Inspiration for Christmas Newsletter
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Christmas
Odin may have been the first Santa Claus Mythologists believe the white-bearded Old Norse god Odin originated the legend of Santa Claus. How did the terrifying specter of a warrior god soaring through the skies on his flying eight-legged white horse transform to the chuckling man who radiates eternal kindness, riding on a sleigh pulled…
Another Five Things you didn’t know about Thanksgiving
They say it was Jack. The history of pardoning turkeys is somewhat patchy. The most favorite began with Tad Lincoln’s pet Jack. In 1863, President Lincoln was gifted a live turkey for Christmas. Eight-year-old Tad adopted the bird and taught him to follow behind as he hiked around the White House grounds. The President told…
Bad Vibes The Bob Dylan and Joan Baez tragic romance
Nearly every Halloween, my handsome but sometimes clueless partner comes up with ideas for a couple’s costume. I put the kibosh on his suggestion for this year-Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. He’d found a messy brown-haired wig in the attic along with an abandoned guitar, put them on, and played some duets the couple sang…
Bob Dylan is The Best Musician of the 20th Century
Bob Dylan is one of my favorite musicians. I’ve been working on a human-interest story about him. He’s believed to be one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 20th century. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan’s music left a footprint in the blues, country, rock and roll, and folk music…
Racy Italian fotoromanzi inspired the dark romance writer in me
Italian Fotoromanzi In elementary school, my friends and I shared Nancy Drew mysteries. By the time we went to high school, we had hidden bodice-rippers and soft porn books in our backpacks, contraband that could have gotten us expelled. Little did I know an Italian Fotoromanzo would fuel my fascination with dark romance. The glossy…