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My love of American Colonial and Revolutionary history

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I love the Fourth of July. Not becuase of the fireworks or the food. Definitely not for the heat!  I love the Fourth of July for the history.  I honestly can’t remember when my love affair with Colonial and Revolutionary American history began. Johnny Tremain, maybe? Or hearing about Betsy Ross—one of the few women we were taught about in elementary school history? What I do know is … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Grace Hitchcock

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Hey, y'all! I hope you enjoy this post by my friend Grace Hitchcock. Check out her books linked in her bio at the bottom of this post. She's a delightful person and writer. Enjoy! The Listening Habit that Transformed My Writing As a child, I used to love listening to fiction books on tape (yes, tape…do you remember the pain it was to rewind them, or heaven forbid try to find the exact … [Read more...]

Literary Mugs

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I suspect all writers have various items that are endowed with a literary theme. And since so many of us drink copious amounts of coffee or tea, some of those things are probably mugs. Today I want to share with you my six literary-themed mugs and why they are special to me. Although technically, two of them are my husband’s!  Jane Austen I love this mug for its size (wider than … [Read more...]

Graduation Throwback

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This month marks 40 years since I graduated from high school. How is that even possible? So in honor of the occasion, I thought I’d show all the young ones out there what the mid-1980s were really like, at least in Texas! (Forgive the photo quality. It was a long time ago and they’ve been in photo albums for 40 years!)  Big Hair Yep. Big hair was even bigger in Texas! And when your hair … [Read more...]

The Cheer Squad

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This story started months ago. My daughter had several friends from church running a half marathon in Maine in May. She decided she wanted to try it, despite never running in her life!  My sister, who ran a couple of half marathons in her 20s, decided she wanted to do it with my daughter.  My daughter-in-law, who is a strength and conditioning coach and has run several half … [Read more...]

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