M.B. HENRY
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Today’s Book Recommendations
Theme: Summer Reading - Nature
A Passion for Nature: the Life of John Muir
These Silent Woods
Bewilderment
Where the Crawdads Sing
Quotes of the Week

“She knew it was up to her to say what had to be said. To do what had to be done. When there is only you, you do not get to choose which jobs you want, you do not get to decide you are incapable of anything. There is no room for distaste or weakness. You must do it all. All of the ugliness, the sadness, the things most people can’t stand to even think about, all must live inside of you. You must be capable of everything.”
– Taylor Jenkens Reid, “Malibu Rising”

“Guilt, once it’s imprinted deeply on your soul, is almost impossible to get rid of. It becomes as much a part of you as your heart or your reason, and you realize if you let go of it, you will lose a part of yourself along with it.”
– P. Valvey, “the Titanic Sisters”

Archives

Francis C. Barlow: From Private to General, and Beyond

The year was 1851. A still, silent night blanketed the Harvard Campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Dew beaded the spacious, lush grounds. Night birds sang and crickets chirped. Most students and faculty were sound asleep in their cozy dormitories. Suddenly…. KABOOM. An earth-shattering roar split the air. Students rolled out of their beds. Some stray dogs barked and windows rattled. In the Cambridge arsenal on campus, smoke rose from a cannon that hadn’t… Read More

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The Bloody Angle

On a cool morning in April of 2016, I visited a small prairie in the wilderness of Virginia. A wide-open field of grass sloped into a deep ravine. Blooming purple and white Dogwoods whispered in the breeze and showered the place with petals. Butterflies flitted everywhere – especially Tiger Swallowtails, their yellow and black wings a marked contrast with the fresh green grass. Standing among such beauty, you’d never think so much… Read More

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AUTHOR/HISTORY ENTHUSIAST/PHOTOGRAPHER
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Do you love history like I do? Maybe you'd like to keep up on my journey as a writer. If so then sign up today for my semi-annual newsletter.

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Today’s Book Recommendations
Theme: Summer Reading - Nature
A Passion for Nature: the Life of John Muir
These Silent Woods
Bewilderment
Where the Crawdads Sing
Quotes of the Week

“She knew it was up to her to say what had to be said. To do what had to be done. When there is only you, you do not get to choose which jobs you want, you do not get to decide you are incapable of anything. There is no room for distaste or weakness. You must do it all. All of the ugliness, the sadness, the things most people can’t stand to even think about, all must live inside of you. You must be capable of everything.”
– Taylor Jenkens Reid, “Malibu Rising”

“Guilt, once it’s imprinted deeply on your soul, is almost impossible to get rid of. It becomes as much a part of you as your heart or your reason, and you realize if you let go of it, you will lose a part of yourself along with it.”
– P. Valvey, “the Titanic Sisters”

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