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Hope Thompson

Beginning in 2004 with the Rhubarb hit comedy, Green, Hope has been writing for stage and screen for over 10 years. Sharp In The Dark is her debut novel.

New smoking ban targets patios
Power

New smoking ban targets patios

LGBT smoking rates are twice as high as the general population

February 24, 2015
Sharp in the Dark, Part 11
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 11

A Woman in the Night

February 9, 2015
Sharp in the Dark, Part 10
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 10

Behind the blue curtain

January 22, 2015
Sharp in the Dark, Part 9
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 9

Red room

January 6, 2015
Sharp in the Dark, Part 8
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 8

Busted

December 19, 2014
Sharp in the Dark, Part 7
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 7

The headboard

December 9, 2014
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Sharp in the Dark, Part 6
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 6

A face in the night

November 24, 2014
Sharp in the Dark, Part 5
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 5

November 5, 2014
Sharp in the Dark, Part 4
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 4

Murder and lies

October 23, 2014
Sharp in the Dark, Part 3
Arts

Sharp in the Dark, Part 3

On the radio

October 10, 2014
Sharp in the Dark, Part 2
Sharp in the Dark

Sharp in the Dark, Part 2

The suspicious wife

October 3, 2014
My first gay writing retreat
Arts

My first gay writing retreat

A trip to Mulholland Drive for Lambda’s Emerging LGBT Voices gathering

September 23, 2014
Sharp in the Dark, Part 1
Arts

Sharp in the Dark, Part 1

Private investigator Sidney Sharp’s new case begins in a lesbian bar in 1984

September 18, 2014
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