by B.L. Unkel | Nov 24, 2021 | Holidays
Did you know 10-12% of Americans think their ancestors arrived in 1620 on the Mayflower? Count me in that group . . . sort of. I grew up hearing about how my family arrived on the “first ship.” As a child, I thought that meant the Mayflower. It wasn’t until I was a...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 20, 2021 | Writing
Almost every type of genre (mystery, romance, horror, etc.) has words or phrases that are particular to that specific genre. Authors of police procedurals use police jargon. Science Fiction novels are often set in a world created in the author’s imagination with...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 13, 2021 | History
Growing up, how many of you heard your parents or grandparents say, “When I was a child, we didn’t have . . . ” In my late teens, I pondered how I’d one day finish that sentence. As the years went by and technology advanced, the answer became obvious. Growing up, I...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 11, 2021 | Holidays
In Honolulu, Hawaii, December 7, 1941, began as a perfect day for an early flying lesson. The flight instructor, a civilian born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1919, had the student practicing landings. They were circling back for another descent when a fast-moving...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 6, 2021 | Travel
Several years ago, a couple of friends and I visited the Biltmore Mansion in Ashville, N.C. It was mid-November, and we’d gone specifically to see Biltmore decorated for Christmas. (If you haven’t done that, I highly recommend it.) We toured the main house twice,...
