Fall is the season for sweaters, leaf watching, and football games. With football comes Homecoming.
With Homecoming comes the dance and memories of strapless chiffon dresses and lingering kisses and…getting dumped. This trip down memory lane is for all ladies going single to the homecoming dance. Rock on, sisters.
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Finding myself in History: Dumped Before the Dance
/0 Comments/in Finding Myself in History /by DandelionFall is the season for sweaters, leaf watching, and football games. With football comes Homecoming.
With Homecoming comes the dance and memories of strapless chiffon dresses and lingering kisses and…getting dumped. This trip down memory lane is for all ladies going single to the homecoming dance. Rock on, sisters.
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Drinking Beer with the Dead
/0 Comments/in Living History /by DandelionI like to hang out in cemeteries. The older and creepier, the better.
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Well, maybe not that creepy.
It’s October—Halloween month—a time when cemeteries get a bad rap. But as a historian and writer, I’d like to offer a view of cemeteries unmaligned. Not only are graveyards where our beloveds rest for eternity, but they’re also where you can find both your historical roots and fodder for your muse. Read more