Anagrams

An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Chance or design? Anyway, here's a few that cracked me up:

Dormitory -- Dirty Room
The Morse Code -- Here Come Dots
Slot Machines -- Cash Lost In 'em
Desperation -- A Rope Ends It
Animosity -- Is No Amity
Mother-in-law -- Woman Hitler
Snooze Alarms -- Alas! No More Z's
Alec Guinness -- Genuine Class
Semolina -- Is No Meal
The Public Art Galleries -- Large Picture Halls, I Bet
A Decimal Point -- I'm A Dot In Place
The Earthquakes -- That Queer Shake
Eleven plus two -- Twelve Plus One
Contradiction -- Accord Not In It
Astronomer -- Moon Starer
Princess Diana -- End Is A Car Spin
Year Two Thousand -- A Year To Shut Down

New Release -- Incident on Walsh Street

Incident on Walsh Street is a quirky story of American political intrigue and suspense in novella form. Carter Smith is a regular guy with a dominating wife and boss who finds refuge in studying conspiracy theories, especially the Kennedy assassination. How far will such a man go in pursuing the truth? Incident on Walsh Street is also a burlesque view of political correctness and corruption with something to offend everyone.

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Review of The Find by James Valko

The Find is a fast-paced adventure novel by author James J. Valko. Valko spins a tale that includes elements of science fiction, romance, ancient history, and intrigue while asking who is behind the curtain of the world stage and how they can manipulate not only worldwide perception but also entire governments.

The story starts with a group of archeologists working on a dig in the scenic Grand Canyon who uncover something extraordinary and wind up paying with their lives. That is, all but two of them. The protagonist of the book, Bruce Brackin, is a down and out reporter/photographer who is assigned by a corporate news organization to cover the news of what happened at the archeological site. Once on location, Brackin begins to discover that things are not as they seem; there is a cover-up that appears to involve the FBI investigators.

From that point on, Valko coaxes the reader along with a tale of corruption at the highest levels. But that’s not all. There are also fantastic elements at work here – (spoiler alert) a million year old mind-bending device that can essentially bestow consciousness-raising abilities on those who know how to use it.

Main character Brackin hooks up with a female archeologist who is wanted by the FBI as well as another set of mysterious characters who are well-equipped and well-financed. The ensuing chases and unraveling of the plot are slightly reminiscent of a Dan Brown book – not to mention the constant reminder of high level conspiracies.

The Find is Valko’s first effort in this genre and he does a decent job in telling his story. It is an extraordinary story, but that is one of the charming features that make such a tale fun to read. Valko is certainly familiar with the great conspiracy theories of our age as well as speculations on ancient history and quantum physics. One of the book’s themes is the possibility that ancient cultures may have been advanced beyond our wildest dreams and, the way Valko lays it out, it is fun to think about.

The Find is 316 pages and is presented by Fireside Publications. Available from Amazon in paperback and ebook for Kindle. More on Valko can be found at www.jamesjvalko.com.

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