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Tag Archives: history
Monday Musings: The Story of the Storyteller On My Desk
In May of 1994, Nancy and I took our first trip to New Mexico. (We have been back several times since, and we’re always looking forward to our next visit; it is one of our favorite places in the world.) … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Fun, History, kids, parenting, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged Acoma, blogging, business of publishing, Children of Amarid, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, kids, marriage, New Mexico, oral history, parenting, publishing, Tor Books, Travel, writing, writing business, writing life
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Monday Musings: Two Conversations With My Mom
Yesterday would have been my mother’s birthday — her 101st. I’ve written about her, and my dad, quit a bit in this space, though I haven’t written about my mother in a couple of years. She was smart and funny, … Continue reading
Monday Musings: Hate Has No Place In Thanksgiving
I had fully intended to write a fairly typical Thanksgiving week post — things I’m thankful for, what the holiday means to me, etc. I can’t now. Because once again, America is killing its own. This weekend, a quick perusal … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, kids, Politics
Tagged bigotry, blogging, constitution, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, gun violence, history, holidays, LGBTQ rights, politics, Second Amendment, Thanksgiving, violence
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Professional Wednesday: What I Learned During a Recent Visit With Claude Monet
Last week, Nancy and I were traveling for her work, and we had the opportunity to spend a day and a half in New York City. We had dinners with our older daughter, we attended some university functions, Nancy had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fantasy, Fun, History, kids, Novels, photography, travel, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, blogging, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, Claude Monet, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, family, history, ideas, Impressionism, inspiration, kids, marriage, parenting, photography, Radiants, Thieftaker Chronicles, writing, writing life
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Monday Musings: Midterms Round-up — Orange is the New Blech!
This time last week, I was lamenting the what I saw as inevitable advances by anti-democratic forces in this year’s midterm elections. Yes, I was worried my party would take a drubbing, but more, I feared elections in Arizona, Nevada, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged abortion rights, blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, Congress, constitution, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, election-deniers, elections, history, midterms, politics, Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court
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Monday Musings: Elections, John Adams, and the Future of Our Republic
Back in September 2020, as we lurched toward the Presidential election, I wrote a piece for this blog on the peaceful transfer of power. In it, I warned of the dangerous path followed by the former inhabitant of the White … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, constitution, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, democracy, election day, elections, history, Joe Biden, John Adams, politics, Richard Nixon, Thomas Jefferson
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Monday Musings: Taming My Inner Eeyore
The hard part of getting back into posting isn’t the first post. It’s the second, and the ones after that. In part, I retreated from social media six or seven weeks back because I couldn’t imagine carrying the emotional load … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, parenting, Politics, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Cheeto Fuck-nuts, climate change, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, kids, mental health, parenting, politics, Roe v. Wade, writing, writing life
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Professional Wednesday: Roger Angell, 1920-2022
If you are not a baseball fan, and not a reader of The New Yorker, chances are the news of Roger Angell’s passing, at the age of 101, had little significance for you. But if you are familiar with his … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Publishing, Reading, Sports, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged baseball, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, how to write, learning to write, memories, New York Mets, New Yorker, publishing creativity, Roger Angell, sports, Willie Mays, writing, writing life
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