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Weekend Wishes

Did You Know

Did you know that John Adams, our second president, was accepted to Harvard at age fifteen? At that time Harvard consisted of four brick buildings and a chapel.
Information gleaned from John Adams by David McCullough.

IWSG Wednesday

 The first Wednesday of every month is officially IWSG day. Members post about their doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.
Thanks, as always, to Alex Cavanaugh, founder and Ninja Captain extraordinaire and our awesome co-hosts.
The IWSG monthly question can be found under the IWSG Sign-up tab on the Insecure Writer's Support Group Blog.
This month’s question—What's the strangest thing you’ve ever googled in researching a story. 

Nothing sexy comes to mind for this month’s question. What currently crops up the most for me is the firearms of the era, which my brother researches for me. I was looking for a short rifle barrel and D loop lever for my female bounty hunter. He got so excited about the D loop, he ordered one for his rifle.  And yes, even though I write shoot ‘em ups, I’m a gun control advocate. The only one among the sibs

Monday-Tuesday

We made our annual pilgrimage into the mountains to see the fall foliage.
And this jumped through the cracks in my garden walk.
AND...

Weekend Wishes

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Did You Know

Did you know instead of pumpkins, the first Jack O'Lanterns were made from turnips?

Happy Halloween

And a quite late Happy Bday to Andrew.

Wacky Writerly Wednesday

Monday-Tuesday

Replicas.Have you seen this one yet? It's about cloning and replicating, and  I found it to be intense. I was immersed in it, but couldn't decide till the end whether I liked it or not. The film kept me guessing all the way through it. I give it a  

Weekend Wishes

Did You Know

Did you know during the renaissance amethyst was commonly engraved with a bear and worn as a protective amulet?