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Woman holding her skirt down while she jumped on 911
Never Forget It is the 23rd anniversary of September 11. Whenever I hear the number 911, I think of that day 23 years ago. 911 is the number to call in an emergency, but I don’t associate those numbers with a phone call. No, I think of turning on the television on that sunny day after I learned what happened. After watching people covered in ashes running away from the Twin Towers, I felt afraid and sick and in shock. But when I saw that woman, time stopped for me. How long was it for her? Seconds? A minute? Two? I didn’t see her jump. She was falling when I…
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author interviews, Blog Tours, Book Launch, Characters in Writing, Historical fiction, History, New Books, Strong Women
WordCrafter Book Blog Tour for Sarah: Book 2 Women in the West Adventure Series
Hello everyone, Welcome to Day Three of WordCrafter’s Book Blog Tour for Sarah: Book 2 of the Women of the West Adventure Series. I will be interviewing author Kaye Lynn Booth. She will also give a reading from Chapter 13 of Sarah. Tour Schedule Mon. May 6 – “The Soiled Doves of the American West” – Writing to be Read Tues. May 7 – “Utes in Glenwood Springs & the Legend of Chapita” – Roberta Writes Wed. May 8 – Interview & Reading – Book Places Thurs. May 9 – “‘Modern Medicine’ in the American West” – Writing to be Read Fri. May 10 – Interview & Review – Patty’s Worlds Giveaway Don’t forget to…
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Saint Brigid of Ireland
Who Is Saint Brigid? Brigid is one of the patron saints of Ireland, the only female patron saint. This fascinating woman was born February 1st, 451 AD, in the Southeast of Ireland, in the Kingdom of Leinster. Her father was Dubhthach, a chieftain of Leinster who wooed his slave Broicsech until she became pregnant. The Book of Lismore, a late fifteenth-century manuscript written in Gaelic, says Brigid was born in the doorway of a barn on the dawn of February 1st. Many writers have recorded that she was born between indoors and outdoors, winter and spring, and night and day. Ancient tales remain that Brigid became a peacemaker because of…
