Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Fifth Installment)

The Bosom-est of Buddies! I promised at the end of the previous post Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Fourth Installment) that I would feature two very famous women together for this post. They were introduced by Amelia Bloomer, who was featured in my second post Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Second Installment). Anyone […]

Pioneering Women of Civil War America (Fourth Installment)

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 […]

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 […]