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H. Melvin James

4 days ago
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Progress is a step at a time.

Progress is taking one step after another, sometimes small steps, some big steps, maybe slipping, perhaps getting pushed backwards, but...

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I have started a new literary fiction novel.

H. Melvin James

Aug 18
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I have started a new literary fiction novel.

"The Settled and the Seekers" should be finished by this winter and published by springtime. This front over image is my rough...

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I JUST FINISHED A NEW "WHO DUNNIT" NOVEL

H. Melvin James

Aug 18
1 min

I JUST FINISHED A NEW "WHO DUNNIT" NOVEL

Watch this website and my socialsites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, et al) to learn when it will be published and where it can be purchsed,

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H. Melvin James

Aug 30, 2022
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My Author Interview by Mike Wagner

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America's Degrees F, equated to Europe's, Degrees C.

H. Melvin James

Jul 19, 2022
1 min

America's Degrees F, equated to Europe's, Degrees C.

Feel free to download and print this chart for posting at home or office.

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H. Melvin James

Jun 18, 2022
1 min

Choose a Title for my Novel

My new mystery novel is about half finished. Please help me choose a title by responding with only one letter, A, B, C, D, E, or F.

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H. Melvin James

Jun 18, 2022
1 min

Tares among the Wheat and The Great Gatsby?

A literary critic favorably compared, "Tares among the Wheat" to a combination of "The Great Gatsby" and "There will be Blood" What do...

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Five Star Ratings
and fantastic reviews.

H. Melvin James

Jun 2, 2022
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Five Star Ratings and fantastic reviews.

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H. Melvin James

Jun 1, 2022
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Readers and Critics are opining.

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H. Melvin James

Jun 1, 2022
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READERS' and CRITICS' RECENT REPORTS:

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H. Melvin James

Feb 22, 2022
1 min

Build an Effective Squirrel Feeder

These sketches show how to build a squirrel feeder that accepts ears of hard corn, restricts crows, restricts other rodents, provides for...

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Build a Multiple Variety Bird Feeding Station

H. Melvin James

Feb 20, 2022
1 min

Build a Multiple Variety Bird Feeding Station

My son-in-law built this multi-variety bird feeding station. Here are some photos and some sketches. Materials can vary from...

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H. Melvin James

Jan 4, 2021
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Bookplates and Bookmarks

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Get a free Bookplate and free Bookmarks.

H. Melvin James

Jan 4, 2021
1 min

Get a free Bookplate and free Bookmarks.

(1.) Provide your on-line book review of my novel, "Tares among the Wheat" on any major bookseller or book-readers website. (2.) Send...

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Valentine's Day is your chance to redeem yourself from that "wrong" holiday gift.

H. Melvin James

Jan 4, 2021
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Valentine's Day is your chance to redeem yourself from that "wrong" holiday gift.

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H. Melvin James

Nov 2, 2020
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When the Lights go Out

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H. Melvin James

Nov 2, 2020
3 min

"Distant Lantern This Way Comes" A short story by H. Melvin James.

This is a fictitious tale based on true events. During World War I, a homestead couple of the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run had a son, an...

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H. Melvin James

Sep 27, 2020
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A Few Reader Reviews and a Radio Interview

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H. Melvin James

Sep 8, 2020
1 min

Tares among the Wheat in Times of War

My novel includes several framed stories including persons connected to wars, from the Civil War and through the Vietnam War. This brief...

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H. Melvin James

Sep 8, 2020
1 min

Mark Twain Revisited

On Facebook, I posted a couple of flippant "cartoons" on the assumption that the bronze statue was of Albert Einstein. After researching...

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Writings of

H. MELVIN JAMES

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UPCOMING EVENTS

CANCELLED: Enid Author Fest has been cancelled.
Time is TBD
Enid Public Library
Time is TBD
Enid Public Library, 120 W Maine St, Enid, OK 73701, USA
Time is TBD
Enid Public Library, 120 W Maine St, Enid, OK 73701, USA
The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus.
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New Authors' Book Signing
Sat, Apr 18
Full Circle Bookstore
Apr 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expy, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, USA
Apr 18, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT
Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expy, Oklahoma City, OK 73118, USA
I and several other new authors will be selling and signing our books at the Full Circle Book Store Cafe.
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MY BOOK READING AND BOOK SIGNING
Thu, Jan 23
Cushing Public Library
Jan 23, 2020, 6:00 PM
Cushing Public Library, 215 N Steele Ave, Cushing, OK 74023, USA
Jan 23, 2020, 6:00 PM
Cushing Public Library, 215 N Steele Ave, Cushing, OK 74023, USA
I'll be reading from "Tares among the Wheat" for the local book club at the Cushing Public Library. I will sign any of my books. I will NOT sell any books there.
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The two-volume novel, "Tares among the Wheat" will soon be on bookshelves.
Wed, Nov 27
"Tares among the Wheat" marketing
Nov 27, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
"Tares among the Wheat" marketing , New York, NY, USA
Nov 27, 2019, 6:00 PM EST
"Tares among the Wheat" marketing , New York, NY, USA
Both volumes of this novel will be marketed simultaneously by November 2019. Fast readers won't have to wait for the second volume to discover the solutions of mysteries and the resolutions of tribulations.
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TARES AMONG THE WHEAT, Vol I JUST RELEASED !
Fri, Oct 18
Barnes & Noble
Oct 18, 2019, 4:00 PM
Barnes & Noble, 555 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Oct 18, 2019, 4:00 PM
Barnes & Noble, 555 5th Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA
Get your First Edition copy NOW! Available from Barnes & Noble and Amazon, in hardback, paperback, and e-book, and at other outlets soon.
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"Tares among the Wheat" Vol. I Finished for Printing
Sun, Oct 06
Fulton Books
Oct 06, 2019, 10:07 PM
Fulton Books, Meadeville, PA ,USA
Oct 06, 2019, 10:07 PM
Fulton Books, Meadeville, PA ,USA
The first of two volumes is ready to print. Both volumes will be released together for purchase, separately or both, by the end of November.
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