by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 21, 2012 | Journal, Luke Historians, Politics, The Washington Times Communities
For the last couple of weeks my laptop malfunctioned repeatedly, until it got to the point that my dad finally had to wipe the whole thing clean. The machine runs smoothly and feels bare and empty, as if the past four years never happened (thankfully I have important...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 23, 2012 | Appearances
The Family Research Council’s ProLifeCon begins at 8:00 A.M. EST. Watch it livestream here! I’m a featured twitter commentator – @SincerelyAmanda. UPDATE: The stream does not seem to be working for my blog, so click the link below to watch it:...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 24, 2011 | Journal, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
Alright, perhaps that’s not the header you remember seeing on my Thanksgiving column last year. But I made the juxtaposition for this post while the contrasting subjects are fresh on my mind – The Pilgrims (in 1621) and Voltaire (1694-1778)....
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 30, 2011 | Appearances, Journal, Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
I haven’t blogged since the beginning of September (Note: I just updated the “Darwinocracy” post), so I have some catching up to do. The weather is chilly, the colors are changing, and there is a fire crackling in our fire place right now. On Friday...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 6, 2011 | Fair Hills Farm, Interviews, Journal, The Washington Times Communities
My break from college thus far has been quite interesting. In the midst of keeping myself plenty busy with writing projects, some surprises hatched along the way. On July 5th we put one of our Transylvania Naked Neck/Silkie cross hens in the clutch pen to set....
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 27, 2011 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
It has been quite awhile since I made a blog post categorized under the “Journal” label. In an effort to be professional and not fill the blogosphere with personalized, sentimental clutter that once characterized the silly blog posts of my teen years, I...