Quote of the Week – May 6, 2019
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop Continue reading Quote of the Week – May 6, 2019
Author: ktbyrdewrites
I'm 33. I live in the cornfields of northwest Illinois, which generates incredible wanderlust. I am an 8 time Nanowrimo participant and 4-time winner! I write historical fiction, horror, and mystery.
The Sound of Memory
Science tells us that of all our senses, scent is the one that triggers memory the strongest. You walk into a room and the smell of butterscotch reminds you of your grandfather who kept a dish of Werthers on the coffee table. Or you walk into a salon in Chicago and are suddenly transported to … Continue reading The Sound of Memory
Trivia Tuesday – 4/30/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What are the two red stripes on the flag of Latvia said to represent? 2. What river separates Buda from Pest? 3. In Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the film is based, what color are Dorothy’s slippers? 4. … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 4/30/19
Quote of the Week – April 29, 2019
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. Jessamyn West Continue reading Quote of the Week – April 29, 2019
Trivia Tuesday – 4/23/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What musical features Edelweiss, the last song Oscar Hammerstein II wrote before his death? 2. Where do “Nutmeggers” come from? 3. What happened to the firefighters who responded to the first alarm of the great Chicago fire? 4. Where would one arrive at … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 4/23/19
Quote of the Week – April 22, 2019
Art washes away from the soul the dust of everday life. Pablo Picasso Continue reading Quote of the Week – April 22, 2019
Trivia Tuesday – 4/16/19
Who’s up for a little trivia? Answers will be down below. 1. What is Europe’s longest river? 2. Which is the most densely populated country in the world? 3. Which US gangster described himself as a used furniture dealer on his business card? 4. What is Ohio’s official state rock song? 5. What band’s A … Continue reading Trivia Tuesday – 4/16/19
Quote of the Week – April 15, 2019
There are years that ask questions and years that answer. Zora Neale Hurston Continue reading Quote of the Week – April 15, 2019
That Time I Ended Up At A Tea Party Rally On My Birthday
Remember the Tea Party? If you don’t, they were a movement that sprang up in the mid-2000s. I want to say they were in reaction to Obama’s election, but I may be misremembering. At any rate, they were a group of radical conservatives who caused a hell of a lot of trouble. I was attending … Continue reading That Time I Ended Up At A Tea Party Rally On My Birthday
Book Review: Ugly Prey
Ugly Prey by Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi The author of this book was on a panel at Murder and Mayhem in Chicago a few weeks ago, which is where I picked this book up. Sabella Nitti was a poor, hardworking, rundown Italian immigrant living on the outskirts of Chicago. In 1923, she was tried and … Continue reading Book Review: Ugly Prey
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