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Craig A. Hart

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Craig A. Hart is a writer of thrillers. In a past life, he was also director for Northern Illinois Radio Information Service, a broadcast outreach that brought daily news and information to the visually impaired.

In 2015, Kindle Press published his literary novel BECOMING MOON. NPR affiliate Northern Public Radio featured BECOMING MOON in their Winter Book Series, and it won Best Novel of Summer 2015 from Pinnacle Awards. He is also the author of the historical mystery NIGHT AT KEY WEST, which is based on true events.

In 2016, he publishing SERENITY, the first book in the popular Shelby Alexander Thriller Series. Serenity alone has been downloaded over 400,000 times by eager readers.

In 2022, he launched the Maxwell Barnes Adventure Thriller S
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The Other Half of Chekhov’s Gun

In 1889, on a cold and likely snowy November day in Moscow, Anton Chekhov wrote a letter to Aleksandr S. Lazarev. In his strange little house on Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya Street, possibly while waiting for his next patient, he scrawled,

“One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it. It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.”

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“It scored a direct hit on my eardrum and rattled around in side my head”
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“Success in the arts is not measured in money or fame. It is about reaching that inner sanctum where the purest form of artistry takes place.”
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Craig Hart Mary wrote: "Thanks for the fried add, Craig."

Thanks, Mary!


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Mary McCoy-Dressel Thanks for the fried add, Craig.


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Craig Hart Steven wrote: "Thank you for the add on here!!"

Thank you, Steven!


Steven Buechler Thank you for the add on here!!


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Craig Hart Rick wrote: "Thank you for your friendship, Craig.

(Priscilla, the feline mistress of my home, sends a contented purr to Gracie)"


Thank you, Priscilla, and the purr arrived in good condition. :)


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Craig Hart Dean wrote: "Thanks for the add, Craig! Look forward to seeing your work."

Thank you, Dean!


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Dean Blake Thanks for the add, Craig! Look forward to seeing your work.


message 2: by Rick

Rick Barnett Thank you for your friendship, Craig.

(Priscilla, the feline mistress of my home, sends a contented purr to Gracie)


message 1: by Sara

Sara Lowe Craig, thanks for the friendship!


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