Mifflintown, Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Mercersburg, Pennsylvania Harrisonburg, Virginia South Boston, Virginia Sadly, I forgot to take pictures about half the time, so I don’t have a record of everyone I have spent time with on this trip. But in all my stops, it has been ever so good to connect with old
Oh, the Places You’ll Go Read More »
I am pretty sure I stole that title from somewhere: maybe a school reader. It has that annoying, alliterative ring to it. Ah, well. After an enjoyable launch day in my home community, I set out for Berne, Indiana, to kick off a two-week book tour and to sell books. From Berne I traveled to
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So while all my American friends are celebrating the Fourth of July, I am in Canada. And my Canadian friends, instead of celebrating Independence Day on the 4th, celebrate Canada Day on the 1st. July 1st was the date my little sister and I flew into Deer Lake, Ontario. What have we been doing the
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Dear World, You look so big and overwhelming to me right now. Some days I feel like I sit at the very top of you with power to grab and swing you by your tail, toss you over my shoulder, and ride. Other days I just want to sit very small, cold, and white in
So, Chicago doesn’t really stink, at least not where I was. But one of the many interesting facts I learned during my weekend visit is that “Chicago” is thought to be a derivative of a Native American word meaning “smelly onion.” I went to Chicago to visit my friend Naomi, who is there for the
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