Friday Feature: Diane J. Reed, Author of Twixt
One of the things I love about writing is the people I meet. Writing is a solitary craft, for the most part, so most of those people reside in my head in one form or another. But outside my head, it’s a rare privilege to meet someone who understands that you’re not really that crazy […]
Join Me at Romance University Today!
I’m talking QR Codes over at Romance University today. Come Join Me!
International Woman’s Day
Alice Paul and the Suffragettes break it down on the 19th Amendment. Go check out Soomo Publishing‘s page for more so-awesome-it-hurts history. Also…check out today’s Google Doodle. 😀
Turkey Day: A Classic
Classic. Homegrown. Enjoy and be thankful for all the people in your life that make you look smarter, and all the ones that make you want to be smarter, and all the ones who understand when you’ve done things that aren’t so smart. I am thankful for all of you. May you be prosperous, blessed, […]
The Battle Of Blair Mountain: Still Fighting
When it comes to battlefields, we all know Bunker Hill, Lexington and Concord, Gettysburg, Ft. Sumter, and more recently, Pearl Harbor and Ground Zero. But there’s a much lesser-known historical battle site that’s right in our backyard, and its tale is as tragic and compelling as any of the other ones found on the History […]
Worldbuilding Wednesday: Bathrooms on the Enterprise
I’m sure this will come as no surprise to some of you, but I used to be a hardcore, die-hard Trekkie. No, not a “trekker” but a bona-fide Spock-ears wearin’ Trekkie. My dad started me out watching reruns of the original series and dragging us to the movies, and then as a teenager, I got […]
The Very First Road Trip
The early days of the automobile are populated with images of dashing, young, well-to-do men tooling around in their new and somewhat dangerous toys. Then, as today, the ladies seemed to simply be along for the ride. Of course, those images don’t nearly tell the whole story. This spring break I did what thousands of […]