Calvin Recker Mysteries. Monday, June 30, 2014. The Cool Dad (A Calvin Recker Mystery Novel)- Chapter 3. Click image to buy. Welcome back, Team Recker! Is available as an ebook on Amazon Kindle HERE. Or click image) for $2.99. His name is Grover. I learned pretty early on that it’s hard to be a stay-at-home dad and play detective at the same time. I can’t just up and leave the kids behind to follow a lead. That’s where my buddy Grover comes in. And check out what he does for a living. Not t...