Two Voices from the Past for Today
While my wife and I were visiting out-of-state relatives recently, one of our daughters was taking advantage of her public library’s...
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Dennis L. Peterson
Feb 18, 20201 min
Tuesday Teaser: Dealing with Setbacks
Be sure to check out Part 1 of the featured article about this book on Southern Writers magazine’s Suite T blog this Friday at...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 10, 20202 min
An Old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom
One of my earliest childhood memories is of sitting on the couch beside my grandfather (we called him Pappaw) in his house while he...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 3, 20203 min
Holiday Ups and Downs
Holidays can be many things to different people, depending on their circumstances and environments and a host of other factors. For...
Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 22, 20192 min
Thanksgiving Thoughts
I’m thankful that I live in a country that affords me great freedoms, of expression, of worship, of opportunities to better myself, and...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 5, 20193 min
From Bunk to Benefit
“We want to live in the present,” he said, “and the only history that is worth [anything] is the history we make today.” Sadly, that...
Dennis L. Peterson
May 17, 20192 min
Reflections on a Winslow Homer Painting
But that painting, “Snap the Whip,” was more than a sanity-maintainer for me. It reminded me of three special people: my grandfather, my...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jan 31, 20191 min
One Special Lady
We buried Virginia Mae Dietterich, my wife’s mother and my mother-in-law, on Monday. (In case you’ve been wondering, that’s why I haven’t...
Dennis L. Peterson
Dec 7, 20183 min
Thoughts While Posting Christmas Cards
As I sat engaged in the various tasks of readying Christmas cards for mailing, I began to muse. I weighed how the practice has changed...
Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 13, 20184 min
The Man I Knew
He was born on this date in 1928, about 11 months before the big crash. Most of his formative, pre-adolescent years were within that...
Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 12, 20181 min
Thank You, Military Veterans!
As we approach the Veterans Day weekend (and the actual date on Sunday, November 11), we owe a great debt of gratitude to everyone who is...
Dennis L. Peterson
Nov 6, 20182 min
Memorable Lines from Simms
Recently, I’ve been reading a little [DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!] fiction, and old fiction at that. Few people today recall the author or his...
Dennis L. Peterson
Oct 19, 20181 min
Could This Explain the Mess We’re In?
At the heart of the study is the U.S. citizenship test of basic facts about our nation’s history. Among the findings of the study are...
Dennis L. Peterson
Oct 16, 20182 min
Word Man
One hundred ninety years ago today, a man was born who later published a book the influence of which stretched far beyond his own...
Dennis L. Peterson
Oct 9, 20182 min
The Project that Birthed Death and Life
On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a secret project that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people...
Dennis L. Peterson
Sep 14, 20181 min
On This Day. . . .
Today, we take a look back at four historic events that occurred on this day, September 14. Copyright (c) 2018, Dennis L. Peterson...
Dennis L. Peterson
Sep 7, 20182 min
In Honor of Grandparents
Growing up as a kid, I thought that all grandparents–not only my own but also those of my friends–were old. After all, they had white,...
Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 10, 20182 min
The Vanished Art of “Dropping In”
In an earlier, simpler time, visiting friends and neighbors was a normal party of everyday life. Sunday afternoons and holidays were...
Dennis L. Peterson
Aug 3, 20183 min
How on Earth Did We Manage?
Today marks the beginning of South Carolina’s “tax-free weekend.” It’s not actually totally tax free. Only certain products–and a...
Dennis L. Peterson
Jul 27, 20182 min
Man of Arms, Man of Faith
But Dr. Moses Hoge, a contemporary of Jackson, declared, “To attempt to portray the life of Jackson while leaving out the religious...
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