History, Real Life, and Faith
I consulted travel guides as I wrote a novel set in World War I Egypt. I’ve personally visited the other locations in my novel, but I won’t be able to travel to Cairo anytime soon, perhaps never. That doesn’t, however, get me off the hook for writing intelligently about a land far away that many people think they know. You say…
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I threw away a book today. It went into the trash can and I shut the lid. I don’t want to be tempted to rescue it, no matter how beautiful the cover. I’ve only thrown away a couple books in my lifetime, but it’s always been done for the same reason. I didn’t want someone I love thinking I approved….
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What it’s like to have an alter persona.
A poignant and even more tragic end to the composer of It Is Well With My Soul
I’m finishing up 2013 with a photo review of shots I liked, some funny, some not. My travels took me to places where the whimsical touched my imagination. Brooklyn, New York; London, England; Oxford, England; Edinburgh, UK; and even Paris welcomed me. Not to mention Murfreesboro, Tennessee and Indianapolis, Indiana! 2013 was a really busy travel year! Here are some…
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To round out 2013, I’m sharing random facts I discovered this year. Feel free to chime in! Historical Once put into motion, it was physically impossible to recall the Russian call up of reservists–thus World War I. Lawrence of Arabia was illegitimate, as were his four brothers. Biddy Chambers was nearly deaf in her left ear. The last casualties from World War…
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