Independence Lost
Comparing the national security law that eliminates Hong Kong’s independence to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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A Big Announcement for TORCH!
Have you ever written a super-secret project, one you didn’t want to tell *anyone*? That was me, for years, as I worked on draft after draft of a weird, multi-POV...
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Family Heritage Trip, Part 2
A trip to Prague, where my daughter learned of the country’s 20th century history and its struggle for freedom.
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Three Balls of Wool, Maker Spaces, and Cultural Differences
A review of Three Balls of Wool in American Craft magazine and some thoughts on how picture books from other countries reflect their place and time.
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Films for the Resistance: Burning Bush
How Burning Bush, a film set in Communist Czechoslovakia in 1969, is relevant to our lives today.
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