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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Injuries, Failed Plot Lines, and Pumpkins
HBTS: Oct. 2024 My favorite month! I love October. The weather is gorgeous, it's witchy season, it's my birthday month, hockey season...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 8, 20243 min read
The Pain of Fifes and Ledgers
It was so loud. How was it possible such a small piece of wood could create such an aggressive sound. Elizabeth massaged her temples,...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 10, 20245 min read
Misery
She slid on her riding gloves and then tugged hard at the straps tethering her bags to her ride. As far as travel horses went, this one...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 5, 20243 min read
Summer 2024: Getting Sh*t Done (or Not)
"I'm going to use the high energy of summer to get sh*t done!" Well, that was my intent anyway. I was going to finish getting the book...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Apr 25, 20241 min read
HBTS: Fits and Starts This Spring
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Am I posting again? After a rough start to the year, things seem to be settling down just a bit, at least in some areas...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Apr 11, 20243 min read
A Break from Wartime Fears
The Lanhams arrived just a few short weeks after Tommy's fever broke. On a pretty spring day, Elizabeth had coaxed Tommy to go on a short...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Feb 1, 20241 min read
Flute Focused
I'm changing up the way I do History Behind the Scenes. Rather than picking a week and running with it, I'm going to gather footage...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Jan 4, 20243 min read
10/10 Recommend
I've read some really good books lately that I thought some of you might be interested in too. To be clear, this isn't a book review...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Oct 25, 20234 min read
A Patriotic Choice
Thomas Jefferson hated Annapolis and he certainly would have hated this tavern. Clementina hated that the insufferable man was constantly...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 27, 20231 min read
HBTS: Researching, Writing, Skating, Saving Democracy
History Behind the Scenes included: Lots of research and writing for the book A little figure skating A hike and rally in support of...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 6, 20232 min read
Imagining The Widow Abigail
If women are often considered missing from history, how do we find them? Sometimes by accident. Recently, I was researching city gardens...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Sep 6, 20235 min read
The Arrival
Rain spit angrily in her face as she surveyed the dock. She was grateful to be off the ship, but the chaos of unloading people and cargo...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Mar 7, 20235 min read
Then the Laughing Stopped
"Ginny! Ginny! Ginny, my dear! Bring me a dram and I'll nibble your ear!" Ginny rolled her eyes at the barkeep as he filled cups with...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Ghost Story
Mattie leaned back against the rough bricks and smiled warmly at the children. They scampered freely around small groups of visitors who...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Moneymaker
Bede set the basket on the table and slumped onto the bench. Unbelievably, the basket was empty. Every mended shirt, every laundered...
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Michelle Emick Ronholm
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Cock Fight
"It's barbaric," William grumbled. Elizabeth had set to work on the circular betting table that was nestled in a corner of the gaming...
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