Category Archives: Writing

This category is for those posts related to writing in general.

Are You Listening?

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Lately, I’ve been accumulating podcasts. Podcasts on gardening and writing. In other words, things I find interesting and useful. Trouble is, I haven’t be actually listening to them. In part, it’s because my truck doesn’t have Bluetooth so I can … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready for #PhxComicon

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Most writers are introverts. We live in the worlds we create in our heads and are quite happy there. But sometimes, we need to leave and actually go out to meet people. Real people; not the characters in our heads. … Continue reading →

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Acts Against Liberty

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Linda Andrews

In war, everyone makes sacrifices. Not all of them are voluntary, some are legislated. After declaring war on the Central Powers, the US opened another front, a home front, against hyphenated Americans: German-Americans, Irish-Americans, and Jews (who were perceived as hating … Continue reading →

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Taking Care

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Nothing advances medicine more than war. The injuries inflicted on soldiers and civilians evolve because of advances in weaponry. And while World War 1 was the first fully industrial war, the US Civil War foreshadowed the horrors to come with … Continue reading →

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The First International Aid Movement

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Linda Andrews

I grew up in an age of international aid. Any time a disaster happens in the world, nations come together to provide medical, food, and other supplies to those effected. Earthquakes in Haiti, Tsunamis in Japan and Indonesia, or Hurricanes in … Continue reading →

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Before the Flood, there was a trickle

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Just because the US declared war in 1917 didn’t mean we were able to send millions of troops to the front within months. And just because the US had declared its neutrality in 1914, didn’t mean there weren’t Americans in … Continue reading →

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Why We Went

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Linda Andrews

This month marks the 100th Anniversary of the United States into the First World War. So I thought I’d devote the month to the nuggets I discovered while researching WW1 for my Love’s Great War series. President Wilson had ran … Continue reading →

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And so we meet again…

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Linda Andrews

Marci Gras was yesterday. I didn’t celebrate appropriately. There wasn’t King’s cake. There weren’t beads. And I had a Reuben casserole instead of gumbo or jambalaya. So here we are on Ash Wednesday and I’m faced with another Lent. While … Continue reading →

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Sam and Pete

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Linda Andrews

So, I was reading a book on Isle Royale in Michigan and came across a reference. Apparently there was one resident who was quite colorful not only in his language but his use of other words to enhance those assorted … Continue reading →

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Facts vs Alternative Facts

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Linda Andrews

I have been a fan of alternative facts for years. Alternative universes, too. In other words, I love to read fiction. Pretty much any kind of fiction. But what of our alternative-Alternative facts section?  Who loves to read nonfiction? I … Continue reading →

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