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Published: 04/16/11

Some Texans Return to Homes Charred by Wildfires

By  not in system - AOL News
Some Texans Return to Homes Charred by Wildfires

IVAN, Texas - With calmer winds giving firefighters a chance to get a handle on a few massive Texas wildfires Saturday, some residents returned to their homes - or what was left of them - in communities ravaged by the blazes. Gary Glasscock, who owns a 300-acre ranch near Possum Kingdom Lake, found his ranch house and most trees destroyed in a 30,000-acre fire that firefighters were able to contain a bit Saturday. In the popular recreation area about 120 miles west of Dallas, many resort homes were untouched by the flames while some mobile homes were left in ruins. At some houses, only the ...

Published: 08/6/10

After 54 Agents Said No: James King's First Novel, and 'Bill Warrington's Last Chance'

By  Melinda Henneberger - Politics Daily
After 54 Agents Said No: James King's First Novel, and 'Bill Warrington's Last Chance'

At the age of 6, James King announced his intention to become a novelist. And in his 50s, that was still the plan. Yes, he paid the bills (and two college tuitions) with his day job writing corporate training materials. But every morning at 5, he'd turn on the computer in his basement in Wilton, Conn., and after a few minutes of staring at the screen, spend the next couple of hours writing fiction no one ever wanted to buy. Fifty-four book agents had taken a pass on his fourth unpublished novel when he happened upon a link to something called the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition on ...

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