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2010-05-02
Dog Whisperer Falls
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2009-12-21
Three Years After-- Christmas 2009
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2009-04-27
Writing Rivers with Craig Anderson
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2009-03-16
Amtrak Explosive Detection K9 Retires
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2009-01-13
According to Sgt. Mitch Spike of the Palm Springs Police Department...
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2008-07-09
Maui Badge
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2008-01-29
Officer Reed and JAG, Palms Springs Police Explosive-Detection Partners
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Events (25)
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2010-06-18
Shameless Self Promotion and Fun: Michael Thompkins, Author, Speaker and Talk Show Guest
11
2010-06-18
Michael Thompkins Guests on Real Life with Elli Tourje
19
2010-05-02
Dog Whisperer Falls
26
2010-05-02
Gun Play Available from Amazon Kindle and Signed First Editions from this website. Limited Time Offer
9
2010-05-01
Finding Irish Writer Roots: Part Two
19
2010-05-01
Holocaust Frauds et al. as a New Literary Genre by Colleen Fitzpatrick
12
2010-03-11
Reader View Loves Gun Play
10
2010-02-01
Shrinking Fiction in Palm Springs: Story Consulting and Writer Coaching with Michael Thompkins Leads to a Debut Novelist
21
2010-01-02
Exclusive: Ron Oden Interviewed by Author Michael Thompkins
20
2009-12-30
Podcast of Southern California Writer's Conference Saturday Workshop on Shrinking Character Part II- How Psychology Can Help You Write Character
6
2009-12-21
Three Years After-- Christmas 2009
20
2009-08-26
August Update: Summer in the Northwest
26
2009-02-20
Signed First Editions of Gun Play Available
21
2009-02-01
Shrinking Fiction: How Psychology Can Help You Write Good Characters at the Southern California Writers Conference San Diego, Presidents Day Weekend February 13-16, 2009.
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2008-04-20
Michael Visits the Palm Springs Book Festival
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2008-02-15
Michael teaches at the Southern California Writers Conference in San Diego
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2008-02-09
Michael visits Borders Bookstore at the River in Rancho Mirage
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2008-02-07
Michael Visits Peppertree Bookstore in Downtown Palm Springs
5
2008-01-23
Finding Irish Roots Part One
15
2007-09-28
Michael teaches at the SCWC in Los Angeles
12
2007-09-27
Michael Visits Peppertree Bookstore at Village Fest in Downtown Palm Springs
22
2007-05-19
Michael Signs copies of Gun Play at Bogeys Books in Davis Saturday June 16th
4
2007-05-01
Michael visits Peppertree Bookstore in La Quinta
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2007-03-18
Michael visits Borders Bookstore in Davis CA April 14, 2007 at 1pm.
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2007-01-28
Michael visits Peppertree Bookstore at Village Fest in Downtown Palm Springs
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Palm Springs (25)
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2010-06-18
Shameless Self Promotion and Fun: Michael Thompkins, Author, Speaker and Talk Show Guest
11
2010-06-18
Michael Thompkins Guests on Real Life with Elli Tourje
19
2010-05-02
Dog Whisperer Falls
26
2010-05-02
Gun Play Available from Amazon Kindle and Signed First Editions from this website. Limited Time Offer
9
2010-05-01
Finding Irish Writer Roots: Part Two
19
2010-03-11
Reader View Loves Gun Play
10
2010-02-01
Shrinking Fiction in Palm Springs: Story Consulting and Writer Coaching with Michael Thompkins Leads to a Debut Novelist
21
2010-01-02
Exclusive: Ron Oden Interviewed by Author Michael Thompkins
20
2009-12-21
Three Years After-- Christmas 2009
20
2009-08-26
August Update: Summer in the Northwest
26
2009-03-23
FRANK BOGERT, COWBOY MAYOR OF PALM SPRINGS, DIES... FRANK BOGERT INTERVIEW
50
2009-03-18
Gun Play Ads hit the radio waves in Palm Springs
20
2009-02-20
Signed First Editions of Gun Play Available
21
2009-02-01
Shrinking Fiction: How Psychology Can Help You Write Good Characters at the Southern California Writers Conference San Diego, Presidents Day Weekend February 13-16, 2009.
2
2009-01-13
According to Sgt. Mitch Spike of the Palm Springs Police Department...
10
2008-09-30
Signed First Editions of Gun Play for Palm Springs Residents SOLD OUT!!!
