I took a long time to get both my bachelor's degree and my master's degree. My bachelors took me eight long years to obtain. It came...

What Writing Online Has Taught Me 1. Tone is a slippery beast. Even punctuation can steer a reader’s entire interpretation. It's not jus...

  Fictional Female Journalists/Writers 1. Lois Lane ( Superman ) – Dives into danger and conspiracy with a voice that says “This needs to...

Some authors feel like old friends. You meet them in a moment of escape, curiosity, or heartbreak, and somehow, they stay with you. Their ch...

What happened on July 10 throughout the ages? Here are just a few interesting items. 1. 1553 – Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England...

What If History Had Taken a Different Turn? History is full of crossroads—moments when a single decision, invention, or accident could have ...

In light of Google’s recent purchase of 312 acres practically in my backyard, I wanted to learn a bit more about what might be moving in.  I...

Important things that happened on June 19: 1. Juneteenth (1865): Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of slavery. ...

Today, for Thursday 13, I write about Anne Frank. 1. Anne Frank's full name was Annelies Marie Frank. She was born on June 12, 1929, in ...

Today, it's all about those memes . . .  _________________ Thursday Thirteen is played by lots of people; there is a list  here  if you ...

Here are 13 weird laws in Virginia: 1. Single people cannot have sexual relations. According to this Virginia law, any person, not being mar...

Today, we offer up a list of 13 notorious traitors and their betrayals, in no particular order. 1. Benedict Arnold – A celebrated American g...

Do you remember these items that I grew up with, most of which are now either gone or just shadows of themselves?   1. Did you look up numbe...