Flag above White with Collage, Jasper Johns, I was never a great painting student but I tried. My senior year at Oberlin I took Color Theory with Forbes Whiteside. Mostly I took painting because it was easy. And relaxing. You did have to put time in at the studio. But even if you were prettyContinue reading "Flag"
Sex and the City: Philadelphia 1777
Bedroom, Cedar Grove, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! A confluence of events: the reboot of Sex and the CityContinue reading "Sex and the City: Philadelphia 1777"
“Membership Discontinued” or the 5 Best Ways to Get Kicked out of Quaker Meeting
Me in front of Darby Meeting House in 2019. My ancestor was kicked out of Darby Monthly Meeting, as were John Bartram, and John James Pearson. Fornication, disbelief in the Holy Trinity, and fighting in the American Revolution were all big Quaker no-nos over the years. Quaker disownment fascinates me. In the genealogical research I’veContinue reading "“Membership Discontinued” or the 5 Best Ways to Get Kicked out of Quaker Meeting"
10 popular novels that taught me how to write about Quakers
I recently published the 5 Best Ways to Get Kicked out of Quaker Meeting (and other tales of early American Quakers). You can find it for $12.50 on Amazon. Makes a great gift! Hi all and Happy November! When I started writing my first Quaker novel three years ago, I decided to take a lookContinue reading "10 popular novels that taught me how to write about Quakers"
Is Disaffection a Dirty Word?
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I've learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! In Chapter 19 of my WIP novel, A Little Rebellion, teen BFF’s Elizabeth and Eben haveContinue reading "Is Disaffection a Dirty Word?"
Why would you ever leave?
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I’ve learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! The road to and from Oxton, Nottinghamshire, UK Oxton Mr. Brooklyn and I are standing at theContinue reading "Why would you ever leave?"
Betsy Ross was a Badass
Hey Friends! I recently published a gift-sized book on both this topic and what I've learned about early American Quakers. You can find it on Amazon. Pick up one for yourself and one for the Friend in your life! Sorry for the language, friends! I suppose I'm finally over losing the Flag Day Poetry ContestContinue reading "Betsy Ross was a Badass"