Category Archives: Non-Fiction

New Audiobook: Reflections from the Heart of a Grateful Man

Reflections from the Heart of a Grateful Man Heartwarming and sometimes humorous true stories and observations about life, its joys, challenges, rewards, heartaches, and triumphs. This is a compilation of most of the work found in two earlier titles, From the … Continue reading

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Any 5 Softcover OR 3 Hardcover Signed Books from this List for $20!

Plus FREE SHIPPING via Media Mail. All books will be signed by their respective authors (except the anthologies involving many writers.) While supplies last. I’m sorry, but due to much higher shipping costs and substantially greater paperwork required for international shipping, … Continue reading

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Can You Shed Any Light on This?

I received an inquiry today that I’m not sure what to do with. I’d like any feedback, suggestions, and/or advice you might have as to whether you think it’s real or a scam, and if the former, what to do … Continue reading

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Cover Reveal for “Who Would Do Something Silly Like That”?

I’m pleased to present the cover of my latest book titled, Who Would do Something Like That?  You may recognize the two characters. They are the parents of the little girl Stephanie from my non-fiction children’s book The Beach That … Continue reading

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“Slices of Life” has Been Released!

http://www.amazon.com/Slices-Life-Anthology-Selected-Non-Fiction/dp/1500314447/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1411923074&sr=8-8&keywords=Russ+Towne I’m pleased to announce that Slices of Life has been released and is available on Amazon.com! Slices of Life is an anthology of the selected non-fiction stories. From heart-warming memories of childhood, to humorous perspectives on aging and inspiring … Continue reading

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Cover Reveal: “Slices of Life”

I’m pleased to present the cover of the non-fiction anthology, Slices of Life. The book should be released within a week. For newer bloggers: If you click on the image, you’ll probably be able to make it bigger and easier to … Continue reading

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Kindness Was The Name Of The Game

Kindness Was the Name of the Game By Russ Towne In 2012 my wife and I experienced a most unusual baseball game between the Giants and the Yankees. During it we got to see a 5-run homer, a batter run … Continue reading

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Slices of Life Update

The “Slices of Life” anthology of non-fiction short stories I’m compiling is now at about 32,551 words versus my new target of 37,500 to 40,000 words. So far, it includes 36 stories from 14 participating writers. There’s still time for … Continue reading

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Three More Stories Will Soon Be Added to Slices of Life

The non-fiction short story anthology project showcasing the work of eleven writers (so far) is at about 24,000 words and three additional stories will be added soon. Hopefully they’ll bring the word count to 26,000+. My target for this anthology … Continue reading

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Specs for Slices of Life

I was just asked regarding the specs for stories for Slices of Life. I thought some of you might also be interested in my answer to that excellent question: The primary specs are that they be stories and non-fiction. (So … Continue reading

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