On this first day of Black History Month, I want to introduce you to Oscar Micheaux: “I was struck by the beauty of the scenery…. Stretching for miles to the northwest and to the south, the land would rise in a gentle slope to a hogback, and as gentle slope away to a draw, which …
A few months ago at the dinner table, our son mentioned that he had been reading about the movies based on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy (aka the Millennium Trilogy). For some mindless reason, I heard “Girl With a Pearl Earring” instead of “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” “I didn’t know there were …
Today I updated my reading lists (on the right side of the blog), and I want to share a book I am now reading: The Quickening, by Michelle Hoover. Ever since I began working on the book that only I can write, I have been on the lookout for other works that are based on …
I love the title of the recent She Writes contest: Passion Project. It perfectly sums up how I feel about my current work in progress, which is based on the diaries of my great aunt. For my family (and anyone else who is interested), I am publishing excerpts of her entries on “Hattie’s Blog,” choosing representative …