Fire in the Wilderness
May, 1864. Spring had arrived in the state of Virginia, but so had the Union army. It wasn’t the first time, either. Since 1861, the boys in blue had slugged […]
Peeps Genesis – Makings of a Marshmallow Invasion
If any of you followed me around Halloween, you probably know that I have a bit of a sweet tooth. It’s really hard to refuse candy, especially when it comes […]
The Real Von Trapps – A Favorite Musical vs. the History
The first time I saw “the Sound of Music,” I fell in love. Not just with that happy-go-lucky story (quite a boast for a movie with Nazis), but also with […]
Poetry Break – “Let Me Tell You How I Died” – Shelling
Last year, I tapped into my long-dormant poetry well, and I posted a series of seven poems about World War II. They were all from the vantage points of the […]
Messines Ridge – And the Big Kaboom
It was June 7, 1917, a little after three in the morning. Over a small swath of Belgium known as Messines Ridge, the first rays of dawn glittered on the […]
Dan Wescott – On Another Battlefield
The sun burned hot in the isolated countryside of Belgium. So hot…. and the horizon lay vast and unbroken. On either side of the car, we only saw open farm lands, and […]
What’s In a Name? Ask King Tut.
Once upon a time there lived a young girl who was obsessed with Ancient Egypt. She read any book about it she could get her hands on. She dressed as an Egyptian […]
Poetry Break – “Let Me Tell You How I Died” – Part I Finale – An Old Soldier
Hello everyone! As promised, here is the final segment of Part I of my Poem epic – the conclusion to the WWII part of the series (which is brought to […]
Why Apples? A Tale of Eden and Christmas Trees
I won’t lie to you guys. I’m one of those people who goes a little crazy on Christmas. The pumpkins from Halloween are barely soft before Christmas decorations go up. […]
Talbot House – “All Rank Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here”
The first thing we saw at Talbot House was the garden. It was spacious and green, with beautiful flowering shrubs all over the grassy lawn. Butterflies flitted everywhere. It felt […]
