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The Book of Esther is the latest book by author Terri Kaiser.
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Small Town Girl
I have spent so much of my life lamenting on the fact that I am still living in the same small Wisconsin town in which I was born and raised. I watched my classmates scatter in different directions, but here … Continue reading
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Tribute to a Soldier – Vernon F. Cummings
Tribute to a Soldier – Vernon F. Cummings There is a stone set flat into the earth at Emery Cemetery east of Phillips, WI. An American flag waves alongside. Vernon F. Cummings it reads. October 7, 1919 to May 8, … Continue reading
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Tagged Emery, family, Liberator, Memorial Day, Phillips WI, soldier, WWII
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Debarking the Family Tree
Have you ever searched your family tree? I don’t mean filling in the blanks of a geneological chart. What I’m talking about is digging into the meat and bones of those that came before you, getting beneath the names to the … Continue reading
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For my Grandfather – Ladd Loula
The wooden swing soars back and forth, back and forth, as it carries me through an early summer breeze. Overhead ropes creak, squeak, against burly maple bark. White blossoms drift and dance from a nearby apple tree. The curls upon my shoulders caress … Continue reading
The Third Story Writers Guild
I belong to a writer’s group at our local library. We call ourselves The Third Story Writers Guild. We are so much more than a critique group. These people have become my mentors, my cheerleaders, my ‘what were you thinking … Continue reading
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Reconnecting
I recently reconnected with a girlfriend that I’d had since grade school. We came up through school in different circumstances, she in Catholic school, I in public, but we were neighbors and then in the same Girl Scout troop. I believe … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, reconnecting, sisterhood, women's fiction, womens literature
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Strength
I have been forever fascinated by the sheer strength in the core of a woman. We women have an ability to reach inside ourselves and find a fortitude we possiblty never knew resided there. In ‘The Book of Esther’ my … Continue reading
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Tagged mystery, strength, women, women's fiction, womens literature
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Supporting the arts
My husband and I attended Jonesfest in Kennan, WI this last Saturday night. This is the perfect example of a few making a difference for many. The event was put together by people who simply love to perform and saw … Continue reading
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Tagged country living, Kennan WI, music, music education, Phillips WI, small town, supporting the arts, women's fiction, writing
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Local Tragedy
As I wrote “The Book of Esther’, where four generations of women come together to solve a family mystery, I paid special attention to the differences between those generations. Esther’s life was very different, her choices were different, than those … Continue reading
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Tagged family violence, murder, small town, tragedy, women's rights
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Festival time!
I love this part of summer when the weather is perfect and there is always a festival to be found. Today it’s Flambeau Rama in Park Falls. Always great to run into old classmates and relatives. And you never know … Continue reading
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