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Mark Paxson

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I've spent my life reading and always wanted to write. About ten years ago, I started One Night in Bridgeport, a legal thriller. Bridgeport is now available in paperback and for the Kindle on Amazon, and in all other e-reader formats on Smashwords.

Writing that story opened the door to writing. I've since written about 45 short stories -- with two stories published by The First Line and two at www.toasted-cheese.com.

Weed Therapy, about a man's journey to find happiness, is my next novel ready to be published. And, after that, I have three partially completed novels ready for my attention.

In my other life, I'm an attorney. I have two teenagers about ready to start college. I cook, bake, garden ... and read.

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Mark Paxson At the moment very well. For ten years, I really didn't have it. Wrote two novels, dozens of short stories. I always seemed to have ideas and the abil…moreAt the moment very well. For ten years, I really didn't have it. Wrote two novels, dozens of short stories. I always seemed to have ideas and the ability to write them. Now, I'm stuck. Three half completed novels and no ability to make progress on them. And no ideas for any short stories either. Got any ideas?(less)
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One Night in Bridgeport

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Questions For The Gardeners

We have a bunch of fruit trees. Two peach trees, a cherry tree, a lemon tree, a tangerine tree, and a small blueberry bush. The peach trees consistently produce a lot of fruit. Until this year, the tangerine tree did as well. Also, the lemon tree. The cherry tree, however, has been a different story. […]
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