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Friday, March 25, 2011 11:08:14 AM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled When are we alive?:
Carole said, "Montana is in the grip of its recurrent fight over abortion. The sides are evenly matched. Neither has any hope of winning. Stalemate and frustration is all anyone can hope for. As the fight is filling the media with innuendo and vitriol,..." more
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 2:15:01 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled A Dark Day:
Carole said, "The year was 1970; the place Fairbanks, Alaska. Nixon was president and our troops would be in Viet Nam for another five years. Construction of the Alaska Pipeline was eminent and so was secession.I was never sure why I was invited to the party...." more
Friday, December 3, 2010 11:57:53 AM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Big Sky -- Big Show:
Carole said, "Montana's big sky loves a big show. Today it produced mountain clouds. These spaceship swirls are formed by mountain tops and are common in our sky at all times of the year. The new twist is the circular rainbow. A rainbow in a cloud..." more
Friday, October 29, 2010 3:31:23 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Halloween and in between:
Carole said, "What is strange? Deformed? And has a sweet tooth?I don't know the answer either, but I caugt a picture of it raiding the honeypot.Any ideas? read more"
Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:34:36 AM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Headquarters Pass, Rocky Mountains, Montana:
Carole said, "On July 21, 2010, fourteen middle-aged women and one fearless man hiked to a place called Headquarters Pass, one of the places to enter the Bob Marshall Wilderness. I have a real yen to go into the wilderness, but so far I just skirt around the..." more
Monday, May 31, 2010 12:17:09 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled The Slam:
Carole said, "THE SLAM Love puts a damper on enjoying the game of Bridge. My partner and I could play competitively. Really, we are that good. But to please my tender-hearted Chris, we only spar with friends. I do enjoy our games. Once a week, we clean the..." more
Friday, March 12, 2010 10:17:51 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Letter of Rejection:
Carole said, " Rejection letters from a publisher can be curt and ego deflating. But the only way to get published is to find the company that sees your work as profitable. I took Red Room's advice and looked at my favorite books. Who published..." more
Thursday, January 7, 2010 12:23:57 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled The Plan Came Together:
Carole said, "January 7, 2010 No wind. Temperatures below zero. Cloudless sky. Predawn. These are the conditions needed to capture "little brother" on camera. I stood in wait and saw the first hint of the column of light on the Eastern horizon. I was..." more
Thursday, December 24, 2009 2:15:11 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Is the miraculous following us?:
Carole said, "I feel like the miraculous is following me. In the past, the breathtaking ice pillars have happened once every five years near Hauser Lake outside Helena Montana. But now it's happened twice in a month and there's another week left. Is it just..." more
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 3:03:25 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Perilous Montana:
Carole said, "Out my dining room window are miles of pasture and rolling hills. Life is abundant. Horses, cattle, deer, coyote, fox, geese, gulls, ravens. A myriad of twittering birds and the rare elk. Beyond the rolling hills are the Elkhorn Mountains. ..." more
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 1:41:10 PM
Carole Mackin commented on Michel Aghamalian's Profile:
Carole said, "Sending warm wishes for peace.
I am about to start a book based on the letters of a "Missionary among the hethens" as the folks described it in 1818. It will be hard for me to understand everything he felt. While he converted many to Christia"
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 1:31:59 PM
Carole Mackin commented on mohammad jafar malekzadeh's Profile:
Carole said, "Thinking of you and hope all is well."
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:56:29 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Done but not Finished:
Carole said, " Today, my third book is in the computer. The trilogy: Five Years Lying, Mandie Faradin, and Hope's Herald begins in 2007 and ends in 2025. Since 2024, no one in North America heard the devastating diagnosis, "You have cancer." A..." more
Sunday, June 21, 2009 2:00:30 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Iranians and Turkmen:
Carole said, "Saturday, June 20, 2009.Soon the tilt and orbit of Earth will take us to the turning point of the solstice. Since antiquity, this is a time of deep sorrow in the Middle East and profound religious outpouring. If you pile on top of that, a disputed..." more
Saturday, June 20, 2009 5:06:51 PM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Iranians and Turkmen:
Carole said, "Saturday, June 20, 2009.Soon the tilt and orbit of Earth will take us to the turning point of the solstice. Since antiquity, this is a time of deep sorrow in the Middle East and profound religious outpouring. If you pile on top of that, a disputed..." more
Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:19:01 AM
Carole Mackin commented on Michel Aghamalian's Profile:
Carole said, "You are in my thoughts. Hope you, your family and your country are well.
Carole Mackin"
Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:13:46 AM
Carole Mackin commented on mohammad jafar malekzadeh's Profile:
Carole said, "My thoughts are with you, your family and your country. I hope all is well with you.
Carole Mackin"
Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:33:04 AM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Scouting:
Carole said, "One of the interesting parts of writing a book is walking in the character's shoes. I did that in April when I backpacked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Two seventeen year old boys will make the trek in my third novel. I needed to know what..." more
Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:33:04 AM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled Book Cover for an Ebook?:
Carole said, "Why does an ebook need a cover? I've resisted creating a cover for the past year. I love my website logo which is a Montana Evening Primrose. Why shouldn't a logo be enough for e-published works. But, I gave up my mini-protest. The cover for Five..." more
Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:01:55 AM
Carole Mackin wrote a blog post titled LET THE GAMES BEGIN:
Carole said, "Greg Mortenson (charged)Jon Krakauer (accuser)Attorney General Steve Bullock (referee) It’s obviously a case of author-envy, a quest for publicity, and a desire to become Governor of Montana. The parties involved are snarling over "Three..." more