Mathew Brady portrait of Rev. C.T. Quintard sometime between 1855 and 1865. “If it be true that — ‘They also serve, who only stand and wait,’ surely they serve
Army helicopter pilot Mark Clotfelter. Today marks the final Friday I’m hosting a guest blogger from my writer’s group. Susan Clotfelter Jimison, a full-time book store owner and
This morning’s launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral marks a new era in space exploration. SpaceX’s bold move to rocket the first private spacecraft to the International
A view of the Twin Towers nine days before September 11th. Photo by Anne Wainscott Like everyone in
Lake 26 from the Sargent family cabin deck. Photo by: Anne Wainscott-Sargent 3,000 miles. Four states. Nineteen cousins. That’s what my family just completed – a Midwest roadtrip that took
Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center, Callaway Gardens Pine Mountain, Georgia According to Callaway’s website, “nature’s beauty floats gracefully through the air at this glass-enclosed conservatory.” Home to 50 species of
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Photo by: Thanh Cat Few places match the majesty of Denali National Park and Preserve, created in 1917. Located near the top of the world,
Whether it’s to inform, entertain, unify or defend, speeches are a critical form of communication. Good ones know how to grab and keep the audience’s attention, and great ones change thinking and inspire action.
The Gardens at Hampton Court, Herefordshire, England. Photo by Jeff Sargent. This is my second Friday post themed around “Places that Inspire Your Inner Writer.” Three summers ago my husband and
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