There was an art installation…one day only. Experience it here: Listen to a public discussion (from Feb 2021) about the pocket-park proposal:
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Roses for Rebecca
Today, Mother’s Day, after nearly 100 years, Rebecca Walker got a headstone on her gravesite in the Exeter cemetery. She was a what we call the “working poor” and a single mom. Perhaps you can relate? But – and this is a big but – she divorced her husband in 1897! Wow; was that evenContinue reading “Roses for Rebecca”
Women’s History Month Arrival
Book #3 “Incident at Exeter Depot” in stores March 20th! Finally!! Exeter residents (and beyond) have been learning some hidden history of their town by reading the first two books in this historical-fiction mystery series, and now the series is complete. In the newest cozy-caper, you will be introduced to Black entrepreneur, John Garrison Cutler,Continue reading “Women’s History Month Arrival”
Black Herstory Month
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”
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!”
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”
Goddess in Bowie’s Blackstar
Goddess in Bowie’s Blackstar, by RM Allen, 2016, NHgoddess.com The sudden news of Bowie’s death made me grateful for the many contributions of the chameleon Bowie that have been woven into the fabric of society since the 1970’s. He was a Brit, but he did not arrive with the British Invasion. He came from theContinue reading “Goddess in Bowie’s Blackstar”
Goddess Hot Chocolate
It’s winter, it’s cold. Snowstorm coming tomorrow! Dang!! By popular demand I am posting my Goddess Hot Chocolate recipe. As you know, I always include one fun recipe in each of my books, and this is the one that will be in the new book this spring 2016: “NH Goddess Chronicles, vol.3: Meditation Matters.” BlendContinue reading “Goddess Hot Chocolate”
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