Thank You and the People Inside

Thank You and the People Inside

Remember when you were a kid (and maybe even now), when you asked someone for something and they said “Say the magic word”? We all know that word is please, but there’s also a magic follow-up word pairing: thank you.   This past week I’ve received thank you(s)...
Presentation and the People Inside

Presentation and the People Inside

Lately, my life seems to be full of presentations. Some are by friends of mine (I’m a regular audience member at Fort Walla Walla Museum’s Living History program); other times, I’ve been the presenter. I’ve recently made a classroom appearance as a time traveler from...
Presentation and the People Inside

Author Event: Myth-Taken Identities!

I am honored to be the final presenter for Walla Walla County Rural Library District’s 50th Anniversary speaker series! “Myth-Taken Identities: Using the Greek Pantheon in Fiction” starts at Noon, Saturday, November 5th, Touchet Fire Hall, Touchet,...
Bones and the People Inside

Bones and the People Inside

Halloween approaches! With ghosts and goblins and particularly skeletons on the horizon, what better time to think about bones?   That seems like a limited topic.   Last week I would have agreed with you, Lily, but this week I received the results of my bone...
Renaming and the People Inside

Renaming and the People Inside

In this world of marketing and other fake news, I think most of us are aware that what things are called influences how we respond to them. People in the advertising industry have known this and used it against us for centuries, as have politicians. In those contexts...

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