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Intersection Column | The Power of Negotiation
by DiAnn Mills The inspiration behind Lethal Standoff developed from a renewed interest in negotiation skills. As a child, I observed...
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mtlmagazine
- Aug 26
- 5 min
Intersection Column | Where Everyone Knows Your Name
by Rachel Hauck As an author, it’s fun to revisit a novel once it’s been written and released. But Meet Me at the Starlight , which...
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mtlmagazine
- Aug 19
- 4 min
Intersection Column | Matchmakers? Fact or Fiction?
by Jody Hedlund Does the idea of a matchmaker sound familiar? Are you now humming “Matchmaker” from Fiddler on the Roof ? I remember...
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mtlmagazine
- Aug 12
- 4 min
Intersection Column | For the Roses
by Toni Shiloh I’ve always thought horses were beautiful. There’s something majestic about their stance and form, and watching them run...
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mtlmagazine
- Aug 8
- 4 min
Intersection Column | From Museum Curator to Novelist
by Leslie Gould Nearly forty years ago, as a twenty-three-year-old just out of college, the Southern Oregon Historical Society hired me...
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 29
- 4 min
Intersection Column | Discovering the Story that Lives Between the Sound and Sea
by Amanda Cox After her family name is tarnished, Josephina escapes to a remote North Carolina island to oversee the restoration of a...
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 22
- 5 min
Intersection Column | West Virginia Had a Gilded Age—Who Knew?
by Jen Turano As many readers know, I write historical romantic comedies set in the Gilded Age. More specifically, I write about members...
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 19
- 4 min
Intersection Column | Fear Not
by Nancy Mehl “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will...
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 15
- 4 min
Intersection Column | A Bit of Muddy Inspiration
by Nicole M. Miller I’ve always been a bit of a nerd. History, reading, horses, pop culture, video games, Lego . . . you name it. But...
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mtlmagazine
- Jul 8
- 4 min
Intersection Column | A Journey Toward Hope
by Connie Mann One of the very best things about being a writer is that you get to take readers along on a journey of discovery. This...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Intersection Column | Love in Disguise
by Mary Connealy My current series, A Western Light, was inspired by a true story: The Woman They Could Not Silence, by Kate Moore. In...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 24
- 4 min
Intersection Column | Don’t Underestimate the Part You Play
by Jenny Erlingsson Over the years, my roles have flowed between visible, public positions to hidden ones. When I first moved to Iceland...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 20
- 3 min
Intersection Column | A Heroine in Disguise
by Misty M. Beller I love a heroine in disguise! It’s one of my favorite tropes, but I don’t often get to write stories with that plot....
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 19
- 3 min
Embracing a Graceful Future: Discovering Ways to Age Gracefully
by Susan Neal In a world obsessed with reversing the effects of aging, it's important to remember that aging itself is not an ailment,...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 17
- 4 min
Intersection Column | Chasing Memories Down Route 66
by Janine Rosche Summer 1961 Having enlisted in the Air Force, an eighteen-year-old boy from Bridgeport, New York, took his ’57 Ford...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 14
- 3 min
Intersection Column | Lost Things Renewed
How an Extraordinary Vintage Automobile Sparked a Novel of Restored Friendships by Amanda Dykes As hearts of the world surged and fell in...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 13
- 3 min
A Return to Everyday Island Living
by Jodi H. Grubbs I was born and raised on Bonaire, a small Dutch island in the Netherlands Antilles, which is part of the southern...
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mtlmagazine
- Jun 10
- 5 min
Intersection Column | Can a Novel Help Us Master Our Fears?
by Patricia Raybon My dad drove a big Chrysler Newport back then. As he piled into our family car with my mom—both of them waving...
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mtlmagazine
- May 30
- 3 min
Intersection Column | Finding Goodness in the Darkest of Places
by Janyre Tromp Patience is not one of my strengths. I’m not talking about the patience required for a long grocery checkout line. I’m...
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mtlmagazine
- May 29
- 4 min
4 Traits of the Courageous Woman
by Dawn Damon “What makes the muskrat guard his musk? Courage. What makes the Sphinx the 7th Wonder? Courage. What makes the dawn come up...
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