The Netherlands has a complex legacy when it comes to World War II. Unlike the Allied nations that were in a clear position to deem themselves WWII victors after Germany was divided up, as a territory occupied from the get go, the Dutch never had that privilege. The Netherlands was home to not only the Dutch Resistance, but also many, many other brave men and women assisting Allied troops in any clandestine way... read more »
Corregidor is an island consist of so many interesting places to see and I think Im going to blog about them in a separate post. For now, it is the Pacific War Memorial. It is one of my favorite spot in Corregidor Island. Thats why I was so glad that when we went there last [...] read more »
...because Carnival time in the Netherlands is not for the faint of heart. Held in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday (this year falling on the weekend of February 9th and 10th), Carnival is a weekend where entire Dutch Continue reading read more »
November 17th I attended the Monadnock Writers Group meeting at the Peterborough, NH library. We meet every third Saturday and we are visited by a guest speaker, except the December and June meetings. These two meetings are set aside for the Members Read Around. This is where the members read a ten minute excerpt from [...] read more »
After much of the city was levelled during World War 2, Rotterdam underwent a period of reconstruction which has given the city and its architecture a modern feel when compared to many similar European cities. This rebuilding process has caused something of an architectural renaissance in the city, and many of Europes finest architects have [...] read more »
Image via Wikipedia AChristmas present, this was a book I was unlikely to pick up for myself. However,I'm very pleased I was given the gift. WWII is long gone, of course, and formany of the younger generation probably holds little interest. I was born someyears after its end and my parents were involved, of course, so it has somepersonal resonance for me. Ihad, of course, heard of Bletchley Park; the place has shed its cloak ofsecrecy over the past few years. Several books, TV documentaries and other... read more »
Image via WikipediaThis week has seen much activity outside of writing, a lot of it to do with my daughter, who I've just returned to her place at university, hence the lateness of this post. However, I'm well on with the current read, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, and I've read another of my writing magazines. As far as the current WIP is concerned, I'm now up to chapter 15 on the first read-through and still finding little that needs amending. Mind you, once I do the reading aloud from a typescrip... read more »
Image via Wikipedia Writers are a funny bunch. We each have our own self-imposedrules, routines, favourites and hates. I know of authors who can no more createat the keyboard than they can lay an egg. But my method of composition now dependsutterly on the keyboard. This is despite the fact that I can't touch type anduse only two fingers (not those two!) and a thumb (either will do, I'm notprejudiced). I have to look at the keyboard as I write and then glance at thescreen, with Word's spelling correction... read more »
So I know my last few posts have not necessarily concerned writing per se, and the reason for that being, I have not written much in the past week. Im working on that, but Ive been stuck in a bit of a dry spell which is ironic since New York decided to honor all its [...] read more »
Another book set during World War II? Another novel about the Holocaust? Yes. Just finished reading "Those Who Save Us" by Jenna Blum. I was absolutely unable to put it down - finished it in 3 days.This historical novel alternates between the 1940's and the 1990's. The main characters are Anna and her daughter Trudie. The sections of the book in the 40's are setin Germany and told from Anna's point of view. Fifty years later, Trudie and Anna are living in Minnesota and we see through Trudie's point of vi... read more »
