Favourite Things: March Edition

Posted on April 3, 2017April 1, 2017 by M.E. Bond

It’s April and I’ve started Camp NaNoWriMo. It’s exciting that I get to track the number of minutes I spend… Read more Favourite Things: March Edition

Historical Highlights 081

Posted on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 by M.E. Bond

This week I’ve been decluttering like crazy, reading books that were due back at the library, shopping for cupcake ingredients… Read more Historical Highlights 081

Historical Highlights 076

Posted on February 11, 2017February 23, 2017 by M.E. Bond

Your historical highlights are late this weekend because we were on vacation in San Diego from Monday to Friday. We… Read more Historical Highlights 076

Favourite Things: January Edition

Posted on January 30, 2017February 2, 2017 by M.E. Bond

I mentioned in my email newsletter, The Mouse & Pencil (click here if you’d like to subscribe), that January has… Read more Favourite Things: January Edition

C.S. Lewis on Writing for Children

Posted on January 16, 2017January 13, 2017 by M.E. Bond

Back in December I shared a quotation from C.S. Lewis on the meaning of stories. Today I want to share… Read more C.S. Lewis on Writing for Children

Historical Highlights #070

Posted on December 30, 2016December 29, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Here are your last historical highlights for 2016! Some articles are short and some are long; they touch on libraries,… Read more Historical Highlights #070

4 Things I Learned in December

Posted on December 28, 2016December 27, 2016 by M.E. Bond

This month I have two pieces of trivia and two personal observations to share. Here’s what I learned in December.… Read more 4 Things I Learned in December

Favourite Things: December Edition

Posted on December 26, 2016December 25, 2016 by M.E. Bond

The first half of December was cold. Bitterly cold. So cold that one morning my husband remarked that – 12… Read more Favourite Things: December Edition

C.S. Lewis on “Story”

Posted on December 7, 2016December 6, 2016 by M.E. Bond

I am (slowly) reading a book of essays by C.S. Lewis called Of This and Other Worlds. There’s a lot… Read more C.S. Lewis on “Story”

Historical Highlights #065

Posted on November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 by M.E. Bond

Before the historical highlights, I want to announce that I finished my NaNoWriMo novel last night! It’s a mess of… Read more Historical Highlights #065

Historical Highlights #064

Posted on November 18, 2016November 17, 2016 by M.E. Bond

For today’s historical highlights let’s begin with some literary news… A limited edition reproduction of the handwritten manuscript of Jane Eyre will… Read more Historical Highlights #064

The History of NaNoWriMo in 13 Short Points

Posted on November 14, 2016November 12, 2016 by M.E. Bond

If you haven’t heard, NaNoWriMo is going on right now. It stands for National Novel Writing Month and takes place each November.… Read more The History of NaNoWriMo in 13 Short Points