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The Roadhouse Report – May 2026

        More THG links Dana Stabenow Made Me a Danamaniac (My Bookcase Slays interview) Historical Novel Society (lovely review of The Harvey Girl)     Order for Kindle US → Order for Kindle UK →                   Watch the Video →   Watch the Video →  …

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James Byrne explains the genesis of Des the Gatekeeper

Dana sez, Now and then I bat my eyelashes at authors of books I have loved and ask them to write a little something for the blog. Sometimes they say yes. James Byrne writes When I decided I wanted to create a single male protagonist action/adventure mystery, the first thing I needed to do was…

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“They chased me out of the goddam sky with a flare?”

Des is back! As in Desmond Aloyius Limerick, a Renaissance man slash wetwork guy, what a Korval Scout would call “first-in” as in first in to any dicey situation where someone he likes needs help. He’s officially retired from being a gatekeeper, the guy who can open any door, but friends of his keep getting…

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Lagniappe Sunday

Quote: “They then dropped the animal off at a farmyard with a blanket to warm up and dry off before wandering on to, presumably, regular moose activities.”Dana sez, O Canada. (h/t The Morning Dispatch) Quote: “We need to recognize that Trump’s authoritarianism arose in part from a perception that our government couldn’t do anything well,…

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