James Charles

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As a child, I escaped into stories. As an adult, I escape into stories when I read, and when I write.

A veteran of the United States Army, I was an educator for the Los Angeles School District in various capacities for thirty years. An active member of professional writing organizations, I have two eBooks published by a small press. I now live on the Big Island of Hawaii and have a sweeping Historical/Romance in the works.

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River Cruise down the Danube in Eastern Europe!

We are back from a river cruise down the Danube from Budapest to Bucharest. Well, what did we see? We were amazed at the people...
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Is the future here yet?

As a kid, I watched Star Trek. Some things have come true. I remember at the market you had to push to open the door....
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And Another One Gone…

Donald Sutherland is gone. I saw him on stage at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles years ago in a play. What can one...
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I like this. You like that.

Food, travel, books, movies, television shows, and on…and on… A family member of mine doesn’t like avocado. Won’t dip his chip into guacamole. YUM. A...
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Not the Typical (Ugly) American Tourist (I hope).

Ciao. Getting ready for our two-week trip to Northern Italy. Northern Italy you say. What about the rest of Italy? Well, in due course. A...
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Writing Distractions. Oh my!

This is my first post on this forum, so I wanted to do something short and light. What types of distractions interrupt you when you’re...

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