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 14, 2008 | Comedy, Journal, Literary Projects, The Girlhood Home Companion
Yesterday we had a photo shoot for The Girlhood Home Companion article on soap making. We began making another batch of soap in the morning, and Mom got behind the camera and tripod to photograph Abigail and me performing the melting step. During one of the photos...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 9, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects
February is showing itself to be quite an eventful month! It is also a leap year, remember. Apparently every Presidential Election year happens to be a leap year (every four years). Some friends visited yesterday. Next weekend John Y. is returning from Denver for a...
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...
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...