Howard Finster: Leave it to Pinterest to start me on an unexpected journey. I use the site to pair interesting images with inspirational quotes for my Facebook Author Page. The quirky portrait, above, caught my eye, with cloud-like faces making the top half of the mans' head, and lettering decorating the bottom half. I'd never seen anything quite like it. However the post had no indication … [Read more...]
The Sun Bird Crest Legend of Chengdu
The sun and immortal bird: People often ask me about the unusual symbol on my necklace that my husband bought for me when working in Chengdu, China. The symbol is the official city logo, inspired by the Golden Sun Bird, an ancient relic unearthed in 2001 from the Jinsha Site. The four birds in the symbol represent the four seasons, while the 12 inner rays stand for the 12 … [Read more...]
The Note: a new historical mystery about women’s lives
When I learned my friend and author Allison Maruska wrote a new novella, a "historical mystery," I immediately emailed her with questions. The Note sounds like a fascinating read, one about secrets and plot twists, and women's lives. I'm there for it! Historical Mystery Is historical mystery something new for you? Writing mysteries is my happy place. Even my books that aren't … [Read more...]
Bad intentions or just clumsy? Fido knows
Oops Looks like your dog understands you more than you think. The results of a recent study explains why my pup Cowboy quits the game when I fake a throw one too many times. Researchers used a unwilling-unable paradigm to study 96 dogs of various breeds and ages and discovered that dogs may be able to actually understand humans' intentions. This paradigm measures whether an animal is … [Read more...]
Poetry Anthology to Support Ukraine
Sunflowers By Christine Rhein I grow them every summer, keep the pictures on my phone -- petals of brilliant yellow, skies, royal blue -- nothing like gray winter, gray tanks, headline news. The whole world has pictures, explosions we hold in our palms, villagers walking us into farm … [Read more...]
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