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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)
Tag Archives: Friends
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
Durian Day
Honestly, the only thing I know about durians is that my best friend from college, Duryan-with-a-y, had a photo of one on her dorm room door freshman year with a note: “This is NOT me!” Growing up with that name, … Continue reading
Pen Pal Day
This is a perfect day to honor my dear friend Sara. We were pen pals in third grade, when I lived in Illinois and she lived in the distant land of Iowa, all the way across the Mississippi River, a … Continue reading
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Scavenger Hunt Day
Does anyone remember the book Masquerade? It came out in 1979, and it was a gorgeous book of pictures telling the story of Jack Hare carrying a treasure from the moon to the sun, but the gimmick was that if … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Fiction, Friends, Imagination, Reading, Recognition Day, Scavenger Hunt, Writing
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Volunteer Recognition Day
Volunteering was never a big thing for me. We didn’t belong to a church when I was a kid and my mom was a misanthrope, so pretty much the only volunteering I did was for school or when I was … Continue reading
Laundry Folding Day
When I think of laundry now, I think of my friend Duryan. I actually think of my friend Duryan in relation to a lot of things. She was my BFF in college, and she was one of those magnetic people … Continue reading
Twin Peaks Day
This is a particularly poignant commemoration this year, since we lost David Lynch last month. I think my kid is still mourning a bit. Twin Peaks Day is celebrated today because it is the day when FBI Special Agent Dale … Continue reading
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Tagged David Lynch, Family, Friends, Recognition Day, Television, Twin Peaks
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Arwen Adams Bicknell 