Is There a True Olympic Spirit, Beyond Medals and Ideology?
The 2012 London Summer Olympic Games draw many of us to watch in wonder; each devoted athlete has dedicated his or her life to the agonizing, fine art of perfect completion. Whether they are competing…
Mysterious Mathematics, Beauty and Truth in Fractals
Fractals fascinate the eye, but their beauty is more than skin deep. Their self-similar structure iterates, meaning it repeats a process where the result forms the starting point for the next step. Their structure originates…
The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.
This review is based on a pre-release reading of the uncorrected, “galley” proof provided to me by goodreads. Novel Release Date: June 5, 2012. I just finished an early taste of summer vacation, with a…
A Small Town Tool Box; the Old Hardware Store
Hardware stores are dear to my heart. I probably went into my first with my Grandpa Henry, who took me all over Franklin, Nebraska, my childhood heaven on earth. My mother reminds me that he…
Grimm Fairy Tales, Love & Trust
In fairy tales, dangerous creatures live in the forest and children can get in trouble there. In Grimm Tales’ “Snow-White and Rose-Red,” the sisters are safe in their forest, collecting flowers and berries and “nothing…
Something New
This blog is now designed for you. I’ll post good things here that you might not find, otherwise, so think of it as a place to refresh yourself with something new. You might even chuckle…
On Paper Wings
Have you ever read stories that resound with syncopation and flutter in your imagination? With pleasure that is almost painful? I have. Marly Swick was one of my creative writing instructors when I completed my…
Just as She Wrote It
What is that handwriting? Good question. This is a scan of one page of my Grandma Laura Feess’s ledger, a thin but treasured volume that my Mom recently shared with me. As a young wife…
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