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 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....
by B.L. Unkel | May 13, 2023 | Everything Else
Even if you’ve never visited a Disney theme park, you probably know the song, It’s a Small World (After All). It’s more than a catchy tune—are you humming it yet?—it’s the truth. Did You Know… Brothers, Robert B. and Richard M. Sherman, wrote It’s A Small World (After...
by B.L. Unkel | Apr 29, 2023 | Travel
Did you know there is a National Park Week? This year it’s the week of April 22-30. The History In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the creation of the U.S.’s first National Park, Yellowstone. But did you know the man credited with the idea of...
