The Contractor Story

by | Aug 22, 2016 | home

In July we hired a contractor to paint our stairwell and upstairs hallway, strip the wallpaper from our upstairs bathroom and paint it, too. (I want to note right here that his business card said: Painting and Wallpaper Removal.) He was supposed to start the Monday...

In Paradise

by | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized

Sorry I didn’t get around to any blogs last week. My family and I were vacationing on the remote, paradise island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. On arrival, we learned that the drinking age in the Virgin Islands is 18, so my daughter Gabbey (age 19)...

First Impressions: OHIO 1863

by | Aug 1, 2016 | First Impressions

Today we have a First Impressions submission from Melissa Guthrie. This is the first page of her young adult historical fiction novel. The working title is OHIO 1863. *** Hewitt Town, Ohio July 4th, 1863 Henry Clemmons opened his eyes just as acid bubbled up from his...

Election Ugliness

by | Jul 25, 2016 | history

There’s about a thousand more months left before November and the end of this presidential election, and as awful as it’s been so far, I expect it will get even worse before it’s over. (Not that the nastiness will stop after the election. No matter the...