Volunteer planning committee for The Third Annual Desert Foothills Book Festival is already busily planning this years event
Hello, readers and writers, The volunteer planning committee for The Third Annual Desert Foothills Book Festival is already busily creating an even bigger and better event! The date is Saturday, October 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The location is at the Holland Center, 34250 N 60th Street Scottsdale, AZ Last year’s festival […]
We are big fans of storytelling, the oldest art form
You, subscribers, are too, if you find it jarring when people jump into a conversation with a non sequitur statement. You get the value of segue and progression of ideas. If you get derailed when you’re recounting a funny event and someone says “It didn’t really happen exactly that way,” or “You forgot this little […]
July is filled with reminders of our nation’s independence
The month of July is filled with reminders of our nation’s independence, freedoms, and patriotism, even in the humble appearance of star-spangled paper plates in the supermarket discount bin. I’m prompted to sing to myself the Star-Spangled Banner. The lyrics were originally written as a poem, by Francis Scott Key during the defense of Fort […]