[From the Author’s Note] I think of history in fluid terms. To me, capturing one moment in time is like capturing one moment in the bend of a river. What does the bend really look like? It all depends on your perspective. The pebble on the submerged riverbed sees it differently than the reeds on […]
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In “To Walk Humbly,” a historical novel, the Ku Klux Klan’s influence is on display
Laurie Marr Wasmund grew up on a cattle ranch in Colorado. She holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Denver. She has worked as an editor, community college instructor, and national writing workshop presenter. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review and Weber Studies. She is the author […]
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Laurie Marr Wasmund watched a single volume of her historical novel blossom into a trilogy
Laurie Marr Wasmund grew up on a cattle ranch in Colorado. She holds an M.A. in literature from the University of Denver. She has worked as an editor, community college instructor, and national writing workshop presenter. Her short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Cimarron Review and Weber Studies. She is the author […]
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An American aid worker in WWI Belgium struggles to maintain neutrality as German deportations devastate town
Jeffrey B. Miller has been a writer, magazine editor, and book author for more than 40 years. He wrote “Behind the Lines” (Milbrown Press, 2014), which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014; and “WWI Crusaders” (Milbrown Press, 2018), which has been named a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018, and also won top […]
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An inheritance of diaries and documents led to a 10-year journey that produced “WWI Crusaders”
Jeffrey B. Miller has been a writer, magazine editor, and book author for more than 40 years. He wrote “Behind the Lines” (Milbrown Press, 2014), which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014; and “WWI Crusaders” (Milbrown Press, 2018), which has been named a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2018, was a 2019 Colorado […]