by Amanda Read Sheik | May 4, 2008 | Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist
Spring is probably the busiest time of year for us. There is always so much outside work to do. It’s already been nearly three years since we moved here and thus there is all the more going on. Dad, Rachel and I went to a homeschooled friend’s graduating...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 14, 2008 | Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist, World Views
Finally, I shall explain what all this research and writing and registering is really all about after all. What exactly is The Crusading Chemist about anyway? First of all, it is a biopic about a historical character already vague and yet increasingly curious to the...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 6, 2008 | Comedy, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist
Due to mysterious ways, The Crusading Chemist is on its way to The Library of Congress rather than the Writers Guild. That is, to Washington, D.C. rather than Los Angeles, California. My literary friends, please read closely just in case you ever plan to...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 20, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist
“Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in HIM, and HE will do it.” ~ Psalm 37:5 What more can I say? I’m still sure this project deserves to have been written better than I could offer it, but I was privileged to work on it this long, and it is...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 29, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist, The Girlhood Home Companion
I don’t mean to be shallow, but I have decided to make a post on February 29, 2008 simply because I will not be able to post on this day for another four years. Besides that, the weather has been alternating between freezing and balmy (I should save those...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 23, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist
Well, today was my 18th birthday. I believe my littlest siblings were more excited about it than I was (cake and celebrations are so fresh and new in their young minds). When I was but 10 I often said, “I only have 8 years left before I become officially an...
