by B.L. Unkel | Oct 7, 2023 | Travel
I love to travel. (Though after years of doing so for work, any traveling I do now is strictly for fun.) But travel’s not always practical or feasible, especially if you’re talking about far-off places. Travel In the past, if you wanted to see a specific place...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 5, 2023 | Travel
When you go on vacation, do you notice what’s around you or do you “wear blinders” and just focus on getting to your destination? The Trip Last week I drove Mom to South Carolina for a reunion with her three sisters. We took I-10 east through Louisiana...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 15, 2023 | Baking
As I’ve mentioned in previous DYKs, almost everything—animals, occupations, food, etc.—can have a national day. Some even get their own month. Thanks to President Ronald Reagan, ice cream has both. In 1984, he designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third...
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 1, 2023 | Travel
Recently, several of my critique partners and I gathered in Tyler, TX, for a mini-writing retreat. On the way home, we stopped at a historic site/rest stop on the north side of Jacksonville. If you haven’t yet visited it, make plans to do so next time you’re in the...
by B.L. Unkel | Jun 3, 2023 | Writing
Since the dawn of mankind, oral storytelling has been used to pass stories from one generation to the next. With the invention of the written word and, over time, the increased availability of affordable books, the tradition of oral storytelling almost disappeared....
