A Sheep Graveyard, More Vampires, and Why My Grandparents Left the Amish

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The Great Cereal Debate, Settled By the Amish

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Do Common Interests or Common Location Create Stronger Community?

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Today’s cyber book tour continues on to the following, scintillating locations:

– Over at Ken Mueller’s blog I ask the question: Which forms a stronger community? Common location or common interest?

Tor Constantino asks me seven questions, and my answers may or may not include John Steinbeck, Lucky Charms, and writing every day for the next 40 years.

– Over at Michelle Woodman’s blog I’ve come up with seven things I learned while writing my family history.

– Finally, two great folks are reviewing my book at their blogs. Andi Cumbo and Jennifer Luitwieler. Once again, I am humbled by their view of my book.

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In Which I Address the Rumor That I Am Writing a Teen Vampire Romance Novel

Today my cyber book tour will make the following stops:

– An interview with Bryan Allain in which he exposes his own Amish connections

– Tim Thurman has been kind enough to let me post an excerpt from my book regarding the death of my great-grandmother. If you’re interested in getting a look inside the book, check out his blog today.

Mary Kathryn Tyson is posting a review, so if you’re looking for a third party’s take on my book, head on over there.

– History? Truth? Lies? Myth? Check out my guest post over at Stephanie Smith’s blog as I try to decipher when a family history becomes a family mythology.

– David Nilsen, who runs the best games of 20 questions on Facebook, is posting a Q&A with me at his blog about my book. Let’s be honest: it’s a tell all. I even answer the question, “And is there any truth to the rumor of your teen vampire romance novel seeing a late 2012 release?”
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Every Form of Poverty Has the Same Solution

The blond-haired woman walked into the food pantry. She volunteered there twice a month. That week they had a stock pile of new and used crock pots to hand out along with the food.

“Oh, that will be great!” one of the ladies said. She went there regularly for food. The blond-haired woman handed her the largest crock pot available.

“Will that one work?” she asked.

“It’s perfect! You know, we don’t have a stove in our house. This is so perfect.”

The woman had at least four kids. They made all their meals in a microwave.
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