Many times in the past two years I thought I'd never finish this new book....You may think the same thing if you decide to read this 490-page story of an Arkansas family struggling through … [Read more...]
Ramblin’ Arkansas — A Trip to the Delta in Northeast Arkansas
A Girls' Day Out... Learning and Loving Arkansas's Past On the last Monday on April, Jenny Phillips and I drove to Luxora, Arkansas, to step into the past of her family. She had grown up in an old … [Read more...]
A Teacher’s Best Reward
Part 1: An Inconvenience Turned to Blessing On March 5 of this year, I had the opportunity to go to Little Rock on book business. During five hours, I spent a retired teacher's best kind of heaven … [Read more...]
Rambling Arkansas–A Visit to Fort Curtis
There is more than the Blues in Helena! As part of my research for 'Til Shiloh Come, my friend Mary Lee Cunningham and I drove to the Helena-West Helena area to visit Fort … [Read more...]
‘Til Shiloh Come–An Arkansas Family in Time of War
At the beginning of 2020, who knew what a year we would have to endure! I told my readers I would complete the Shiloh Saga by the end of the year. I set Christmas as my deadline. I actually … [Read more...]
The Shiloh Sounding Board: A Newsletter for those who follow the Shiloh Saga.
News From Patricia's Place Yes, my friends, today I am seventy. No, I can't believe it either. On Saturday, I was having lunch with some classmates from the Bono Class of '67, and we were discussing … [Read more...]
Ramblin’ Northeast Arkansas
One nice, pleasantly warm Sunday afternoon in March I decided to take my mother out for a drive. We had no particular destination in mind, but it was so good to be out in the sunshine we just drove. … [Read more...]
Book Review
Patricia Blake's Reviews > The Widow of the South The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks Patricia Blake's Review Feb 27, 2019 I really liked it. Mr. Hicks wrote a very … [Read more...]
News from Patricia’s Place
Hasn't this been a strange winter! For us here near Greensboro, we've seen rain...rain...and then some more rain! But not today. The sun is shining, and the fog has burned off the haze. The day … [Read more...]
Where Does Time Go?
Since I launched Beyond Shiloh with a group of friends at the Bobbie Jean Memorial Library in Imboden, time has simple disappeared. But being a writer of fiction, I am learning I am suppose to show … [Read more...]
