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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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Tap Dance Day
When I was in grade school, I took dance and gymnastics lessons. I don’t remember how the lessons broke down; I think it was 10 minutes of warmup, then 15 minutes each of tap, ballet, and tumbling, with shoe changes … 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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Be a Millionaire Day
The spirit of the day is “to reflect on the idea of being a millionaire and potentially consider strategies to achieve financial independence. While it’s a fun day to imagine the possibilities of having a million dollars, it also serves … Continue reading
Biographer’s Day
National Biographers’ Day is celebrated annually on the day that Samuel Johnson met his biographer, James Boswell, in 1763. I have somehow never read Boswell, but I have pretty much always loved biographies. The school library at my grade school … Continue reading
Limerick Day
Someone once said puns are the lowest form of humor. Are limericks the lowest form of poetry? Maybe. Are they the funniest? Often. When I was in high school, I won a newspaper contest by writing a political limerick that … Continue reading
Paranormal Day
A million years ago, I wrote a book about a murder trial. You can still buy it (just look to the right). The year the book came out, the historic site where the murder (and the trial) took place held … Continue reading
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Bucket List Day
As my Bucket Day approaches, my list has (happily) gotten much shorter. This is partly because I’ve done a bunch of the things I always wanted, but it is partly because I get lazier and less imaginative as I get … Continue reading
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Big Word Day
When I was in seventh grade, I got booted from the big spelling bee on “rhinoceros” after debating and then incorrectly adding a “u” at the end. You can bet I have spelled that word correctly every time it has … Continue reading
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Husband Appreciation Day
I’ll be honest, this should be every day in my house. It isn’t. I come up short. The hubs is a long-suffering control freak married to another control freak. Fortunately, we got pretty good early on at divvying up what … Continue reading
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