I’ve been so busy the past couple of months, poor Charlie hasn’t gone anywhere. He’s just sat in his little cubby between my desk and the office window, no doubt feeling sorely neglected. Hopefully, he takes the message on my coaster (it says “Practice Patience”) to heart. In spite of busy-ness, we have made time […]
There is a sprawling and volatile discussion going on right now in America on race and racism. It is a discussion that has been ongoing and rising in crescendo since Phyllis Wheatley penned her gentle early lines in the 1700’s: Some view our sable race with scornful eye,”Their colour is a diabolic dye.”Remember, Christians, Negroes,
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Does anyone remember Charlie? He’s my little travel buddy who once upon a time featured in posts I called my Six Week Roundups. Well, Charlie’s been around all this time, even though you haven’t heard from him. I decided recently to make him a regular feature on my blog, mostly because I like him and
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Guest author Shel Pais told me once that his father, who survived the Holocaust, had a tremendous impact on his life. Today, Shel writes historical fiction highlighting the discrimination Jews faced in a lesser known age: the Middle Ages. In this post, read what he has to say about his novel and the history that
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