Sitting at home, hearing all the fireworks around me blasting off like thunder and gunshots echoing over the hollow, I can't help but remember the Revolutionary War. This is not the first 4th of July I've sat and listened to this echo around me, and thought about how scared the people in the East must have been during the Revolutionary War. Battles could be heard in the woods and the towns surrounding their homes, and they never knew what could be around the corner that might

Want to hear a funny? I started watching one of the best classical movies (Turner Classic Movies: TCM CLASSIC MOVIES), I Know Where I'm Going. It is a fantastic movie set during WWII about a young woman who "knows where" she is going. She is determined to have the best things in life, even if it means marrying a man close to her father's age. Unfortunately, something unforeseen stops her from reaching the last point of her goal, the weather! During an action-packed scene wher

"Well, Barlow," Jack said. "I need a big one this time."

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Her husband was recently murdered, and she was broke with a son to raise!

A rattle coming from the ground not too far from her right foot along the brush beneath the berries.

Barlow was not a man to mess with when facing an adversary! Excerpt from my novel, Warm Embers Burn Deep . --------- The men were trappers and drunk. The stablemaster, Beedy, was among them and had informed them of the “black slave boy” who was sleeping in his stables. These pro-slavers decided to go and have some fun with the kid, but Barlow was leaning on the door beside the stables, waiting for them. “Hiya, pals!” he said while leaning unconcerned against the door. He yaw

What do writers do when they're not writing? Or what hobbies do writers have?

I do not know when my obsession with figgy pudding happened, but perhaps it was several years ago. I was watching a BYU-produced comedy called Studio C. Studio C was a mix of hilarious little comedy skits that the students apparently put together. Some of the skits were amazingly perceptive and had a humorous slant at the time. One happened to be around Christmastime and centered around an obsession with figgy pudding carolers. Of course, it was not unknown to me that figgy

Creating a possible new Christmas tradition for myself in the way of FOOD! Yum!

I decided to be on my own this Thanksgiving for several different reasons. One main issue was mobility issues that I've had to experience since I broke my leg several years ago. It makes it rather challenging to get to places, especially with stairs, so I decided to forgo that this year. Another reason is that it's for nostalgic purposes. You see, I have some really wonderful Thanksgiving memories from when I was growing up with my parents and family around. My parents are

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” John Wayne BatJac Productions 1960 The Alamo Something triggered last night, where I decided to watch John Wayne's The Alamo. I heard that John Wayne spent 14 years planning, writing, and preparing for this movie, and how he would actually construct it. He was not the headliner star but directed and produced it under BatJac Productions, his own company. According to the internet, John Wayne was fascinated by the st

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It was very strange to me in high school when some students came into class 15 minutes late. They said they had a flat tire and had to...