What do Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman have in common? As far as we know, none of them have ever set foot in Exeter, NH. Yet, every February during Black History month, we study them in our schools, sing their favorite hymns in our churches, and recognize them on the televisionsContinue reading “Black Herstory Month”
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Solstice 2020: taking the show on the road!
Happy Holidays to all! In this dark and quiet time near the Winter Solstice, who wouldn’t enjoy the bright company of friends for an hour – even if online? I offer to you the opportunity to Zoom-host a local-mystery author in your circle of friends or book group. That’s right: you, me, your friends, (andContinue reading “Solstice 2020: taking the show on the road!”
Rightfully Hers: Happy 100th to the Suffs!
This August marks the 100th anniversary of the “Women’s Vote” win that was an epic 72-year struggle, spanning two generations of women. Elizabeth Cady-Stanton kicked it off by writing the “Declaration of Sentiments” in 1848 in Seneca Falls, NY, before her daughter Harriot Stanton-Blatch was even born. In 1902 the mom died (at 86 yearsContinue reading “Rightfully Hers: Happy 100th to the Suffs!”
Summer 2020: Justice and Liberty …for all
It is summer solstice, the lazy days should be stretching before us, but instead all the world seems in retrograde. For a long time there have been people working on issues of equality. (That is a vast understatement.) But finally a great many people have joined them and are putting their own shoulders to theContinue reading “Summer 2020: Justice and Liberty …for all”
Book Launch (in social isolation)
At the very beginning of social isolation, the local paper called me to write a story about what one does when your book launch gets swallowed up by the virus. Here is a link to the article: https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20200409/incident-at-exeter-tavern-author-launches-new-book-in-self-isolation Two months have passed, and I have spent the cold, rainy, and isolated spring of 2020 writingContinue reading “Book Launch (in social isolation)”
You Must Be The One To Write It
If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it. ~ Toni Morrison “Toni Morrison – The Pieces I Am”, a 2019 documentary, was offered as a selection on a recent flight I took aboard American Airlines. I had heard aboutContinue reading “You Must Be The One To Write It”
2020 Overhaul: New Book, New Site
Hello friends! It is 2020 and time for an overhaul, on many levels. I am sure you can feel this in your own lives. As for me, I put my newest book up online last week and then decided to overhaul my website. Many days later, I am now ready to present you with aContinue reading “2020 Overhaul: New Book, New Site”
Sneak Peek at New Book
I have some news for you my friends – I have been working on a new book this summer! It is still a work in progress but, targeted to be out in early 2020 if all goes well. I ask you, what would redress look like in Exeter?? Incident at Exeter Tavern ~ A MaryvonneContinue reading “Sneak Peek at New Book”
amplify HER voice
It is my conjecture that Kamala is participating in the creation of a new genre of book, and one that is sorely needed. Her book is a combination memoir, auto-biography, and political platform. Coming away from this bio-plat book you feel…
Who Writes Herstory?
Who writes history? It is time to re-examine traditional narratives and do some inclusive re-writes. For example, I would have bet money that my very “white” NH town had always been so. But I fell down a rabbit hole while looking for a rabbit, and found also that my town had the highest percentage ofContinue reading “Who Writes Herstory?”
