November 11, 1945
Dad wrote letters every day during his WWII service. It brought peace and some normalcy when a cathartic release was inappropriate.
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Sep 83 min read
Ringing in the 70th year
Celebrating the road to 70 by buying a new car so I can hit the road and travel safely. Ode to a great 17 years with the old one.
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Apr 306 min read
Lawrence the Green Anole's Debut
Lawrence the green anole is featured on the cover of a new book produced by Amelia Island Writers and Artists and his story is inside.
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Apr 53 min read
Community and being a better writer
The amaryllis above is one of many I grew indoors this winter (to plant outdoors, after they bloom, so I can enjoy them in future years)...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 284 min read
Winnie-the-Pooh characters in real life
Recently, one of my sons, who heard Winnie-the-Pooh stories from his earliest days, said he'd never read them to his children. This...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 83 min read
Even Banana Slugs Can Trigger Cherished Memories
When I read my daily One Good Fact email from Encyclopedia Britannica, I had a sudden urge to call Mom and share it with her. She would...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 103 min read
Becoming the older generation and being a pollinator by mentoring others
To my children, this is not news. I’m the older generation and they don’t hesitate to remind me. This hit hard when I recently lost a...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Barnyard animals and personalities at the Northeast Florida fair
The short drive to Callahan from Amelia Island is well worth it for a genuine county fair experience. My friend Lori and I escaped for...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Sep 28, 20233 min read
A writer's tale of an historical fiction manuscript in progress and a few sacrifices
I've hit another milestone in writing my historical novel or hybrid fiction-nonfiction-memoire. Four Beta readers have it to read and...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 9, 20233 min read
Bullfrog Liberation
Along the back wall of the largest Asian market in Falls Church, Virginia, was a meat section where they sold live bullfrogs. When I...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 2, 20233 min read
All God's Critters
Long before reading Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (I never kill spiders), I realized every living thing is on earth for a reason (even...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Chicken Box: writer's milestone and encouragement
The process of writing and editing and correcting and doing it all some more has taken on a life of its own. I sometimes see pages of my...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Jun 2, 20233 min read
Milestones: slow and steady
Gopher tortoises are prevalent on Amelia Island. Their personal milestones are met each day they survive the traffic and developers. ...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Apr 26, 20233 min read
Morning Has Broken
The bird sounds at 6:00 a.m. are impressive this time of year. I hear babies and mothers, calls from down the street and from high up in...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 18, 20233 min read
Forgotten Birthday
I dropped Leah off at doggy day care and the cheerful woman at the Hot Paws desk said, “Happy Birthday Leah!” “Oops, forgot her...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Family Adventure - Carson Springs
Recently my siblings, one of my nieces, and I had an adventure outside Gainesville that we’re still talking about. We visited Carson...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Outtakes
My writing mentor, Richard, finally got through to me. I needed to remove sections of my book draft that were out of sync with the point...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Nov 13, 20224 min read
Nope, not Brave
A friend told me I was brave for signing up for consecutive writer’s retreats in Italy and Croatia. “Why?“ I asked. “Because you don’t...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Sep 26, 20223 min read
Hurricane Preparation: Washback Sea Turtles
While others are gassing up their generators, ensuring they have batteries, and stocking up on toilet paper, the wonderful volunteers and...
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Katherine Dudley Hoehn
Aug 25, 20223 min read
Grandmother
When I was with a group of women who were all about my age, one of them (the youngest and not yet a grandparent) asked what our...
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