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The UM-Morris campus, past and present

March 31, 2014

In my previous post, I alluded to the fact that I was at UM-Morris, which had previously been an “ag …

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The dark side of history: England

March 21, 2014

Leave it to me to visit a beautiful place only to come away wanting to know more about the dark …

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Blog Tour: #MyWritingProcess

March 17, 2014

Today is my day on The Blog Tour, where writers and authors answer questions about their writing processes. Last week, …

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The Bath Abbey, England

March 5, 2014

I was here in Bath for almost a week before I stepped into the abbey. As with most European abbeys …

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A collection of memorials, Bath, England

March 2, 2014

I’m drawn to all types of memorials, not just gravestones in cemeteries. Non-cemetery memorials say to me that someone thought …

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40 years ago today: Patty Hearst kidnapped

February 4, 2014

An odd series of events today led to this post. I don’t blog about this very often, but my current …

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Bringing a little good to the world: African Initiatives

January 20, 2014

I will be in Bath, England, at the end of February/early March (more on that later). I discovered the Bath …

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Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN

December 17, 2013

Who didn’t grow up watching the annual broadcast of The Wizard of Oz? One of the networks would air this …

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My virtual Indies First day, November 30: 30% off books!

November 25, 2013

Saturday, November 30, is Small Business Saturday. The idea is to visit your locally owned stores and do some holiday …

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The Kennedy kids: November 23, 1963

November 23, 2013

I was browsing the November 23, 1963 edition of the New York Times and saw this article. We know so …

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