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Write and Enhance What You Know

R.L. Carpentier is a 18 year law enforcement professional who uses his experience in the writing of his small town mystery and crime procedural fiction.  His debut novel, Our Lady of the Overlook, the first of a trilogy is out now. R.L. has a fascination for the mountains and finds a solace in the ruralContinue reading “Write and Enhance What You Know”

Classic Cinema Catch Up With Denzel Washington

I’m playing catch up because I’ve been under the weather and have only been doing the bare minimum to keep Story-Power and Classic Cinema going. I thought you might enjoy seeing episode 23, Mississippi Masala (1991). It was the last Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters installment of 2025 and episode 25, Devil in aContinue reading “Classic Cinema Catch Up With Denzel Washington”

New Memoir Project

I’ve started writing a memoir titled Everything I Learned About Being Human I Learned from Movies. This is a rough draft of the introduction. I hope you enjoy it and will make comments. Introduction  “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’sContinue reading “New Memoir Project”

Mental and Emotional Healing in Now, Voyager

Celeste and I continued our Classic Cinema With the Sage Sisters series of movies about mental and emotional health with this very famous movie, Now, Voyager (1942) with Bette Davis, Claude Rains, and Paul Henreid. Here’s the description of the movie. Charlotte Vale, a member of a wealthy Boston family, has a nervous breakdown andContinue reading “Mental and Emotional Healing in Now, Voyager”

Thrilling Reading to Keep Your Mind Engaged

It’s been awhile since I posted regularly. I’ve finished revisions to my book Time’s Echo and sent it off for comments from beta readers. Which means, I’ve time to post a few book suggestions for you. The summer has become autumn and maybe your reading tastes have changed too. Recently, I’ve read some interesting booksContinue reading “Thrilling Reading to Keep Your Mind Engaged”