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Author Archives: Tom Hopp
A Taste of Blood Tide
An excerpt from “Blood Tide” suitable to wet your appetite for the mystery. But don’t touch that bucket of clams. Continue reading
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Tagged mystery, new, Peyton McKean, short story, story
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Artwork Wanted
An invitation for artists to submit their interpretations of scenes, creatures, machines, concepts, places or events described in one of my written pieces. Continue reading
Tagged artwork wanted, Dinosaur Country, graphic, novel, Peyton McKean, story
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Uncle Herb at Pearl Harbor
A photo of Herbert A Hopp on leave in Hawaii en route to his showdown with Japanese Zero pilots in the South Pacific battle for Guadalcanal. Continue reading
Tagged 1942, guadalcanal, Guadalcanal Aviators, herbert hopp, military, Uncle Herb, uss copahee
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Death of the Megaraptors
Megaraptors must go! The bad-news meat eating villains of the Dinosaur Wars stories have got a new name: Utahraptors. New fossil evidence makes the name change mandatory for these beasts that nearly ate Kit Daniels. Continue reading
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Tagged book, dinosaur, Dinosaur Country, Dinosaur Wars, megaraptor, utahraptor
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The Green Weenie Martini
Dr Peyton McKean’s private recipe for the incredible Green Weenie Martini is revealed. Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink
Tagged cocktail, green weenie, martini, Peyton McKean, pickle, recipe
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Wind Chimes = Noise Pollution
Wind chimes are noise pollution. When will their proliferation ever cease? I wanna hear the birdies sing. Continue reading
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Tagged neighbor, noise, noise pollution, wind chime, windchime
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New Dinosaur Wars book coming soon
Announcing the immanent publication of Dinosaur Wars: Earthfall, the newly revised third edition of the first book in the Dinosaur Wars series. This story will be released as an online electronic edition and as a paperback book as well. A new map of the military action is included in this post. Continue reading
Name Your Poison: Trans Fat
Trans fats are still at epidemic proportions in foods. Changing the decimal place on food labels would solve the problem. Continue reading
Dr. Ogilvey and the Creationists
Challenged to a debate on creationism vs the scientific origins of life on Earth, Dr Ogilvey presented his concept of the 750-million-year God Day. While it has its appeal to moderate thinkers, the creationist followers of Professor Lazarus would have none of it. The definitive answer will be in when God finishes the remaining 749,994,000 years of his day of rest, according to Dr. O. Continue reading
Tagged bible, creation, creationism, Dinosaur Country, dinosaurs, evolution, genesis, god, six days
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