Thursday, October 08, 2026

Taking Family Leave Again

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When I see a blog that hasn't been updated in months, maybe even years, I think "abandoned real estate."  I always try to anno...
Wednesday, October 07, 2026

The Reading History Project: "Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Powers"

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Aristocracy, American Style: Class Privilege and the Persistence of Elite Powers by Nancy Isenberg will be published November 10th. I read...
Friday, October 02, 2026

Friday Done List October 2, 2026

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I'm going to have to hammer this thing out because it is the end of Friday, October 2. I missed last week's Done List because we wer...
Wednesday, September 30, 2026

The Reading History Project: "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History" by Helen Zoe Veit

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Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History by food historian Helen Zoe Veit  doesn’t fit into my 2026 reading plan ...
Friday, September 18, 2026

Friday Done List Sept. 18

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Goal 1. Write And Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor  A new essay was published at Books Are Our Superpower , which I will be wr...
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Friday, September 11, 2026

Friday Done List Sept. 11

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Why, yes, things did get a little out of hand week before last and no Done List was posted last Friday. But I have been doing things these l...
Friday, August 21, 2026

Friday Done List August 21

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Goal 1. Write And Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor  Finished two Seeking Time essays, one of which I've published. I'...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

A New Website for Gail. And, of Course, There's a Story Behind It.

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A total reworking of my website ended up being a summer project for my computer guy and me. It is my sixth website. The last one was six ye...
Friday, August 14, 2026

Friday Done List August 14

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Goal 1. Write And Publish Adult Short Stories, Essays, and Humor  Submitted the humor piece I wrote last week. Submitted a flash fiction. Ha...

The Reading History Project: Is it Popular History? Is it Creative Nonfiction? Is it Historical Fiction?

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Once again, I am going to begin by referring to Sarah Maza's Thinking About History . In her chapter How is History Produced? she says t...