Are you in a festive mood for the upcoming holidays yet? Do you want to catch some Christmas spirit? Have you got all your Christmas gifts already or are you still searching for the perfect one? Do you still need something extra-special, locally created? The Peninsula High School in Purdy hosts their Annual Winterfest on […]
Let’s Talk! – A Snoring Dog
Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. Having no dog of my own, I have only ever experienced watching other people’s sleeping dogs. I’m not sure that I ever heard any of them snore. I remember […]
Local Author Susanne Bacon at SHMA Holiday Store
Have you got all your Christmas gifts and decorations yet? If you have only started (just like I), you will definitely want to check out the Steilacoom Historical Museum’s Holiday Store for some wonderful and unique items. And, maybe, for some cozy mystery book for the bookworms among your loved ones. On Sunday, November 24, […]
Across the Fence: Fife
What an interesting Germanism to find in the term of fife! I’m not talking about the city of Fife, WA, with its population of 11,000 people, by the way – and its name may or may not derive from the Scottish location. I’m talking the old musical instrument. “Fife” is an abomination of the German […]
In the Book Nook with … Michael B. Schwartz
Author Michael B. Schwartz has lived in Southwest Ohio most of his life and works at a dining hall on a college campus. He started writing when he was 15 (1988), revamped the story in 2007, and published The Dreamkiller in 2011. His short story, The Offering, won second place at Leaf by Leaf Literary […]
Let’s Talk! – A First Place Ribbon
Are you ready to switch off your screens and ponder or discuss another writing/conversation prompt from my friend Tyrean Martinson’s book? Here’s my take on it. Ribbons for winners seem to be a thing of the Anglo-Saxon world. At least, they never occurred at any time during my life in continental Europe. Also, I’m almost […]
Across the Fence: (Wiener) Schnitzel
I’m pretty sure that everyone of you has encountered a schnitzel (pronounce: shnitsle, meaning chop) in their lifetime, either as a Germanism in the English language or as a dish on their plate. Though, funny enough, a lot of people think that a schnitzel is so much more German than a boneless chop. And maybe […]
Time Traveling with Dorothy Wilhelm and Don Trosper
Are you up to a very entertaining, even educational event with lots of chuckles and aha-effects? My dear friend, multi-talent Dorothy Wilhelm, whom many of us know as radio host, TV show host, Tacoma News Tribune columnist, podcast host, AND book author, and historian/author Don Trosper, who also has a long radio career under his […]
In the Book Nook with … m. a. white
Author m. a. white from Bryan, Ohio, works as a Processing Engineer in the field of injection molding. He has been writing since he was 15 years old and published his first book in 2023. When m.a. doesn’t write he is after “any art that makes lonely people smile.” Which genres do you cover?m. a. […]