Author: Emily Sara Smucker
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Come Meet Me! (Mini Book Tour)
As you may know, even though my book has been out for almost a year, I haven’t really been able to do book signings due to Covid. But next week my mom is flying east for a wedding, and she and I are doing a mini book tour in Lancaster PA and Harrisonburg VA. Schedule:…
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The Journey to Virginia, Part 3: Arrival
Yesterday I wrote part 2 of our trip, ending with the Bed and Breakfast in Huntington, West Virginia, on Friday night. We woke up early Saturday morning and left before our hosts even got up. Turns out, 6 AM in West Virginia is darker than 6 AM in Oregon and Colorado. We’d had many early…
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The Journey to Virginia, Part 2
At the end of Part 1 of our journey for Oregon to Virginia, Jenny and I had just arrived in Canon City, Colorado. I used to live in Canon City, if you can remember back that far. I lived next door to the Knepp family, distant relatives and old family friends, and of course that’s…
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The Journey to Virginia, Part 1
I am a road trip person from a road trip family. When I was young we’d drive coast-to-coast for family vacations, stopping at the Grand Canyon, Washington DC, Mount Rushmore, etc. We’ve driven to Mexico and Canada multiple times. We’ve traveled for weddings, funerals, and BMA conventions. Long intense road trips are our jam. However,…
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I Need Your Ideas and Opinions
I suppose this is the time of year when you can expect the least from me, writing wise. In years past I’ve somehow managed to write blog posts during harvest, but I’m not sure how I did that. But this morning I suddenly felt like writing, so here I am. I didn’t drive a truck…
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YouTube Video: A Magnificent Tour of my Bookshelf
As I was preparing to organize and/or pack up all my things for my upcoming move to Virginia, I looked at my bookshelf and thought, “I should do a bookshelf tour.” You know, just show you all my books and give brief thoughts. I’m nosy about other people’s bookshelves, so I thought people might be…
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Books I’m Reading: Wives and Daughters; The Vanishing Half
Part 1: Wives and Daughters, by Elizabeth Gaskell For several years I’ve been part of an on-again-off-again virtual book club. Recently we read Wives and Daughters, and instead of waiting until we were finished with the book to start discussing it, we had weekly reading goals followed by weekly WhatsApp chats. It was rather a…
The Girl in the Red Rubber Boots 