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Old 02-18-2013, 05:25 AM   #1
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I've just joined. I write the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series, the most recent being Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery of 2012. Anyone else here writing geezer-lit?
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Old 02-18-2013, 05:29 AM   #2
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Old 02-18-2013, 05:32 AM   #4
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I've just joined. I write the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series, the most recent being Cruising in Your Eighties Is Murder, a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery of 2012. Anyone else here writing geezer-lit?
Dunno, Mike, but there are plenty of Geezers here.

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Old 02-18-2013, 06:20 AM   #8
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Hi, Mike!

This site is very cool. Glad to see you here.

You should explain the prestigious Lefty Award.

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Old 02-18-2013, 06:37 AM   #9
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I don't, but I would love to converse with you some time and learn some writing tips. Welcome!
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Old 02-18-2013, 08:07 AM   #11
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Welcome Mike! I write mysteries as well, but my gals are teens.

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Hello there! I love to read mostly YA, so that is (for now) what I'm working on
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Welcome, Mike.

I'm a geezer who writes mysteries. My main characters are a middle-aged couple, but there are plenty of geezers lurking about.

When you get time, drop in the Old Fart's Bar, Grill, and Infirmary in the Office Party section. Be sure to have a frayed I.D. card.
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Welcome. Let me think on this geezer word you use. hmm. When was I born? ah, never mind. Nice to meet you, in any case.
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Hi and welcome.
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The Lefty Award is given out each year at the Left Coast Crime Conference for the best humorous mystery. This year the conference is from March 21-24 in Colorado Springs, CO.
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The Lefty Award is given out each year at the Left Coast Crime Conference for the best humorous mystery. This year the conference is from March 21-24 in Colorado Springs, CO.
Good luck at the conference, Mike. The mystery to me is how Colorado can be considered the west coast. Someone expecting a big tsunami?
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