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Commotion in the Pews

Thoughts and tirades that don't fit into any of my books. A collection of items of limited interest to anyone.

Tag Archives: tom clancy

Can A Great Sentence Be Worth The Interruption In Flow?

Commotion in the Pews Posted on December 5, 2013 by JoeDecember 5, 2013

That question bedevils some writers in their production of words for public consumption. I am often beset by the conundrum in my writing. It’s a sticky question that I’ll lay out for you below. And I’ll do it quickly, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged commotion in the pews, dialogue, editing, editors, joseph courtemanche, lee child, Len Deighton, movies, story flow, The Apostle Paul, tom clancy, uso, wwii

Another Cultural Guidepost Gone – R.I.P. Tom Clancy

Commotion in the Pews Posted on October 3, 2013 by JoeOctober 3, 2013

Thank you, Tom Clancy, for some of the best reading in my long career as a book junkie. Thank you for redefining the genre. Thank you for making me drop my jaw and slam the book shut more than once … Continue reading →

Posted in Sincere Stuff, Writing | Tagged commotion in the pews, desert storm, hunt for red october, jonesy, joseph courtemanche, military, scribe, tom clancy, top secret codeword, united states

The song is wrong – suicide isn’t painless.

Commotion in the Pews Posted on April 28, 2013 by JoeJune 12, 2019

Spring has finally arrived in Minnesota on the heels of a very long and trying winter. I didn’t make it out unscarred: I blew out my knee in the last big snowfall. But I made it out alive. I even … Continue reading →

Posted in Love, military, prayer requests, Sincere Stuff | Tagged amazing grace, athens greece, commotion in the pews, cryptologic technician, joseph courtemanche, loss, novel, peter c. craig, reno nevada, rota spain, spook, submarine, suicide, tom clancy, u.s.s. nautilus
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