by B.L. Unkel | Mar 1, 2025 | Writing
I admit it. When it comes to poetry, I’m far from cultured. If it doesn’t rhyme, I’m not interested. Which explains why I like Dr. Seuss. Early Life Theodor “Ted” Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He began drawing animals at...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 18, 2025 | Writing
Since I’ve spent much of the new 2025 helping my baby sister and her husband pack and move—talk about déjà vu, I’m just thankful it’s them and not me—I haven’t had much time for my normal DYK research. And with Notre Dame playing Ohio State in the National...
by B.L. Unkel | Jan 4, 2025 | Writing
2024 is over, and we’ve entered a brand-new year. Did you set goals for 2025? I did, but I’m doing things a little differently this year. The Review Before setting 2025 writing goals, I first reviewed the ones I set last year. Like 2023, many of my 2024 writing...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 14, 2024 | Writing
What am I celebrating, you ask? My website’s fourth birthday, of course. The Stats Four years ago, I started my author’s website and began writing a weekly “Did You Know?” blog. On one hand, it seems like just yesterday. On the other, it seems an eternity ago....
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 24, 2024 | Everything Else
I don’t know where you are, but here in Texas it’s H.O.T. Since last Thursday was Daffodil Day, I decided to cool off with the first flower of Spring. The Greek Myth The daffodil’s botanical name is narcissus and comes from the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo....
