1860s Women’s Fashion Continued with Some “Show & Tell” As the above subtitle suggests, this post is a continuation of my previous post Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Third Installment): Win Prize! It will be brief as it merely answers my challenge to win a prize for guessing the number of actual outer-and-under garments my […]
Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Third Installment): Win Prize!
1860s Women’s Fashion Read on for a chance to win one of two $5.00 Amazon Gift Cards! More profiles of “Pioneering Women of Civil War America” to come! But, first, speaking of dress reform, addressed in my previous post, Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Second Installment), dedicated to Amelia Bloomer, let’s have a little […]
Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Second Installment)
Thank you for allowing me a brief detour from my introductory blog of Pioneering Women of Civil War America to write a blog titled In Memory of My Cuddly Keeshond Fuji and Civil War Mascots! For this second installment of “Pioneering Women of Civil War America,” I would like to get started with a question: […]
In Memory of My Cuddly Keeshond Fuji and Civil War Mascots
My next post was to be a continuation of my Introduction to “Pioneering Women of Civil War America.” However, as you’ve all experienced, best-laid plans go awry and, due to an unforeseen circumstance, I’ve traded that post with this: Soldiers of the American Civil War had mascots—ranging from dogs, cats, birds, mice, and…yes, even toads—as […]
Pioneering Women of Civil War America
Introduction As you’ve obviously gleaned from the title, my posts over days to come will feature women who courageously pioneered their way into roles traditionally reserved for men before, during, and after the American Civil War. It was while writing Train to Glory (Book 2 of Glory: A Civil War Series), in particular, that I […]
Sweet Glory (Book 1 of “Glory: A Civil War Series”)
The gift that keeps on giving, right on time this past Xmas: My novel Sweet Glory won FIRST PLACE for Historical Fiction (set in American Civil War times) in the 2018 TopShelf Indie Book Awards!!! You can find it displayed on page 17 at this link for TopShelf Magazine’s 2018 Holiday Issue. There will be a review posted in a forthcoming […]
Sweet Glory & Train to Glory (Books 1 & 2 of Glory: A Civil War Series) On Sale!
Are You North or South of the Equator? At the beach or curling up before a fireplace? Either way, if you’re searching for fun reads, search no more! I’ve joined Smashwords 10th Annual July Summer/Winter Promotion (July 1-31, 2018) where my two historical fiction eBooks, Sweet Glory & Train to Glory, are discounted by 50%! […]
Sweet Glory & (Sequel) Train to Glory: Fresh Starts!
Long Time No Chat, Readers! “Why?” You Ask. In order to give Sweet Glory. . . . . .& its sequel Train to Glory. . . . . .fresh starts, I had to remove myself from the social-media grid for a while. “Why?” Again, You Ask. Devastatingly, my publisher went out of business at the […]
The Results of the Arizona Authors’ Association 2016 International Literary Contest Are In!
I promised to let readers know the results of the Arizona Authors’ Association’s 2016 International Literary Contest, and I can finally get off the pins and needles I’ve been sitting on since Train to Glory became a Finalist in the category for Children’s Literature now that I’ve learned. . . . . .Drum Roll, Please. . . Train […]
Literary Award Finalist
Train to Glory has been selected as a finalist by The Arizona Authors’ Association, Arizona’s finest literary competition. Winners will be presented in Phoenix on November 5, 2016, at the Association’s 35th Annual Awards Gala and Silent Auction. Works by all finalists will be published in the Arizona Literary Magazine 2017 scheduled for release in late […]