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    The Twist Podcast #89: Methodist Madness, Cohen Calamity, #MAGA Meltdown, and the Week in Headlines

    February 27, 2019 /


    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we take a look at the coming schism in the Methodist Church, Michael Cohen’s last stand, MAGA reactionaries, and the week in headlines.

    NEW THIS WEEK: You can now subscribe directly to The Twist Podcast for a handy email with each new show AND GET A FREE COPY of the fan-fave murder mystery Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery when you do!

    Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Castbox, Spotify, and TheTwistPodcast.com. 

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    We Have a Winner! Congratulations to Our First Monthly Gift Card Giveaway Winning Listener

    February 21, 2019 /

    The word for February is lavender. Listener C Porter was the first to email us after listening to the Twist Podcast #88 and identifying this month’s word. A $25 gift card from Amazon was emailed immediately. Enjoy, C Porter, and thanks for listening to our show!

    Rick and I will will have another fabulous word for you during the first podcast of March. So fasten your headphones and lucky winner by emailing us with the word you hear during the show (listen for details), at TheTwistPodcast @ Outlook.com.

    Mark, Rick and our entire imaginary team

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    The Twist Podcast #88: FEBRUARY GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY! Plus: Top 5 National Emergency Wish List, Snowmobile Nation, and the Week in Headlines

    February 20, 2019 /


    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we share our listeners’ top 5 national emergency wish list, discover the best places to snowmobile, and take a Twisted look at the week in headlines.

    NEW THIS MONTH: Win a $25 Amazon gift certificate by being the first listener to identify our Word of the Day and email it to us at: TheTwistPodcast @ Outlook.com! We’ll be offering this giveaway each month only on The Twist.

    Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Castbox, Spotify, and TheTwistPodcast.com. 

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    The Twist Podcast #87: How to Pronounce Buttigieg, Trump Gets His Wail, When in Wyoming, and the Week in Headlines

    February 13, 2019 /


    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we learn how to pronounce Democratic contenders’ names, Pelosi’s curtain counter-offer, travel spots in Wyoming, and the week in headlines.

    Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Castbox, Spotify, and TheTwistPodcast.com. 

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    The Twist Podcast #86: Ghosts of Neverland, Super Blah LIII, SOTU Low Points, and the Week in Headlines

    February 6, 2019 /


    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we take a look at the dark legacy of Neverland, the most mediocre Super Bowl ever, Pelosi’s SOTU clap back, and the week in headlines.

    Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Castbox, Spotify, and TheTwistPodcast.com. 

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    ‘Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery’ Now Available on Nook and Kobo

    January 4, 2019 /

    It’s official! Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery, already available an Amazon and Audible, can now be found on Nook and Kobo, too. Look for my entire catalog at these additional outlets soon.

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    Coming this Spring: ‘A House in the Woods’ Brings Terror to the Countryside

    January 3, 2019 /

    Country living is hell. 

    Laurel and Jeremy Calloway have found the perfect little house in the woods. Ready for a new start outside New York City, the young couple happen upon a house as they drive, lost, along a New Jersey road. They soon meet a neighbor who thinks this is the right home for them and she’s the right neighbor to welcome them to town—a town with secrets beneath the surface and terror beneath the smiles.

    A new job, a book deal, and a baby on the way. Everything seems right as the couple pursues a life of their dreams … or is it their nightmares? Find out in A House in the Woods, coming spring 2019.

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    ‘Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery’ Now Free for Email Subscribers

    January 3, 2019 /

    It’s a new year, with big things in store. To welcome it in, all current and future email subscribers will receive a complimentary copy of Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery.

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    A Stocking Full of Shocking with 7 Mysteries On Sale Through December

    December 11, 2018 /

    A holiday update: I’m working on two new releases for 2019. A House in the Woods serves up a spine-chilling horror story of a young couple expecting their first child and finding the house of their dreams in the New Jersey woods … or is it the house of their nightmares?

    In Reservation for Murder, Kyle Callahan returns as he and husband Danny Durban leave New York City to open a bed and breakfast in Lambertville, New Jersey. A writers’ conference brings talent and egos to town, the B & B is booked up, and murder checks in. Coming next year … in the meantime, enjoy a stocking full of shocking with 7 mysteries on sale for the rest of December.

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    Guest Column: Dave Hughes of Retire Fabulously – What is a Successful Retirement?

    December 7, 2018 /

    By Dave Hughes, RetireFabulously.com

    Dave Hughes at the Tiki Bar

    What is your definition of a successful retirement?

    Obviously, there is no one-size-fits-all answer. Nor is there a right or wrong answer, although you could say that the best answer is a thought-out, well-defined answer that’s right for you, and the worst answer is no answer at all.

    Trying to define a successful retirement is like trying to define good art. You may not be able to define it, but you know it when you see it.

    There is value in attempting to define what a successful retirement means to you. The process of creating this definition will illuminate what you should include in your life and what you should deprioritize or eliminate.

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    November 19, 2018 /

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    The Twist Podcast #77: Cat Whispering, Art Houses of the Gods, and Headlong to the Midterms

    October 17, 2018 /


    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we talk about cat behavior (and a behaviorist), fabulous art houses you must visit, Horseface Nation, and the final rush to the midterms.

    Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher,YouTube, and TheTwistPodcast.com.

    Copyright 2018 MadeMark Publishing

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    The Twist Podcast #76: Lambertville’s Halloween Showdown, the Louisiana Film Prize, and Susan Collins Self-Destructs

    October 10, 2018 /

    Join co-hosts Mark McNease and Rick Rose as we share reviews of Lambertville, New Jersey’s epic Halloween showdown, the Louisiana Film Prize, and a dip into politics with Susan Collins’s destroying any hint of a legacy.

    Enjoy The Twist on Libsyn, iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher,YouTube, and TheTwistPodcast.com.

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