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Feb 7, 20172 min read

Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week

The first full week of February is Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week. It’s impossible to estimate how many young readers have been...

Jan 13, 20176 min read

A Really Hard Job

And Daddy, a self-employed brick mason, made my brother and me go to work with him from the time we were old enough to get into trouble...

Jan 6, 20172 min read

Fulfilling Resolutions One Step at a Time

Well, I’ve taken that first step (actually several steps) on that long journey of fulfilling one of my perennial resolutions: to read...

Dec 2, 20161 min read

Review and Gift Suggestion

Are you looking for that perfect gift for someone special? If that someone special happens to be a history buff, I’ve got a suggestion: a...

Sep 30, 20162 min read

October’s Special Times

As we approach the cusp of another new month (can it really be October already?), a quick glance at my planning calendar reveals some...

Sep 6, 20162 min read

National Read-a-Book Day

I guess, based on the dates of those various special days, that someone wants you to read the book before you buy it. It’s usually the...

Jun 27, 20163 min read

Powerful, Influential Books

As many books as I’ve read since Mrs. George first awoke my interest in reading nearly fifty years ago in fifth grade, that’s a hard...

Sep 4, 20152 min read

Change and Continuity Revisited

Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...