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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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Factionless vs. Fyodor
There’s a song in My Fair Lady where Eliza sings, “Words! Words! Words! I’m so sick of words!” All week I have had this line in my head, but replacing “words” with “work.” I had a fun but time-consuming design … Continue reading
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New Year, New Goals
Lots of new goals this year, lots of resolutions to fall down on. Or not, depending on the optimism level. Three are relevant to this blog: 1: Finish writing the book. I’m quite fed up with myself on this one. … Continue reading
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Fifty CDs Later
It took a couple months, but I can now say I have conquered Atlas Shrugged. It is a book I’ve thought about trying to read for years, but never felt I had enough time. Then I found it on CD … Continue reading
Things I’ve Read Instead of Writing:
I am poking along on my book endeavor. Admittedly, I’ve done a fair bit of research in the time I haven’t been writing, but I’ve also done a fair bit of Other, as well. I can’t remember if I’ve told … Continue reading
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What’s the Stuff Above the Subtext?*
* Spoken by one of my favorite actors, from one of my favorite movies. One of the harder things for me to do in writing is to leave things out. It is unsurprising, with my journalism background, that I am … Continue reading
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If You Like Downton Abbey…
… You should read what I’m reading. Mr. Bicknell got me two Nancy Mitford novels for Christmas, and I ripped through them in a couple of days. Now I’m reading The Sisters, a biography of all the Mitford gals—Bright Young Things … Continue reading
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Indian Summer
(A short story to kick off the new year, based on a snippet of a story in an 1872 newspaper.) John Wheeler was 22 when he declared only death would part him from Mary Elizabeth Wright. He was 34 when … Continue reading
The First Step Is Realizing You Have a Problem
I have been procrastinating on the nonfiction book. Well-Intentioned Husband asked why last night and made me actually think about the answer. I finally realized (perhaps rationalized) that my sticking point is the lack of a first-rate intelligence, per F. … Continue reading
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News, Both Fresh and Dated
Between vacations, the end of the fiscal year at work, and a pretty dramatic paradigm shift in my own writing-for-fun, I’ve been neglecting ye olde writing blog again. Time to fix that. First: I am pleased and proud to announce … Continue reading
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Arwen Adams Bicknell 