Category: from the publisher
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Spring Chicken
It’s finally warm— between 75 and 82 during the day and in the fifties at night. I am in my happy place. I ordered some Muppet-like keychains to bring joy into the universe and my neighbor brought me a belated birthday gift that included a spring chicken in vibrant yellow.…
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The Fashion in Fashion and Fiends
Circa 1990. Somehow, I stumble upon Elsa Klensch on CNN and get a subscription to Vogue. Read Elsa’s obituary here on CNN. Haute couture becomes an obsession of mine. Why? I have no clue. I saw beauty, and creativity, and France. I was in my early stages of learning French, thinking French would be something my…
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It started with vampires
I can tell you the exact moment in time when I became obsessed with vampires. It was summer-ish time, circa 1990, and I discovered a campy Canadian television show, Dracula: The Series. The actor who played Max went on with his entertainment career to be a part of something you might have heard of Heated…
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Hometown Heroes
For the last few months, I’ve been working on a project with the Historical Society in Stewartsville, N.J., to transfer their hometown hero banner project into a commemorative book. The historical society held a launch party and book signing at their American Legion post on Saturday. Art director Gayle Hendricks…
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Memorial Day has me thinking…
Because I have an academic background in world history and two undergraduate degrees that include the study of French, certain family members have accused me of being unpatriotic and comment that I probably want to leave this country. These family members, of the MAGA variety, disowned me after my father’s…
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Update on Living Florilegium
I met with Sarah Samala yesterday, the editor of our Living Florilegium anthology that we will be working on this summer. The submission window closed over the weekend, and she is currently combing through the works and prepping her acceptances. Contributors will receive a free copy of the book, and have the opportunity to…
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What Roses tell us about Growth
My birthday falls on Wednesday, and my rose bush is celebrating with about 50 roses all blooming at the same time. When we bought this house, Mrs. Beauchspies had three rose bushes, one of which my mom trimmed back to hard and killed our first year here. The second always…
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Professor of Story Preservation
My life, when reduced to a resume or a curriculum vitae, may appear eclectic, if you’re polite, and chaotic, if you’re not. My professional life has strong themes of journalism and non-profit communications and development, while my academic life has various experiences teaching, mentoring, and researching. I’ve worked in a…
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