by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 11, 2010 | The Washington Times Communities, World Views
A disturbing aspect of James J. Lee’s case is that his quest was logical according to respected — albeit false — premises. This month began with a scare at Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Armed with a gun and explosives,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 16, 2009 | Journal
Meet the ninth child and sixth daughter of the Read family… I love my littlest sister! Rebecca Laurel (“oath of victory”) was born on December 8, 2009 at 12:42 p.m. She was 8 lbs., 1 oz. and 19 in. long (shortest and heaviest baby in our family...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 11, 2009 | Reminiscences
Nine years ago today, I walked down to the newspaper stand on the Redstone Arsenal military post to fetch a copy of The Huntsville Times that included an article featuring our family. I still remember the days preceding it when the news reporter and photographer...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 17, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm, Literary Projects
My e-book, Keeping The Family Flock: A Primer On Raising Chickens is now available at the Fair Hills Farm Bookstore! You will also see the “Buy Now” button on my sidebar. “This book was written with the goal of providing its readers with an...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 30, 2008 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal, Literary Projects
That gives me roughly two months to complete my coursework. Recently I’ve picked up my study of Latin again. I enjoy that a lot, especially since someone once said that learning Latin makes all subjects 50% easier. It certainly helps with a deeper understanding...
