Remembering the day the world changed
Originally published in The Nevada Appeal on September 26, 2001 My Own Battlefields in This New War “It’s awful here. … Continue reading Remembering the day the world changed
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Book Report: To read or not to read
This novel is stylistically challenging. Each of the characters— fictional and historic– speaks or relates the speech of another without much connecting tissue. Continue reading Book Report: To read or not to read
Book report: The power of the book
The People of the Book Australian archivist Hannah Heath has come to Sarajevo to investigate and conserve a priceless text, … Continue reading Book report: The power of the book
Book report: It ain’t over till it’s over
Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War By Tony Horwitz Think you understand the Civil War? Think … Continue reading Book report: It ain’t over till it’s over
Book review: Just who do you think you are?
The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion Fannie Flagg I’ve been a Flagg fan for years and have always enjoyed the … Continue reading Book review: Just who do you think you are?
What did you do in the war, Mom?
This book put me right back in occupied France during WWII. I told myself I wouldn’t go back there after … Continue reading What did you do in the war, Mom?
A message to that orange-haired monster
You know who I mean. The guy who thinks internment camps were a good idea. But you know what they … Continue reading A message to that orange-haired monster
It’s a long story
Aah, the final book in Ken Follett’s epic Century Trilogy. The audio version of this one sustained me through several … Continue reading It’s a long story
Waiting for Papa
I don’t remember the day my dad came home from the war. But my parents remember. And they have told me the story so often I almost believe I can remember. Continue reading Waiting for Papa
Lorie Smith Schaefer 
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