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LYNCH
Wild Word Friday! Linguists generally agree that LYNCH is an eponymous word. That means that it originated from the name of a person. The problem seems to be which person. There are several candidates. The first is a James LYNCH Fitzstephen, a mayor of Galway in Ireland. According to some sources, in 1493, poor…
A Glance Back – Word Banishment!
Sue Harrison, 2012, Lake Superior State University Evening News Photograph Way back in the mid-1980s, I was a young mother who had just completed her first novel – Mother Earth Father Sky. I was receiving enough rejection letters from publishers and agents to wallpaper our living room. To shore up my sagging self-esteem, I decided…
March 2025 Free Book!
Some weeks ago, I asked FaceBook friends to give me suggestions for a national bestselling book to feature in our monthly give away. A number of people suggested Kristin Hannah’s novel THE WOMEN. I bought it for my Kindle, read it, and decided I had to feature this book. It’s amazing!! From the back cover,…
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Once upon a time, when my husband and I were almost 22 years old and had been married nearly 3 years (Wow, that’s young.), I gave birth to our first child, a beautiful baby girl we named Koral Kristine. My doctor immediately noticed that something wasn’t “right” about our baby. She wasn’t crying normally and…
It’s always good to start Monday with a bit of peace – and hearing from you, Carol!!
Mmmm, lovely Monday morning scene!