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STERN

Published May 20, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

Excerpt from a Novel I’m Working on

The time: Early 1900’s: The place: Kansas City Mo. Stern is the main character (POV)

My first memories hark back to the days when I tagged along after John Charles as he… Continue reading →

Hummingbirds

Published May 13, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

From where we stood, the town lay in a picturesque valley protected by a range of distant snow-capped mountains. Off to the west, a bank of dark clouds rolled our way headed straight for Trinidad. Dudley, my miniature dachshund, and… Continue reading →

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The Eagles Nest

Published April 22, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

I am having a hard time getting anything done these days because I am so enthralled with the eagles.

If you haven’t been watching the eagle’s nest in Decorah Iowa, you’ve been missing one of the greatest shows of spring.… Continue reading →

Beth Ripley Lyon

Published April 8, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

I never remember seeing my mother in the kitchen. I do remember seeing her crawl under a car to change the oil during a course she took after she joined The Red Cross Motor Corps.

The year was 1944.… Continue reading →

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Illegal Immigrants

Published April 1, 2011 | By Beth L Barnett

The year:1938

The place: Berlin

A beautiful young woman with long, dark hair drives carefully down Neue Donigstrasse. One of Hitler’s storm troopers sees her and pulls her over. He motions her out of her car… Continue reading →

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