Click the Image to Order!
Lucien Fewell shot James Clark after he apparently ran off with Lucien's 16-year-old sister. The murder trial that followed featured two Confederate generals and a former Virginia governor. What was the verdict? (also on Amazon.com)
Author Archives: arwenbicknell
Underwear Day
Why is this even a day? You might laugh. I sure did. It was created (unsurprisingly) by the online underwear retailer Freshpair “to promote body positivity and self-expression through comfortable and supportive undergarments.” I read this and squinted. Wouldn’t “body … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition Day
Tagged Advertising, Culture, Fashion, Humor, Recognition Day
Leave a comment
Coast Guard Day
The Coast Guard is one of the five U.S. armed services, established on this day in 1790. It had a modest beginning: Originally called the Revenue Marine, it was basically ten boats with crews who were supposed to prevent smuggling … Continue reading
Friendship Day
Know how everyone scoffs that Valentine’s Day is a conspiracy devised by card companies and chocolatiers to part romantics from their money? Well, Friendship Day actually WAS established by none other than Joye Clyde Hall (that’s J.C. to you), the … Continue reading
Blues Music Day
Blues was a big part of my soundtrack growing up. From Johnny Adams to Johnny Winter (there’s probably someone who starts with Z, but they’re not coming to mind), my parents were into all of it. One story my dad … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition Day
Tagged Elvin Bishop, Family, Memories, Muddy Waters, Music, Paul Butterfield, Recognition Day
Leave a comment
Spider-Man Day
My dad introduced me to comic books when I was about 8, I think. Spider-Man was the guy for him, so he became the guy for me. I think it was the somewhat snarky attitude that worked for both of … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition Day
Tagged Black Cat, Comics, Marvel, Movies, Recognition Day, Spider-Man
Leave a comment
Avocado Day
I tried to like avocadoes. I really did. They’re a superfood. Many people I respect love guacamole. It never took. I tried to persuade my kid to like avocadoes when he was small and a ridiculously picky eater. I found … Continue reading
Paperback Book Day
According to the blurb, today celebrates the day that Penguin started publishing paperbacks in 1935. Looked at from a distance, paperbacks were sort of the cassettes or CDs of the print world—the bridge between OG books and electronic storage. Paperbacks … Continue reading
Lipstick Day
I have never been a diehard lipstick user. Wearing makeup at all amounted to an act of rebellion against my mom, who had pretty much given up the whole regimen thing in her 20s, with the occasional exception of mascara … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition Day
Tagged Beauty, Cosmetics, Family, Lifestyle, Lipstick, Recognition Day
Leave a comment
Buffalo Soldiers Day
I reckon most people know this phrase because of the Bob Marley song. And call me racist or a cultural appropriator or whatever you want, but my favorite rendition of that song was when my tiny and extremely pale toddler … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition Day
Tagged Buffalo Soldiers, Civil War, History, Military, Recognition Day
Leave a comment
Gary Gygax Day
I decided to write about this one because I had never heard of the guy. Turns out he’s the inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, which I have heard of but also know little about. Gygax was born in Chicago, but … Continue reading
Posted in Recognition Day
Tagged Dungeons and Dragons, Fantasy, Games and Gaming, Gary Gygax, Recognition Day, Wargaming
Leave a comment
Arwen Adams Bicknell 