The world in many ways was much like now. The geo-political landscape was constantly changing. Then, there was the threat from the USSR because Joseph Stalin died March 5 leaving an obviously struggle inside the Kremlin. Then, it was the Korean Conflict and the multiple events, sometimes called brushfire incidents, the Kremlin and Washington DC acted out…
Author: teresafannin
Shelter in Place
The Cold War brought us the term Duck and Cover. Who in their right mind, thought that ducking under a small school desk was going to really protect me from the atom bomb? Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan famously said “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” Clever…
Fun with Writing
Last year at the SCBWI Carolinas fall conference one of our presenters was Daniel Nayeri. If you don’t know Daniel, find out about him. His most recent publication is, well, it’s a box. How To Tell A Story. [Workman Press] It is about writing creatively. Probably more for a *kid* audience than an adult one, it…
Growth
I’ve been watching the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries series. I’ve enjoyed them. It’s been fun. There’s daring do. The clothes. The sets. The cars. There’s romance. But the bottom line is I won’t rally for a season four now that she’s kissed Jack as she goes flying off with her Father to England to return him to Mother….