Kate from over at Kate’s Science Fiction, News and Poetry posted a review on this very intriguing tale. I admit I first thought it was pure fiction… but apparently there’s more than an ounce of truth in this one…. Thanks for the heads up Kate! I usually post short science news pieces, but it’s […]
Chile’s most acclaimed poet, Pablo Neruda, wrote beautiful poems of love, beauty, loss, grief and rebellion. Today I’d like to share one of his love poems. In Don’t Go Far Off (No lejos de mí un solo día) the poet reveals the depth of emotion he holds for his love. He aches if he […]
April 24: Spanish-American War- Spain declares war on the United States after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba. April 25: Spanish-American War- The United States declares war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbour on February 15. The Spanish-American War of 1898, saw the independence of Cuba. Some would […]
I saw some book tags floating around the blogosphere earlier this year, including one that asked participants to spell the month of February in books (and/ or authors). We’re a bit past February so I’m doing one for April. I used a combination of authors’ names to get my month done. APRIL A- Miguel Ángel […]
Not much time left for this fantastic offer to celebrate Earth Day. Originally posted on Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author: DOWNLOAD your (Free April 21 & 22) copy of AMAZING MATILDA, the award-winning monarch butterfly picture book today at YOUR AMAZON What is Earth Day? Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22 with […]