by Mari K Eder | Oct 5, 2021 | Newsletters
“How can a man fall in love with a girl in a painting?” A romance novel asked that provocative question on its back cover. The teaser worked; it was a book I just had to have. The Girl in The Blue Dress was originally published by Harlequin in 1947 and cost the grand... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 1, 2021 | Newsletters
“Coming in on a wing and a prayer…” A phrase inspired by World War II B-17 pilot Hugh Ashcraft. When returning to England from a bombing run over Germany, Ashcraft told his crew, “Those who want to, please pray.” Newspapers called them the crew that “prayed” their... 
by Mari K Eder | Apr 1, 2021 | Newsletters
“All humans are human. There are no humans more human than others.” This powerful statement is posted on the wall at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond. This quote is from Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire, Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance...