1 Sept. 11, 2001, affected me personally. My father survived, but was in the Pentagon that day. I was working as a civilian for the Air Force at the time in public affairs. I sat down one night and wrote this in about 30 minutes – the words just came out. […] “We will never forget …” written for the U.S. Air ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Air Force writing on August 31, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
When we lived in Alaska, I was a freelance reporter for the Mat-Su Frontiersman, a weekly newspaper in Wasilla. I wrote a series of articles for a Veterans Day insert telling the stories of World War II veterans in the area. Writing their stories was one of the best things […] “Portraits of Courage: Bill Mitchell” for The Mat-Su FrontiersmanThis entry was posted in Writing and tagged Mat-Su Frontiersman writing on August 24, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
This article was written for The Survival Mom and published Aug. 4, 2016. How To Teach Your Kids About War I sat in my 6th grade classroom in January 1991, when an announcement was made over the loudspeaker stating the war with Iraq had begun. The classroom was located on […] “How To Teach Your Kids About War” for The Survival ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged survival mom writing on August 17, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
This article was written for The Survival Mom and published on Aug. 2, 2016. 28 Pieces Of Weather Wisdom From The Pioneer Days This year when I was getting ready to plant my spring garden, I was a little hesitant to plant according to frost date this year. In February, […] “28 Pieces Of Weather Wisdom From The Pioneer Days” for ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged survival mom writing on August 10, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
I’ve written for several publications as a freelance journalist. This article was written for The Catholic Telegraph about a local church hosting a trap shoot event for the people to get to know each other better. It was a very interesting article to write. You can read it here or […] “Sacred Heart in New Carlisle hosts trap shoot event” for ...This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Catholic Telegraph writing on August 3, 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
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
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
You’ll find that I am also listed as a guest blogger for All Mom Does, a Web site for moms. I’ve written six blog posts for them – five on disaster preparedness and one book review. The disaster preparedness series was written int he fall of 2015 and the book […] All Mom Does Guest BloggerThis entry was posted in Writing and tagged All Mom Does writing on June 29, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter
I keep my eye out for old cookbooks when I go to thrift stores or garage sales. They are part of the books we keep on hand for reference material and I like to buy old cookbooks for many reasons. By “old,” I mean cookbooks from the early 1980’s or […] “7 Reasons to Buy Old Cookbooks” for The Survival MomThis entry was posted in Writing and tagged survival mom writing on June 22, 2016 by Sarah Anne Carter