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Cram Down: A 3J Legal Thriller

Cram Down: A 3J Legal Thriller

A heart-racing legal and financial thriller that will keep you turning pages all night long!

2023

Stories

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About Me Stories

Lefties and Me

Going Left (and further left)

5 min readApr 9, 2024

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Lefties and Me

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Crow’s Feet

Those Low Down, Nasty, Good-For-Nothing Covid Blues

Sing Them Blues

4 min readFeb 29, 2024

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Those Low Down, Nasty, Good-For-Nothing Covid Blues

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In My Life

Head Talks: We Know What You Had For Breakfast

How I Pissed Off a U.S. Marshal

5 min readMar 3, 2024

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Head Talks: We Know What You Had For Breakfast

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Thirty over Fifty

Ralph Waldo Got It Right

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.

4 min readMar 6, 2024

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Ralph Waldo Got It Right

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Plethora Of Pop

Tremé — The Series

A twinkle in its eye

5 min readMar 7, 2024

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Tremé — The Series

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Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog
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About Me Stories

Work, Sleep, Repeat

Learning to Show Up Every Day

5 min read4 days ago

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Work, Sleep, Repeat

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Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog
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About Me Stories

Learning to Trust

After a Life of Distrust

4 min readMay 26, 2024

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Learning to Trust

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Crow’s Feet

My Time

When it’s time, it’s time

4 min readMay 25, 2024

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My Time

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About Me Stories

Sundays are Tuesdays . . . Or was that Fridays?

Knowing the Day in Retirement — Avoiding the “Look”

4 min readMay 14, 2024

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Sundays are Tuesdays . . . Or was that Fridays?

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Thirty over Fifty

I’m About To Be Old

My Years of Being Older Are Ending

8 min readMay 6, 2024

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I’m About To Be Old

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Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog

Mark Shaiken - author | retired lawyer | photog

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Author of the 3J legal thriller series set in Kansas City: "The gold standard of modern legal thrillers." http://markshaikenauthor.com

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