Monthly Archives: June 2014

Birds Tweet, Why Should I?

Posted on June 24, 2014 by veldabrotherton

More and more often I hear people say they don’t use Twitter because they can’t say what they want to say in 140 characters. What these folks don’t understand is that all you need to do is intrigue the reader … Continue reading →

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Lying or Telling the Truth: A Writer’s Life

Posted on June 17, 2014 by veldabrotherton

Odd how easy it is to write fiction. Just create a character, put her in jeopardy and off we go. Her life changes, she has adventures, meets new people, perhaps changes her own and someone else’s life. But sit down … Continue reading →

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Beyond The Moon

Posted on June 9, 2014 by veldabrotherton

  After watching much media coverage in the mid-Eighties, I began to research the Vietnam war and its aftermath. Most especially the men and women so influenced by it that ten years later they were still suffering what doctors began … Continue reading →

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Vietnam – Afghanistan. We haven’t learned much

Posted on June 3, 2014 by veldabrotherton

  U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, was held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since June 30, 2009. He was released last week. Saturday evening President Obama appeared in the White House Rose Garden with Bergdahl’s parents, Robert and Jani. He hailed the sergeant’s … Continue reading →

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