Big Changes at Mitchell House

I have mentioned before that Az the husband and I are both working on advanced degrees. We have been working on them for a long time. Our school is considering scaling back the program, which could mean we have wasted our years here if we don’t hurry and finish soon. I received [...]

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Requiescat in Pace

The soldier I mentioned in a previous post has died. You can read more about him at JHatfields. Please pray for his family.

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Some Days You Can’t Escape

I went alone to the library the other day. Az was watching the kids, so I was able to enjoy an hour alone with all the books. I was excited to pick out some new books. I came home with nothing.
I tried. I wandered through the history section. But every [...]

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Response to the Previous Post

Thank you all for your kind and encouraging comments, both for the situation and for my writing. Clearly this is a situation you all have thought about. I tried to respond in the comments section, but it got too long, so here is an additional post.
I share with edj a tendency to feel [...]

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Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Briar Rose is Jane Yolen’s contribution to Terry Windling’s Fairy Tale Series, a set of novels that retell fairy tales set in real historic periods. I discovered the series when I read (and enjoyed) Patricia Wrede’s Snow White and Rose Red, and I have another volume, Pamela Dean’s Tam Lin, on my shelf awaiting [...]

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