by jlo | Oct 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
I hope you enjoy this glimpse of a river baptism in West Virginia in the 1940s, accompanied by “River of Jordan” by country music’s “first family,” the Carter Family. The original Carter Family (A. P., Sara, and Maybelle) started...
by jlo | Oct 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
As a writer of historical fiction and a lover of all things vintage, I spend a lot of my time with my head in the past. Admittedly I often fail to keep up on what’s happening in today’s world, especially on its outer fringes, where I consider most...
by jlo | Oct 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’m basing the physical appearance of my lead character, Marjorie, on 1920s screen icon Nancy Carroll. I chose Nancy partly because I think she’s pretty, and partly because I wanted Marjorie to look very different from her friend Dot, who is described as...
by jlo | Oct 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
From time to time on this blog, I’ve posted random scenes from my first novel, which I’m calling You’re The Cream in My Coffee (inspired by this song). Until now I haven’t been able to share the novel’s opening chapter because it was...
