History
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Short Visit to Gettysburg
After a family wedding (hooray fun times it was 400 kinds of awesome), Jenny and I had some time to explore Gettysburg before we had to head home. I’ve never been there. I…
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A Little Urban Exploration by Bike
Jenny and I took what looked to be a rainy, cold day today, and turned it into a partly sunny (but still a little chilly) photo bike ride through McKeesport and Duquesne.
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I Spoiled “A Rose for Emily”
You fantastic blog readers won’t share my exact taste in books or social activities. However, my sister K. updated our friends and family on her life, so I will as well. First off,…
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Come Visit “The Parnassus Pen”
This is Jenny, and I have a few items to discuss. First: Happy birthday to my youngest sister, O.S.G! Sis, if you are reading this, I want you to know that it was…
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We’re All Going To Die (Writing With History)
We’re all going to die someday. This is why I woke up rage-inducingly early on my day off – a SATURDAY, and also SAINT PATRICK’S DAY. Why I defrosted my car and drove…
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Colonial Snakebite
Snakes fascinate me. Today I pulled down “The Day Must Dawn,” by Agnes Sligh Turnbull. (This is a fiction novel about colonial Westmoreland County and the burning of Hannastown in 1782. The author…
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Mystery Writing
First, I have many special memories about visits to bookstores. I grew up south of Somerset, PA. Even a trip to the “local” bookstore to buy the newest Baby-Sitters Club book was…
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Snakes on a Plantation
I listened to a few episodes of The Nod last month. The Nod, by Gimlet Media, is a podcast about Black life hosted by Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings. I highly recommend The Nod‘s…
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“A Season with the Witch”
So, I read this book: “A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts,” by J.W. Ocker. J.W. Ocker lived in Salem, Massachusetts with his wife and two…
