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I’m Unique!

Just a quick, happy note! I’m one of a kind on amazon.com!   Now all Liam H. Dooley needs is a book to create his amazon.com biography.

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A Towel to Dry, a Towel to Live (By)

Or, The Joys of Microfiber Towels Most hostels do not come with free towels.  You can borrow one, and think about how many people have used it before you; or you can purchase one from the hostel reception, probably getting … Continue reading

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The Tear of Christ

The myth of The Holy Diamond begins in Jerusalem – heart of the Holy Land of the great, three monotheistic religions of Abraham (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam).  The story of the crucifixion of Christ is well known: his judgment by … Continue reading

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Wine, but not Women or Song

One of the many famous pieces of by Johannes Strauss II is Wine, Women, and Song. While reading this blog, you can listen to this piece on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpKDjzloaLA or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiiNRs6Had0 The Holy Diamond has wine, women, song and … Continue reading

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The Best Backpack for Backpacking

The Alpine Lowe Carry-On TT-40 Backpack Now, to put aside my writing life, I’m going to talk a bit about my favorite backpack as part of my “Wandering” component of my blog title (Wine, Writing, and Wandering, in case you … Continue reading

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February 2014 Update!

So, I had originally planned to self-publish The Holy Diamond in summer 2013, but I became convinced by an editor that the novel needed a proper, full edit. While I was, like any author, inclined to convince myself of my … Continue reading

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Blog banner photo

If you are wondering, the Blog Banner Photo is of Nuremberg, Germany, taken by me on a beautiful sunny, October day.  This photo is taken from the area near the Albrecht Dürer house looking northeast towards the Kaiserburg, or Nuremburg … Continue reading

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Welcome to Liam H Dooley’s Blog

Welcome to my blog! I’m excited to prepare my first novel, The Holy Diamond, for publishing.  I’m working now with the copy-editor and the cover designer, and hope to have the novel ready for release in April 2014.  In the … Continue reading

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