by B.L. Unkel | Nov 12, 2022 | Writing
What do you do when you overhear a murderer talking about the murder she committed? Not a question most of us have ever had to consider, but that’s exactly the situation I found myself in several years ago while vacationing in England. Setting the Scene I’d...
by B.L. Unkel | Oct 1, 2022 | History
According to my niece, Johnny Appleseed—not George Washington—chopped down the cherry tree so he could plant his apple trees. But did you know during Prohibition the FBI made it their mission to chop down Johnny Appleseed’s apple trees to prevent the production of...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 24, 2022 | History
I think it’s safe to say almost everyone reading this has purchased something from a vending machine at least once in their life. Maybe it was a newspaper, a canned drink, or a candy bar. Whatever it was, the machine dispensed a specific product once you’d paid the...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 27, 2022 | Everything Else
Have you ever stopped to consider where the traditions you practice come from? Every generation grows up with traditions. Some are family-specific, others cultural. Over time these traditions change. New ones are created, and old ones are modified and/or discarded....
by B.L. Unkel | Jul 30, 2022 | History
August kicks off fair season in Tennessee. Have you ever wondered about the fair’s carnival rides? I hadn’t. And I certainly didn’t expect what I learned as I researched this particular ride’s history. Horsemanship Training Step back in time to the 1100s when...
