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Classic Cinema: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

This iconic film came out the same year as IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, (1967). Both films starring Sidney Poitier. His costars were Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER was the more popular of the two even in the South and to everyone’s surprise, earned the studio a great dealContinue reading “Classic Cinema: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”

The Marriage of Story and Music

I started writing fantasy stories with colorful illustrations when I was nine. Later, I discovered music and lived the life of composer for many years.  I earned a Doctorate in Music Composition. I am the type of person that needs an active imaginative scenario to get to sleep. I emerged from my schooling phase withContinue reading “The Marriage of Story and Music”

Classic Cinema: In the Heat of the Night

Our Classic Cinema with the Sage Sisters installment this week. It’s 1967 in the small Mississippi town of Sparta. The murder of an important man who is going to build a factory, is discovered. The first suspect is, of course, the black man waiting for a train. But the local police find out he’s aContinue reading “Classic Cinema: In the Heat of the Night”

Strained Family Relationships

Fran Hawthorne has been writing novels since she was four years old, although she was sidetracked for several decades by journalism. During that award-winning career, she wrote eight nonfiction books, mainly about consumer activism, the drug industry, and the financial world, and was also an editor or regular contributor for The New York Times, BusinessContinue reading “Strained Family Relationships”

When Your Book Brings the FBI to Your Door

Guy Morris has led an extraordinary life. After escaping an abusive childhood at age 13 to become a homeless runaway, Guy worked alongside migrant workers before he earned three degrees by age 25, including acceptance to Harvard MBA and a scholarship from University of Arizona. Recognized for his innovations in building a macro-economic that out-performedContinue reading “When Your Book Brings the FBI to Your Door”