The Siege of Ninety Six
Ninety Six was the name of a trading post and then a town, fort and Revolutionary battle site in the back country of South Carolina....
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- Mar 11, 2013
The Battle on King’s Mountain
The Battle of King’s Mountain was a pivotal battle of the American Revolution. All of those who fought were American militiamen with the...
- Mar 4, 2013
Michael Eisan’s House
“At the end of the workday, Michael paused before his cabin and examined his workmanship: the hand-planed logs with mortared chinks. It...
- Feb 26, 2013
Virgin Land
Once the ox was going smoothly and Michael had a good strong hand on the plough, he thought about how things had changed in the decade...
- Feb 1, 2013
On US Tax Withholding
If you’re e-publishing with an American company (Smashwords, Amazon, or whatever) and you don’t live in the US, then you need to know...
- Jan 22, 2013
Why Write?
Sometimes I go in to a book store, start looking at books and am overwhelmed! Not only do I not know which one to read, I start to wonder...
- Jan 9, 2013
The Missing Pieces of his Silence
That’s the working title of my new novel, which used to be called Loyal Unto Death. I am running into all kinds of headaches writing the...
- Dec 31, 2012
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt....
- Dec 3, 2012
Choose Joy Before Survival
I’ve been making the wrong choices ever since I was a child. I distinctly remember at the age of about six, when given the choice of...
- Nov 23, 2012
Back from the Dead
That title of this blog is facetious but there is some truth to it. I have just been on a one-week vacation to Maui. It was another...
- Oct 29, 2012
Do the Dead Want to be Resurrected?
With “All Souls/Saints Day” just a few days away, this is a good question. I am reading a “memoir” of Margaret Drabble and she suggests...
- Oct 22, 2012
Serendipity in the South
Looking back on my trip to South Carolina and neighboring states, I have the lingering feeling that I was walking through the pages of my...
- Oct 14, 2012
Day Four in South Carolina
I spent the day visiting battle sites of the American REvolution. First, the remains of the fort at Ninety Six. I found that there were...
- Oct 12, 2012
Days 2 & 3, the South
Day 2, we played tourists in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. Today we were back on the tail of Michael Eisan in South Carolina. At the...
- Oct 11, 2012
Day One of Research in South Carolina
We spent the morning in the Charleston Public Library searching for documentation that would indicate where my ancestor Michael Eisan...
- Oct 8, 2012
Final Day of the Tour
Pumpkin People at Kentville, Nova Scotia Yesterday we went to Kentville, home of the Pumpkin People. There we had our turkey dinner with...
- Oct 7, 2012
Day Eleven
Here’s me, Christopher Dean, his mother and sister at the Dartmouth Chapters store for a book signing. Chris is my third cousin. I think...
- Oct 6, 2012
Day 10– The Tour Resumes
Wednesday and Thursday were the best days off. Wednesday, a sunny day in the mid 20s, we went with a friend in a Mustang convertible to...
- Oct 3, 2012
Day Seven
Ship Harbour Community Hall Thanks to the two lovely ladies who let us into the community hall and then stayed to talk with us for an...
- Oct 2, 2012
Day Six of Book Tour
Signing at Historic Properties on Day 5 It’s all about the people! Day six was a great day. We spent the morning putting up posters about...
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