As a #ProudAmerican, I express my gratitude to the many hundreds of thousands of my fellow Americans for the service and sacrifices made by the men and women in our military services. The last Monday of the month of May has been a part of our heritage since the first Decoration Day was recognized after the American Civil […]
The Return of Pomegranate!
Those of you who’ve been following EverWriting for a while may remember my blogs about growing and nurturing a pomegranate plant which I related to the process of writing Salsa Dancing with Pterodactyls. I’m back at it. I actually had not eaten a pomegranate for years and years! When I was a girl, my first […]
Don’t Blame the Pilgrims – Repost
Since writing this article, I have had the opportunity to read more about the War Between the States. I now caution anyone setting a work of fiction during this period to research both sides of this tragic conflict. This post was written a few days before it was scheduled to appear. The fourth blessing mentioned below made […]
Our Words, Our Thoughts, Our Stories
A few months ago, I mentioned to a fellow member of a writers’ group that I was working on a post-Civil War manuscript. Her immediate comment was “You’d better be on the right side of that conflict.” My immediate reaction was a silent grimace, and a sense of foreboding. As an amateur historian with a bias […]
War & Writing
I do not know why we allow it nor why so many men and women offer their lives in sacrifice to it but it seems that war is always with us. What are we fighting for? I am one of the Vietnam War generation. My parents and siblings were products of the two World and […]
Review: The Killer Angels
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara My rating: 5 of 5 stars If there is a lesson to be learned from any war it must be that no side is entirely right and no side is entirely wrong. Michael Shaara succeeds in making this abundantly clear in his novel about the battle of Gettysburg. Although […]