By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
As a writer I know the sting of rejection. So does anyone who puts pen to paper. It goes with the territory.
I have often told students in my writing classes, they should genuflect when they enter a library out of respect for those who suffered martyrdom to be shelved there. [...]
By BILL DUNCANThe View From Here
It is amazing what you can learn from reading. Archaeologist David Miles in his book “The Tribes of Britain,” says the majority of redheads in this world originate from the genetics of Scotland and Ireland. He said the Roman historian Tacitus noted how surprised the Romans were when they invaded [...]
By BILL DUNCANThe View From Here
Several nights ago I watched a CNN panel discussion on the importance of bringing back to education emphasis on the history of our nation and its government. Thanks to a high school teacher in Roseburg, such lessons in history are already happening.
For the past six years, Brian Young, a Social [...]
Moving to the Center of the Bed The Artful creation of a Life Alone By SHEILA WEINSTEIN Paperback $15.95 www.centerofthebed.com
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
Sheila Weinstein heard a long, howling scream deep inside as she listened to a Neurologist drones on in a soft Southern accent the explanation of her husband’s puzzling behavior. [...]
By BILL DUNCAN The View from Here
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a time set aside to honor all mothers, but in particular our own mothers. In my growing up years there was a tradition of wearing a flower on your lapel – a red flower if your mother is alive or a white flower, indicating your mother [...]
The Trip North And other writings By Lucille Newton Paperback $10.95
By BILL DUNCAN The News-Review
This Sunday, Mother’s Day, mothers all over America will be getting Mother’s Day cards and gifts from their offsprings. Some may even receive a book as a gift, but few, if any, will receive the gift that [...]
By BILL DUNCAN The View From Here
I didn’t know I was lost until I started getting e-mail messages from reunion.com, the finder of lost souls. Some days, I get as many as four messages from reunion.com telling me that eight people are looking for me. Only eight?
I’d sure like to know who those eight people are, but my [...]
