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Jenn Writes

Writing my way through life, one word at a time.

Word Wednesday – An Act of Remembrance

November 10, 2015 by koalateagirl

Today I will stand at a cenotaph and speak at a Remembrance Day event. I will have the honour to shake hands with veterans who served this country in times of war and peace. Today I will cry for a friend who never made it home after serving his country, and for another who made it home in body but not in spirit. I will cry for every soldier who died in service, who was wounded physically or mentally, and for every soldier who saw a friend, a brother or sister in arms, die or be wounded.

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Filed Under: Grammar, Life Tagged With: cenotaph, Military history, Poppy, Remember, Remembrance, soldiers, Vimy, World War One

Book Review – Somewhere in France by Jennifer Robson

March 23, 2015 by koalateagirl

I’m a historian, and as such, I’m generally leery of reading historical fiction set in the time period I studied – World War One.  Small inaccuracies can drive me crazy.  Especially ones that I consider to be lazy – when the author didn’t do his or her research and messed up dates or places. Or when they have a character write a letter from France and their loved one in England gets it within days.  That rarely happens now, it sure as heck didn’t happen with a war going on and mail being censored.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: Amazing Books, Fiction, Jennifer Robson, Novel, romance, Somewhere in France, World War One, WWI

Assorted Pictures

Jenn Writes Logo. An old fashioned typewriter with an cartoon owl next to it.
A tea cup with white and pink flowers on it full of tea
Lovely little tea cup… the teapot filled it 5 times
A picture of BMO field at twilight with the words "Every New Beginning Comes from Some Other Beginning's End
A curving road with trees with bright fall leaves on either side
The long and winding road

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