Tag: adventure
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A Morning at Character Café: Olivia from Mail-Order Bride Substitute
Good morning, Olivia. Welcome to Character Café. Wow! You are far from your old life as a rich city gal. Are you hanging in there okay, out in the wilderness with the Shannon family? Thank you for the welcome. I am doing just fine. I can’t say it hasn’t been difficult. My best friend and…
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Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at Character Café
Featuring Characters from Voices in the Sanitorium Over a decade ago, I had a tea party with two of my best friends on the grounds of the former West Mountain Sanitarium located on the hillside above Scranton, Pennsylvania. Thus began my fascination with the history of tuberculosis and specifically the staff and patients who had…
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A Morning at Character Café with Jessie Whyne
Jessie Whyne! It is so nice to meet you. I’ve heard about your detective agency and your successes in solving mysteries. To me, you are like a real-life, grown-up Trixie Belden. Oh my goodness, I was obsessed with Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew as a child. Can you believe that I was so convinced I…
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Mornings at Character Café — featuring Luke from The Newton Chronicles
Welcome to Character Café, Luke. It’s great to have your friends here, too. Thanks! This is Lydia and and Nathan. If you want to find out about drinks and desserts from all over the world, just ask Lydia. She also speaks multiple languages. How impressive! Nice to meet you, Lydia. And what about Nathan, what…
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Chronicles of Courage — Episode 4
Christmas at the West Mountain Sanitarium In the 1930s As I researched Voices in the Sanitorium, I spent many hours poring over old newspapers. What an adventure each edition of The Scranton Republican and The Scranton Times became! The most mentions of the hospital on West Mountain always happened during the months of November and…
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Mornings at Character Café
Meet BLAIRE BEECHY from WAGONS WEST How would you describe yourself?Well . . . I am . . . a widow. I hate the word, I can’t stand the thought, but that’s what I am. When Howard passed so suddenly and, uh . . . Well, I was a bit lost. For my adult life,…
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Welcome to Character Café!
Featuring Francis Lee from New Beginnings Good morning, Francis! It is so good to see you out and about. I am so sorry about all of your losses a few months ago when scarlet fever went through town. You got hit so hard, losing your parents and your husband all within a few days. Are…
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Chronicles of Courage – Episode 1 Kristin Heller – “A Life Restart at Fifteen” I met Kristin Heller in one of my Facebook groups. I asked for some favorite childhood memories on one of my posts. Kristin commented that she didn’t have any childhood memories. My interest was captured! Tell us about what happened, Kristin!…
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Wisdom from a Wordsmith – Episode 20
Welcome to Writing on Walsh Mountain, Jodie Wolfe! I recently began reading Protecting Annie, and contacted Jody about an interview. And, it didn’t register until a couple days ago that Jody was one of the blog stops on the Celebrate Lit tour for my novel Elsie Whitmore. I think it is fun that I am…