12
2008-04-20
Michael Visits the Palm Springs Book Festival
14
2008-03-12
The Shooting Shrink’s Palm Springs v.4 - Scenes from Gun Play
25
2008-01-29
Officer Reed and JAG, Palms Springs Police Explosive-Detection Partners
28
2008-01-01
The Shooting Shrink’s Palm Springs v.3 - VillageFest
19
2007-09-01
The Shooting Shrink’s Palm Springs v.2 - Officer Reed and JAG
2
2007-07-22
The Shooting Shrink’s Palm Springs v.1 - Frank Bogert: The Cowboy Mayor Emeritus of Palm Springs
22
2007-05-19
Michael Signs copies of Gun Play at Bogeys Books in Davis Saturday June 16th
4
2007-05-01
Michael visits Peppertree Bookstore in La Quinta
6
2007-01-28
Michael visits Peppertree Bookstore at Village Fest in Downtown Palm Springs
4
Shooting Shrink News (36)
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2010-06-18
Shameless Self Promotion and Fun: Michael Thompkins, Author, Speaker and Talk Show Guest
11
2010-06-18
Michael Thompkins Guests on Real Life with Elli Tourje
19
2010-05-02
Dog Whisperer Falls
26
2010-05-02
Gun Play Available from Amazon Kindle and Signed First Editions from this website. Limited Time Offer
9
2010-05-01
Holocaust Frauds et al. as a New Literary Genre by Colleen Fitzpatrick
12
2010-04-12
Guest Blogger Brian Hilling Offers Some Thoughts on a New Type Of Fraud in Journalism that Dovetails with our Postings on Misha Defonseca
8
2010-03-11
Reader View Loves Gun Play
10
2010-02-01
Shrinking Fiction in Palm Springs: Story Consulting and Writer Coaching with Michael Thompkins Leads to a Debut Novelist
21
2010-01-02
Exclusive: Ron Oden Interviewed by Author Michael Thompkins
20
2010-01-01
Podcast of Southern California Writer's Conference Opening Night Workshop on Shrinking Character Part I- How Psychology Can Help You Write Character
26
2009-12-30
Podcast of Southern California Writer's Conference Saturday Workshop on Shrinking Character Part II- How Psychology Can Help You Write Character
6
2009-12-21
Three Years After-- Christmas 2009
20
2009-08-26
August Update: Summer in the Northwest
26
2009-04-27
Writing Rivers with Craig Anderson
44
2009-03-23
FRANK BOGERT, COWBOY MAYOR OF PALM SPRINGS, DIES... FRANK BOGERT INTERVIEW
50
2009-03-18
Gun Play Ads hit the radio waves in Palm Springs
20
2009-03-16
Amtrak Explosive Detection K9 Retires
16
2009-02-20
Signed First Editions of Gun Play Available
21
2009-02-01
Shrinking Fiction: How Psychology Can Help You Write Good Characters at the Southern California Writers Conference San Diego, Presidents Day Weekend February 13-16, 2009.
2
2009-01-13
According to Sgt. Mitch Spike of the Palm Springs Police Department...
10
2009-01-05
Southern California Writers Conference-- SCWC-- Blog
9
2008-09-30
Big Island Play Map
12
2008-09-30
Signed First Editions of Gun Play for Palm Springs Residents SOLD OUT!!!
12
2008-05-17
Hometown Front Page May 1, 2008
12
2008-04-20
Michael Visits the Palm Springs Book Festival
14
2008-04-10
Making of Website Flash Movie Intro
34
2008-01-29
Officer Reed and JAG, Palms Springs Police Explosive-Detection Partners
28
2008-01-23
Finding Irish Roots Part One
15
2007-09-01
Listen to Gun Play
13
2007-07-01
Gun Play hits the Top Ten Mysteries on Powells Bookstore online for the entire month of June
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2007-05-19
Michael Signs copies of Gun Play at Bogeys Books in Davis Saturday June 16th
4
2007-05-01
Michael visits Peppertree Bookstore in La Quinta
6
2007-03-19
Michael Interviewed at Borders in Rancho Mirage
10
2007-01-28
Michael visits Peppertree Bookstore at Village Fest in Downtown Palm Springs
4
2007-01-01
Announcing The Shooting Shrink's Ad Campaign 2007
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2006-06-15
Gun Play Released
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Shrinking Character (26)
Date
Title
Comments
2010-06-18
Michael Thompkins Guests on Real Life with Elli Tourje
19
2010-05-02
Dog Whisperer Falls
26
2010-05-02
Gun Play Available from Amazon Kindle and Signed First Editions from this website. Limited Time Offer
9
2010-05-01
Finding Irish Writer Roots: Part Two
19
2010-05-01
Holocaust Frauds et al. as a New Literary Genre by Colleen Fitzpatrick
12
2010-04-12
Guest Blogger Brian Hilling Offers Some Thoughts on a New Type Of Fraud in Journalism that Dovetails with our Postings on Misha Defonseca
8
2010-02-01
Shrinking Fiction in Palm Springs: Story Consulting and Writer Coaching with Michael Thompkins Leads to a Debut Novelist
21
2010-01-02
Exclusive: Ron Oden Interviewed by Author Michael Thompkins
20
2010-01-01
Podcast of Southern California Writer's Conference Opening Night Workshop on Shrinking Character Part I- How Psychology Can Help You Write Character
26
2009-12-30
Podcast of Southern California Writer's Conference Saturday Workshop on Shrinking Character Part II- How Psychology Can Help You Write Character
6
2009-12-21
Three Years After-- Christmas 2009
20
2009-04-27
Writing Rivers with Craig Anderson
44
2009-03-23
FRANK BOGERT, COWBOY MAYOR OF PALM SPRINGS, DIES... FRANK BOGERT INTERVIEW
50
2009-03-16
Shrinking Writing: More from Shelly Frome
13
2009-02-22
Shrinking Writing: Meet Shelly Frome
22
2009-02-01
Shrinking Fiction: How Psychology Can Help You Write Good Characters at the Southern California Writers Conference San Diego, Presidents Day Weekend February 13-16, 2009.
2
2009-01-05
Southern California Writers Conference-- SCWC-- Blog
9
2008-12-30
Forensic Genealogy for Writers by Sharon Sergeant: Update 12/30/2008 Herman and Roma Rosenblat
29
2008-11-15
Shrinking Fiction: Forensic Genealogy for Writers, Part 2
4
2008-09-30
Shrinking Fiction: Forensic Genealogy For Writers
9
2008-09-25
What About The Truth? An Update on The Misha Defonseca Fraudulent Memoir Case
19
2008-06-06
Shrinking King Henry VIII's Ankles
28
2008-04-18
Shrinking Fraudulent Memoirs
31
2008-04-10
Fiction and Fraud, The Misha Defonseca Case
84
2008-03-12
Shrinking Fiction: How Psychology Can Help You Write Good Fiction
182
2007-03-18
Michael visits Borders Bookstore in Davis CA April 14, 2007 at 1pm.
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