Imagine a woman erased from her family's history. Imagine her being buried in a small town cemetery with no identifying markers on her gravestone, other than she was somebody's wife. What's more, her name is misspelled. It's hard to imagine what kind of sin such a woman might have committed to be reduced to so little after death. Who was she? What was her sin? Nannie B. Russell is her name, and … [Read more...]
Black Friday Serendipity: ’tis the Season
The lines at Kohls went from the center front registers to the far aisles on either side of the store and all the way to the back. I groaned. It would be an hour-plus wait that most likely included forced polite conversation with strangers. Was it worth the sale prices plus 15% off and Kohls' "cash"? What the hell... I had my phone with me, and could easily blow an hour reading news and updates. … [Read more...]
Black Friday Giveaway!
BLACK FRIDAY GIVEAWAY! Win a $15 Amazon Gift Card A signed copy of my novel "In the Context of Love" A Nancy Drew book wallet To Enter: Visit my Facebook Page and 1. Tell me your favorite Christmas song on the Black Friday Giveaway post. 2. Like my page so I can message you if you win. One winner will be chosen at random. Giveaway runs from November 24 to December 1st at midnight … [Read more...]
Anticipating a holiday family food fight?
In this heated political climate, I don't want to be in the middle of a family food fight during the holidays. When I visit relatives who have a vastly different stance on the election than me, I will need to leave two expectations behind: That there will be a reconciliation or meeting of the minds. That my views will validated or affirmed. It ain't happening. Knowing this fact has … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Jean M. Peck
What: My very first piece of fiction was written in the 5th grade, entitled, "The Ugly Princess: Believe it or Not." It was inspired by all those fairy tales with beautiful princesses, but I worried about the ones who were not blonde, blue-eyed, and thin. I wanted to go the other way. That was about it for fiction, because I was soon drawn to journalism where I wrote about the kinds of people no … [Read more...]
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