Victor Lana

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Victor Lana is the author of 12 books. His articles, short stories, and poems have appeared in online and print venues. As an editor at 'Blogcritics Magazine,' he's worked with hundreds of writers from all over the world and has enjoyed that experience. Having traveled extensively, Victor has visited six continents and intends to get to Antarctica someday, where he figures a few ideas for new stories may await him. ...more

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Celebrating Thanksgiving – It's All About Gratitude!

 


When I think of Thanksgiving, I always remember it as the happiest of days. It was the one holiday that was not about giving physical gifts – even Easter involved gifts from the Easter Bunny and relatives – but Thanksgiving was truly about the greatest gift of all: Gratitude! 

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Carby the CarburetorMy memories of the 1964-65 Worlds Fair in New York City are very vague. I was a little kid, and the things that stand out were Read more of this blog post »
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“Almost is a damn ugly word.”
Victor Lana, Love in the Time of the Coronavirus

“Nodding and smiling broadly again he says, “I’m am so fortunate to have you as my editor, Vinny. You understand the heart of the book.” “The heart?” I ask. “Yes, I believe each book is an entity, like a living person. I am a cardiologist, so I feel the heart is everything for a person, and so it is for a book. If you put your ear on it, you should hear it beating and then you grasp its essence.”
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“The only thing you can take with you is that which you have given away. — Frank Capra”
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“The only thing you can take with you is that which you have given away. — Frank Capra”
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“The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.”
Ernest Hemingway

“But he immediately felt he did not really want to take that step. It would lead him back, give his soul back to himself; but when one is frantic, the last thing one desires is to be oneself again.”
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