by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 29, 2007 | Dramatizing History, World Views
Click here to read my revised review of Becoming Jane at the Cross Eyed Blog and Webzine! When most contemporary writers attempt to explore the literary motivations of the renowned Jane Austen, they often follow a nearly stereotypical trend of thinking. Because she...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 26, 2007 | Journal, Literary Projects
That surprisingly odd question appeared in my mind one day after struggling for an excuse as to why I had not completed a contribution to the Priceless Purity e-zine. Througout the days, weeks, months and believe it or not, years I will spend an enormous amount...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 11, 2007 | Reminiscences, World Views
“Beware how you trifle with your marvelous inheritance, this great land of liberty, for if we stumble and fall, freedom and civilization everywhere will go down in ruin.” ~ Henry Cabot Lodge SEPTEMBER TENTH, TWO THOUSAND AND ONE CLOSED as a happy Monday...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 5, 2007 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
My parents’s 19th wedding anniversary was on August 27th. My sister Beth’s 3rd birthday was on August 30th. My dad’s birthday was on August 10th. September has arrived. Summer is coming quickly to a close. The...