Tag Archives: Nevada

Mackedon speaks at Yerington Lions Club May 8th

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Black Rock Institute

Michon Mackedon, Author of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is scheduled to speak May 8th at the Yerington Lions Club. Lions Club House 7 North West St. Yerington NV 89447 Meetings Every Tuesday 7pm

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May 29, Mackedon speaks at Yerington, NV Rotary meeting

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Black Rock Institute

Rotary of Yerington, Nevada Dini’s Lucky Club Tuesday @ 7:00 PM Michon Mackedon, Author of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is scheduled to speak at the May 29th Rotary of Yerington meeting.

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Mackedon speaks May 17th for Fernley Rotary

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Black Rock Institute

May 17, 2012 SCHEDULED SPEAKER:  Michon Mackedon, author SPEAKER’S TOPIC:  Nuclear Testing History of Nevada MEETING TIME AND LOCATION: Thursdays, 11:30-1:00 (meeting begins at noon), Crosswinds Church, 3015 Farm District Road, Fernley, Nevada

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June 30th, Mackedon in Reno, Nevada at the Nevada Historical Society

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Black Rock Institute

Michon Mackedon has been scheduled to speak about her book Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert on Saturday, June 30, 2012, 2:00 PM at the Nevada Historical Society in Reno.

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Sagebrush Conversations

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Black Rock Institute

Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes Wednesday, March 7, 3 – 5 p.m. Nevada Today, Events @ Nevada. In conjunction with the current Special Collections exhibit Where the Sage Meets the Sky: Great Basin Landscapes, join us for a series … Continue reading →

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Amazon.com review of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Black Rock Institute

Amazon.com review of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert  – By Judy Winzeler  This review is from: Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert (paperback).  Mackedon is one of a growing number of Nevada poets, novelists, artists and scholars who are recording the … Continue reading →

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Michon Mackedon Signs Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Black Rock Institute

Author Event at Barnes & Noble in Reno, Nevada Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert is a crucial linchpin in Atomic Revival studies. Michon Mackedon recounts Nevada’s relationship with the nuclear industry. Please join us today and meet the author. … Continue reading →

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Author examines how Nevada became Ground Zero of nuclear testing

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Black Rock Institute

Review written by: Susan Skorupa – Reno Gazette-Journal Events in the 1950s and the 1980s concerning the nation’s nuclear future produced redundant journeys. Both searches led seekers to Nevada (Nye County, specifically) first to what became the Nevada Test Site north … Continue reading →

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Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert — Wins Book Awards

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Black Rock Institute

Black Rock Institute is pleased to announce that Bombast Spinning Atoms in the Desert has been chosen as the winner of the Indie Excellence® Awards 2011  in the  category Regional-Non-Fiction. And a silver award from the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards  in … Continue reading →

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Review by David Stentiford of Bombast: Spinning Atoms in the Desert

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Black Rock Institute

Precipitate – Journal of the New Environmental Imagination David Stentiford teaches developmental writing at the University of Nevada, Reno. To spin the atom in the Nevada desert, explains Michon Mackedon—to get people on board with nuclear testing and repository sites—is … Continue reading →

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