Category Archives: Hardalee Press

Gift idea: ‘Seydou’s Christmas Tree’

Posted on December 17, 2009 by hro50ta1

In his book, Seydou’s Christmas Tree, journalist, novelist and JOTR writer Joel Thurtell recalls how he and his wife learned the meaning of Christmas as Peace Corps volunteers living on the parched savanna of Togo, West Africa. Thanks to a young … Continue reading →

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Read The Spirit and ‘Seydou’s Christmas Tree’

Posted on November 18, 2009 by hro50ta1

[paypal-donation] Two years ago, David Crumm of ReadThe Spirit.com featured my essay on the experience my wife and I had with Christmas in Africa. David’s enthusiasm for that piece — written many years ago — encouraged me to publish the … Continue reading →

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Tacky or not, here come the ads!

Posted on November 11, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell A friend told me that I shouldn’t promote my books on JOTR. Using this space for commercial purposes would be kind of, well, tacky. I’ve been thinking about it. First, we removed the amazon ads more than … Continue reading →

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Plug Nickel and my little book machine

Posted on October 19, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell Plug Nickel is back. In fact, the boat named “Plug Nickel” never went away. But since June 2005, my columns about my adventures with the wooden Lightning sailboat hull that eventually came to be christened “Plug Nickel” … Continue reading →

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Hardalee Press

Posted on September 27, 2009 by hro50ta1

By Joel Thurtell People were wondering what I was doing all summer. Notes came in from readers chiding me for letting weeks go by without a post. Living in a place with no phone or Internet can make it hard … Continue reading →

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