I just read this quote on an Amazon book review: “Although the point of view shifts between many characters (with even the Coleman’s maid and cook getting their say, sometimes unnecessarily), Falling Angels is essentially the children’s story, since it is their lives that are most open to change. ”…

You know, it just goes to show that you really can’t separate your own life, your own time, your own thought-processes from your historical research. I was reading a book about the first two decades of the twentieth century (Pivotal Decades by John Milton Cooper), and came across this photo…

Spammers, this is NOT the way to win my attention. I think we can all agree that spammers are, well, annoying–like telemarketers used to be. They clutter up your comments and email with links for products and sites that usually have nothing to do with what you’re blogging about. To…