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America, You’re Beautiful!—Part 2: Louisville, KY - 4 days ago
During my stay in Louisville, I drove into the Highlands —an area near downtown Louisville marked by a ridge of land between the middle and south forks of Beargrass Creek—and found myself walking the eclectic commercial stretch of Bardstown Road from. Topics: America, Bardstown Road, Highlands, keep Louisville weird, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, nina munteanu, pubs, restaurants, shopping, shops, tornado, tourism, travel, traveling

Yesterday, I was in Louisville, Kentucky, and spent some time in the Hurstbourne Barnes & Noble bookstore, signing copies of Darwin's Paradox . Get 'em while they're hot and newly autographed, folks! When I first got into Louisville, I...
Topics: Barnes and Noble, Darwin’s Paradox, flood, history, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, nina munteanu, slave trade
Topics: Barnes and Noble, Darwin’s Paradox, flood, history, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, nina munteanu, slave trade

The Novelist--He said, She said: Using Dialogue - 8 days ago
One of the most important devices to spice up narrative and increase pace is the use of dialogue. There’s a reason for this: we read dialogue more quickly; it’s written in more fluid, conversational English; it tends to create more white space on a... Topics: books, literature, nina munteanu, novel, novelist, published author, writing, writing tips

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - 13 days ago
When Paramount Pictures released the retro science-fiction adventure film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow , September of 2004, it had been much anticipated since June when it was first intended to hit theatres. Was the delay, due to director,... Topics: CGI, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, movie review, movies, recursive fiction, retro-fiction, review, science fiction, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

America, You’re Beautiful! - 15 days ago
My impressions of America are as varied as its people and its land, a major factor in one’s culture. As an ecologist, I was fascinated with this aspect while I traveled across the United States through several very different environments, including the. Topics: America, central states, Great Plains, Kentucky, Louisville, Montana, nina munteanu, South Dakota, tornado alley, tornadoes, traveling, travels, twisters, United States, Wyoming































