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Michael R. Lane

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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The United States

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https://www.michaelrlane.com

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Fiction, Poetry, Philosophy

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Ernest J. Gaines, Toni Morrison, Richard Wright and Langston Hughes.

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Michael R. Lane is the founder of Bare Bones Press. He is a published writer and poet who turned to Indie Publishing. His novels include the C. J. Cavanaugh mysteries, The Family Stone, and Exchange Student. His short story collections are Emancipation, UFOs and GOD, and Long Journey Home. He has also penned five books of poetry: A Leap Year of Haiku, Love & Sensuality, Mortal Thoughts, Sandbox, and A Drop of Midnight.

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In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents, then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. The tradition is part of a season called Jolabokaflod, or ‘the Christmas Book Flood’, because Iceland, which publishes more books per capita than any other country, sells most of its books between September and November due to people preparing for the upcoming h Read more of this blog post »

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	Blue Sun 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emancipation 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Stone 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Butcher 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gem Connection 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	UFOs and GOD: A Collection of Short Stories 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sandbox it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MORTAL THOUGHTS it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love & Sensuality it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Leap Year of Haiku it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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At this time every year, I reread “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dicken as not only a reminder of the true spirit of Christmas, but also as a reminder of what should be the true spirit of humanity all year long.
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Michael Lane and 11 other people liked leynes's review of A Christmas Carol: "4.5 stars Such a beautiful Christmas story. I was one of the few people who didn't know what a Christmas Carol is about. From the beginning on I felt sympathy for Scrooge. Being old and bitter, fed up with life. I thought he was an interesting character" Read more of this review »
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“Writing is the easiest thing in the world NOT to do.”
― Leigh Goodison

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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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May 21, 2025 11:29AM

Hello, Michael! Thank you for contacting me! Congratulations on your books! All the best for whatever you're working on now, and happy reading. Have a good day. Blessings!
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