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Hirschman Yates generation Jun 04, 2013

From the Mail Pouch

One of our readers, E. S. Bailey, sent us this statement on the occasion of the first newsletter. We are putting it into Panther's Blog unaltered, in its entirety.    I have known Donald and Teresa Yates since early  2011. Having used…

Donald Yates Portrait May 20, 2013

Power Tip on Your Author Photo

Do you have a "Duchenne smile" in your official author's portrait? We learned what characterizes a good profile photo in Guy Kawasaki's APE:  How to Publish a Book. "Find or take a photo," the self-publishing guru advises, "where you…

Red Man's Origin: The Legendary Story of His Rise and Fall, His Victories and Defeats and the Prophecy of His Future May 10, 2013

Grand Re-opening Promotions: Free Books and Coupons

May 10, 2013 As part of the festivities of the re-opening of Panther's Lodge as a publisher site (it used to be an information site only), we are offering a free copy of one of our little known publications, the story of Chief Two White…

Donald Yates Portrait Apr 25, 2013

My So-Called Post-Academic Life

Do Publishers Always Know Better Than Authors about Titling, and Who Must Give When They Lock Horns? Deborah Copaken Kogan writes in the current issue of The Nation about being nominated for Britain's Women's Prize for Fiction ("My…

Yucatan Journal Apr 11, 2013

Yucatan Journal Week One

Yucatan Journal. Oct. 6-Nov. 1, 2007. Donald N. Yates. Saturday, Oct. 6, Santa Fe It is just a few days until Teresa and I leave for our three-week stay at Eco-Retreat Genesis at Ek Balam in Yucatan. It is the longest vacation I…

Sky City Apr 08, 2013

Visits to Sacred Sites XIII Sky City [Sample]

XIII Sky City. For Mother’s Day we decided to take a trip to what many consider the mother pueblo, at least the oldest one, though the title is disputed. On the basis of tree rings in timbers, archeologists have set the date of the…

Visits to Sacred Sites Apr 08, 2013

Visits to Sacred Sites II Chaco Canyon [Sample]

Visits to Sacred Sites II Articles and Photography from the Santa Fe Sun-News. By Donald N. Panther-Yates These articles with their accompanying photographs were published in the Sun-News over the years from 2004 to 2007. They began…

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