Easter Fun in the Archives
Easter Parade on 5th Ave, New York City in 1899, from Alamy
Since I discovered the local newspaper archives, I have been like a little kid in a candy shop. Every day I am amazed and excited at the variety of things to discover which are right at my fingertips. This access has now sparked an idea that just won’t leave my head. I have been battling with finding time to write and how to keep myself…
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The Wonders of Local Historical Archives
It’s been a wild 2024 so far and the Universe just keeps reminding me I am on the right track or the “write track” if we want to get punny. I don’t know about you, but I do love a good pun!
I follow many historic sites and history themed pages on my socials and I always love seeing old newspaper articles on what journalists and society thought about the people and events of the time. This…
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2023 Recap
2023 was another year that went by way too fast. I had many moments and thoughts of blog posts to do here, but family, work or some crazy unexpected thing would come up that kept me from writing. Let’s be honest, sometimes my brain just wouldn’t work either.
I was on a writing high in 2020 just as the pandemic started. I wrote ten chapters of my WIP, over 30,000 words. I was super excited…
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The Long Road Home
She’ll always be the long road home
An epic adventure too few are brave enough to traverse
She’s built with brambles around her heart
Paths with steep cliffs
Dangerous beasts guard her doors
Too few have even tried
None have had the heart
To truly tame
To truly understand her
After so many years of rebuilding
And finding her worth
Her heart laid dormant
Pieced together
Repaired and…
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Yes, please 📚
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"Just because you are soft doesn't mean you are not a force. Honey and wildfire are both the color gold."
- Victoria Erickson
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Soul of a wolf 🖤
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∞
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“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.”
—Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles.
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