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Characterizing the Strong Female Character by DiAnn Mills

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Burden of Proof

A strong female character begins with a woman who has experienced life and grown from the lessons learned. Through adversity, she’s been wounded; taken note of what caused the mental, physical, or spiritual infliction; explored how to heal; and applied the techniques. When others fall, she’s still standing, and when she does bottom out, she’s […]

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Hidden Treasure of World War II By Melanie Dobson

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Hidden-Among-the-Stars

Ownerless treasure—that’s what Nazis called the jewelry, artwork, and coins they stole from Jewish people. They began plundering this “ownerless” treasure before World War II, and as the war progressed, they stored these valuable items in caves, mines, and castles across Europe. Fifteen years ago, my husband and I visited the alpine lake district in […]

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Bringing Maggie Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer

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Cast your book as a movie – who would play your main characters and why? If Bringing Maggie Home appeared on the Big Screen, I would like to see Olympia Dukakis as Hazel. The actress’s appearance and spunk match Hazel perfectly. Margaret Diane would be best played by Sandra Bullock because I think Sandra could […]

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Destination Research by Cindy Woodsmall

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With our luggage in hand, my ten-year-old son and I sat in an empty train station at midnight in Gainesville, Georgia, hoping that when we did finally see or hear a train approaching, it would actually stop for us. Who travels by long-distance passenger train in the modern world? As best I could tell, adventurers […]