The Real Von Trapps - A Favorite Musical vs. the History
A Ghost at Gettysburg: Pennsylvania Hall and Civil War Medicine
Poetry Break: "Let Me Tell You How I Died" - Antietam: The Bloodiest Day
WWI Aviator Series: The First One
Poetry Break - "Let Me Tell You How I Died" - Part I Finale - An Old Soldier
A Non-Hallmark History of Valentine's Day
Let's Catch Up!
The Doolittle Raiders: the Final Chapter
ROUTE 66 SERIES: An Intro and General History
POP POP POP! A Sparkly History of Fireworks
Route 66 Series: 100 Years of Awesome
Over the course of several articles on this website, I thought I had said all I needed to say about...
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Hold On To Tomorrow: Today is the DAY!
My dear followers and friends! Today is the DAY! Hold On To Tomorrow, my third published book, is officially out...
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A WWI Memorial: And Happy Birthday Storm Clouds!
It was my sister-in-law who first told me about the place. “Mel,” she said. “You just have to visit the...
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London Calling! Conquering OCD
Deep breath in, deep breath out. Because I’m dedicating my first post of the year to some “real talk.”...
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M.B. Henry’s Top 10 Reads for 2025!
What the heck? Was I not just writing this piece for 2024 like… a few weeks ago? Time is just...
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Doubles! A Very Exciting Announcement – Part II
There is a lot I want to say about the book I’m going to introduce to you. The second in...
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Doubles! A Very Exciting Announcement – Pt 1
It wasn’t long after As the Storm Clouds Gather came out (click here for more on that) when some emails...
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George Washington Carver: A Lesson in Faith
It was a long drive from Dallas back to our home state of Indiana. So my husband and I needed...
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A Writer’s Story: Rise Above the Criticism
Let’s face it. Everybody has an opinion these days. No matter what career you get into, no matter what you...
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Lookout Mountain: A Proud Civil War Buff
I’m not really a Civil War Buff. Okay? I mean, I guess I can see why people might call me...
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History at my Doorstep: John Dillinger’s Great Escape
I have to admit it – I feel like I’m running short on ideas for this blog lately. In part...
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As the Storm Clouds Gather: Today is the Day!
My dear followers and friends! I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled historical and life-musing posts to announce that TODAY IS THE...
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