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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)
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Optimist Day
According to the rah-rah literature, “this is a day where the world can be an Optimist themselves in action, plus join us in honoring Optimist Clubs and Members in their communities and worldwide for all they do year-round to promote … Continue reading
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National Signing Day
National Signing Day has traditionally been the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for a collegiate sport with an NCAA school. This isn’t the big deal it used to be; a … Continue reading
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Tagged College, Football, Interviews, Recognition Day, USC
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National Cancer Day
Everyone has a cancer story. They’ve had it (check, but hooray only basal cell skin cancer); they know someone who had it (check, check); they know someone who died of it (check, check, check). There’s nothing I can say that … Continue reading
National Golden Retriever Day
I was introduced to golden retrievers when I was 4 years old. We already had an Irish setter, Anjin, and my mom brought home a puppy friend for him that she named Tasha. She wasn’t even full grown when she … Continue reading
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National Catchers Day
Today is National Catchers Day, started in 2019 thanks to some guy named Xan Barksdale who has clearly made a career of something he loves. Speaking as someone else who managed to pull that off, it’s nice when it happens. … Continue reading
National Freedom Day
National Freedom Day kicks off Black History month, but it honors action by a bunch of white guys: On February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed a joint House and Senate resolution abolishing slavery that later was ratified by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, History, Recognition Day, Slavery
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Community Values
So, it looks like Alexandria legislators have decided to leave a famous statue of a Confederate soldier in historic Old Town at the intersection of Prince and Washington streets, opting to keep their powder dry for other issues. Theoretically, communities’ … Continue reading
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My First Lecture
If you manage to get a book published, and then you manage to land a gig where people are willing to sit and listen to you talk about that book, I highly recommend working it so that you have a … Continue reading
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When Your Dreamboat Turns Out to Be a Footnote…
I had a dream last night that Elvis Costello wanted to write a song about my book—he was talking about Lucien Fewell and how he had a great musical hook for the name Pistol Johnny. I didn’t get to hear … Continue reading
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In Which My Feminist Card Is Revoked
A friend sent me an article last week that said women undermine themselves by using the word “just” — that it is a “permission word” and makes one look weak. Hoo, boy. This is one in a long series of “empowering” … Continue reading
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Arwen Adams Bicknell 