Janus, the two-headed god looking both forward and back. 2020 was a tempting year to just forget. Ryan Reynold’s humorously captured the spirit when he produced this: Sure it’s a Match commercial but I am a sucker for its dystopian humor. The focus is on the impact of Covid and plays on the forced isolation,Continue reading “2020 in the Rear View Mirror”
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FRED AND JENNIE: A Civil War Love Story
with letters edited by E. B. Barker assisted by Anthony J. Barker Copyright © 2002 Ernest Barker All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written consent from the publisher. ISBN # 1-931413-81-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2002102820 _________________ “Sergeant Major (afterwards Second Lieutenant) Frederick A.Continue reading “FRED AND JENNIE: A Civil War Love Story”
FRED LUCAS and THE CIVIL WAR
When I first arrived in Oregon I remember being puzzled by the conspicuous lack of graveyards. In Connecticut they are omnipresent. The dead outnumber the living. The weight of the past is heavier and it seems like every memorial is a tribute to the sacrifices made during either the Revolutionary or the Civil War. SchoolContinue reading “FRED LUCAS and THE CIVIL WAR”
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