by Marie Watts | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
Tomorrow my novel-writing journey will reach a milestone with the release of the last book of my Warriors For Equal Rights trilogy, Rapture by Revenge. All Alice wants is to make it to retirement. Her boss has other ideas. As Alice’s team celebrates significant...
by Marie Watts | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog
to Oxford Scholarship Online, Martin Van Buren is the number one forgotten president. I know him only because we share the same birthday—December 5. I learned this important piece of trivia through my cherished childhood presidential biography book. The man does hold...
by Marie Watts | Feb 14, 2022 | Blog, Lagniappe
In honor of Black History Month, I am sharing this article I wrote for the historical series, Footprints of Fayette County. The article is titled FAYETTE COUNTY JURY DERAILS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. African-Americans learned that they were free from slavery on...
by Marie Watts | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog
Today is “Send a Card to a Friend Day.” Who knew? Greeting cards have been around since the 1400s, but I have a sneaking suspicion that greeting card companies whipped up this day to sell their wares. Sites even have hashtags such as #SendACardToAFriendDay to...
by Marie Watts | Jan 31, 2022 | Blog
I hit the wall last week with one giant dose of technology fatigue. For a senior citizen, I’m pretty in sync with the digital universe. However, the learning curve seems steeper these days due to the increasing number of gadgets and streaming services. If you look...
by Marie Watts | Jan 24, 2022 | Blog
The Great Resignation continues unabated. People are quitting their jobs in droves because of COVID. Many began to rethink how, where, and why they work. By November 2021, a record 4.5 million workers left their jobs, according to the Labor Department. The plight of...
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