“Life was so short; so many beautiful things slipped away.” One night in a small, quiet town, a magician intends to summon up a bouquet of flowers and instead conjurs up an elephant. The townspeople can talk of nothing else, but to one boy, the elephant is a sign of […] The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamilloThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on July 29, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
I am such a brat. Earlier this year, I entered the Erma Bombeck essay contest to try and win entry to the bi-annual writing workshop they have in Dayton, Ohio. I did not win, but I thought I’d share the entry I submitted (human interest, less than 500 words): I am […] Erma Bombeck essay contest entryThis entry was posted in Writing and tagged writing on July 27, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
“There was something clearly insulting about a woman who so clearly preferred books to people.” A woman from Sweden comes to visit an older pen pal in Broken Wheel, Iowa. Upon Sara’s arrival, she gets the surprising news that her friend, Amy, has passed away. The townspeople whisk her to […] The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina BivaldThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 25, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” When the animals on a farm overthrow the humans, the goal is for the animals to live in harmony and each animal help according to his or her own abilities. To most, the change in life borders living […] Animal Farm by George OrwellThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Classic Fiction on July 18, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 “You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.” We often think about what our purpose is in life as human beings, but what if animals had a purpose in life as well? W. Bruce Cameron explores that idea in his books […] A Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce CameronThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 15, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
Stegner grew up poor. His mother would beg for the family. “It was the most embarrassing thing,” he said. He decided that when he grew up he wouldn’t be hungry again or beg. I have spent many hours writing freelance articles for newspapers. Some are more memorable than others and […] From The Catholic Telegraph: “Springfield Soup Kitchen Receives Apostolic Blessing ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Catholic Telegraph writing on July 13, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
5 “I guess I had never bothered to consider that there might such a thing as a boy, but now that I had found one, I thought it was just about the most wonderful concept in the world. He smelled of mud and sugar and an animal I’d never scented before, […] A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce CameronThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction on July 11, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
“People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.” ― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto We all experience some downs in life, but they are usually interspersed with some ups. For three […] A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony SnicketThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged Fiction Young Adult Fiction on July 8, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
NCN baseball field 9Jul14a NCN baseball field 9Jul14b I was driving around our area one day and noticed a small baseball field set up in the yard of a house, complete with an outfield fence. It made me very interested as to why a family would choose to turn their […] “Passing Along the Baseball Tradition” (Published in The New ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged New Carlisle News writing on July 6, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
1 As a military brat, I truly appreciate Rush Limbaugh’s effort to focus on a military brat and his feelings about his father going away for a long time. Rush Revere and the American Revolution continues the youth series about American history written by Rush Limbaugh. This is the third book […] Rush Revere and the American Revolution by Rush LimbaughThis entry was posted in Reading and tagged historical fiction Young Adult Fiction on July 4, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter