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Vamp 24: Tricky Conversations

Posted on February 7, 2013 by achouston

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Vamp 23: Rendezvous

Posted on January 31, 2013 by achouston

Dean has the taxi drop him at the turnoff to the private road. It’s dark now and a lone man walking will be less noticeable than a lit cab pulling up to the house. Despite his fatigue from days of … Continue reading →

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Trailers for Blind Tasting (audiobook edition) now on YouTube

Posted on June 27, 2012 by achouston

Check out trailers for the audiobook version of Blind Tasting: Trailer 1:  Immerse yourself in the tale of three geeks and a dog as they explore what is definitely not your ordinary wine trail. Set in Silicon Valley, Napa and … Continue reading →

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Vamp 19: Mission Accomplished?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by achouston

Dean Divers finishes the bad cup of coffee made in the small coffee maker in his motel room. He glances at the alarm clock next to the bed. The guy at the front desk said the mail usually arrives by … Continue reading →

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Vamp 17: A Sudden Request

Posted on February 14, 2011 by achouston

It’s Saturday night and Zaira feels conflicted. She has successfully refrained from calling Sandor on his new Android cell phone, even though she’s been brooding over numerous scenarios of how he might be caught off guard, how he unknowingly (or … Continue reading →

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Vamp 16: A Phone Call

Posted on January 28, 2011 by achouston

Dean!? With her heart pounding, Sam quickly locates the story online and reads more. Passers-by were horrified at the sudden fall of a man onto the street from a midtown Manhattan residential building. Police have taped off the block while … Continue reading →

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Vamp: 15 Identities

Posted on December 10, 2010 by achouston

The small pub is full of loud happy noise. Rina waves to a couple of friends sitting at the bar as the foursome from BubbleTrendz heads for a booth. Sam wishes she could be alone with Gil here to puzzle … Continue reading →

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Impressions: Generosity (An Enhancement) by Richard Powers

Posted on December 7, 2010 by achouston

Generosity is the latest novel (2009) from the award-winning American author Richard Powers, and the first work of his that I have read.  I wanted to explore his writing because I had read that his novels address the attributes and … Continue reading →

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Vamp: 14 Developments

Posted on November 30, 2010 by achouston

“Great view, isn’t it?” Joel Anderson watches Dean Divers gaze admiringly out across lower Manhattan from the expansive conference room of blond wood and recessed lighting. Dean Divers, only slightly less blond and less tall than Joel Anderson, nods, then … Continue reading →

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Vamp: 13 Shots

Posted on November 23, 2010 by achouston

Evan is impressed by Sandor’s Python application. Sufficiently impressed that he wants to hire him. Evan talks to Dean and Dean tells Mary to make it happen. Sandor will share an office with Rina, the one located next to Evan’s. … Continue reading →

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