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Finding myself in History: Dumped Before the Dance

October 13, 2016/in Finding Myself in History

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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Dodge Row in the cemetary

Drinking Beer with the Dead

October 8, 2016/in Living History

 

I like to hang out in cemeteries. The older and creepier, the better.

via GIPHY

 

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

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The author of the Relentless Master is Judy Dodge Cummings, a former history teacher who has published 20 nonfiction books for children and teens. This is a blog about reading, writing, teaching, and living history. Posts are aimed at writers and teachers and fans of all things historical.

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