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 Debbi Mack
Debbi Mack started life in Queens, NY, where she spent most of her time reading, watching TV and running away from.....
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Bill Malins was one of the first officers to set foot on Sicilian soil when the Allies invaded the island in 1943 (and.....
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 Michael S. McCoy
Michael McCoy grew up in Albion, Indiana, where his passion for the past blossomed quite early. He graduated from.....
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 R.J. McDonnell
R.J. McDonnell writes the wonderful "Rock and Roll" series of murder mysteries, the second of which--Rock and Roll.....
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This is the more serious side of a two volume memoir, "Oops." being the other half. It is an effort, in case I am not.....
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 Tahar Mjigal
As a member of the Investment Committee at the International Capital Management Corporation, Mr. Mjigal provides.....
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 Sarah Mlynowski
Sarah was born in Montreal, Canada. After graduating with an honors degree in English literature from McGill.....
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 Roger Morgan
Roger Morgan Chairman and Executive Director of the Coalition for A Drug-Free California, has been an entrepreneur and.....
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 Jim Mosquera
Jim Mosquera has degrees in Industrial Engineering with a Master's emphasis on Operations Research. His collegiate.....
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 Susan P. Mucha
Susan Polonus Mucha and her husband, Edgardo, of 44 years live in Augusta, Ga. and Kiawah Island, S.C., with their two.....
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 BJ Mohr
B. J. Mohr is a Chicago theater and opera critic who has been published in the Chicago Sun-Times Media Group, the.....
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Catherine Magree lives in Melbourne, Australia, where she works as a freelance editor and web copywriter. Having tried.....
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 Joan M. Meredyth
Joan M. Maredyth was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. She attended the University of Arizona majoring in Psychology.....
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 Myles Murchison
MYLES MURCHISON is the author of The Deathless and a former advertising and marketing consultant. His work as a writer.....
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 John Mercer
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Manu F. Manun'Ebo is a playwright, stage director and actor born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he ran.....
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For decades, Hans Meier has visited Southeast Asia - from Thailand to Vietnam, from Cambodia to Indonesia, from Laos to.....
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Mary Judith Messer was born and raised in Haywood County, North Carolina, deep in the heart of the southern Appalachian.....
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 Stephen Mouton
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T'was the Night Before Christmas... 

 (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, may he forgive my doggerel...)

...and all through the shop,
all we minions were working,
   until ready to drop.

The ebooks were flying,
the covers were spare,
The edits were crazy,
   with "one more thing I must share!"

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old Saint Nick,
But Hitch made us work,
   Waving 'round an old stick!

So slave we all did,
And made all your books,
So that Hitch would say now,
   that we're off the hook.

Come today we're off,
to rest up our fingers,
Our hats we will doff,
   No books they do linger.

But we'll all be back,
Don't give it a thought,
for like all wage slaves,
   we're easily bought.

We'll be back on the fifth,
all eager and fresh,
All ready for you,
   after a well-deserved rest.

So Hitch wants to say,
very strongly and loud,
THANKS ALL YOU GUYS,
  you're the best type of crowd.

Indy and Len and Hitch and the gang,
will be back on the 5th,
to do books with a BANG!

In the meantime don't worry,
if you're in a hurry,
'cuz some poor guy got stuck
   sitting here like a duck.

Your emails we'll receive,
so no need to grieve.
We'll be a bit slow,
but we're raring to go.

Your books will be worked on,
your edits still made,
we're just resting a bit,
   before we all fade.

So please excuse the delays;
It won't be for days;
we'll jump on your queries,
   for your wondrous new series.

We waited for Santa,
'Cuz we love old St. Nick,
And sure 'nuff he came,
   It wasn't a trick.

And as he rode off,
into the night,
I could swear I heard Hitch yell,
   "That Edit's Not Right!"

~~~~~~~~~~

We'll be back on the morning of January 5th; we'll be here parttime between now and then, thanks.