Author Archives: Melody
Six-Word Memoirs of the Women in My Tree
Fearless Females #15…Six Word Memoirs About My Female Ancestors. Not to be confused with sex word memoirs . Those would be memoirs of a whole different sort. Six Word Memoirs sum up a person’s life in six words. I had one published in “Not Quite What I Was Planning” in 2008. I can’t find my …
Free Ebook: Irish Myths and Legends
Normally, when I do this feature I do it on Fridays. However, I’m not sure how long this ebook will be available for free. Barnes & Noble has the book “The Myths, Legends, and Lore of Ireland: 101 Things You Didn’t Know About the Emerald Island” by Amy Hackney Blackwell for free right now. The …
Abandoned in a Strange Land
Fearless Females #14…Newsmakers We all know how difficult it was being a woman in the 1880s. You couldn’t travel alone, you couldn’t vote, and in most places in the world you were seen as second class. What would your experience be if you were a female and alone in America? That’s what happened to my …