The Joy of Snail Mail

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 9 Comments

  Sometimes a writer gets something fun in the mail – a letter handwritten in an envelope with a stamp on it that lands in said writer’s mailbox. Years ago when I was writing books for younger readers, it wasn’t unusual to find one of those letters in my mailbox. I exchanged letters over several years with a young girl …

Hollyhill Christmas Parade

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December 8, 1965. Jocie Brooke reporting from Main Street, Hollyhill, Kentucky. Well, I’m not actually standing on the street right this minute. I’m at home in my room, but a few minutes ago I was standing out there in the chilly air ready to cover the news.  We don’t usually do the parade at night, but Dad says the mayor …

Speeches, Speeches, and More Speeches

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Monday I get the fun of going to my granddaughters’ school and speaking to their classes. I’m nervous. Well, not really about the speaking, but about making the girls proud. I’ll be all right with the young one in first grade, but the older girl is a teenager. Thank goodness, a very sweet and kind teenager so maybe she won’t …