Selected hobbies and interests related to my art, writing, and life.
Michael Hare. By Beverley Bittner, From Steppin’ Out, 1973. The full title is “Olden Times, or a History of the Settlement of Union Township and Vicinity.” The writer is David Wilson. His parents, Hugh and Hannah Wilson, settled in the Union area in 1797. David’s book was published in 1881 by the Times Steam PrintingContinue reading Area History, Chapter 2, by Beverley Bittner [guest post]
Waterford: No Castles or Brick Houses in 1795. By Beverley Bittner, From the autumn, 1980 issue of Reminiscence. By the mid-1700’s, the French had built several forts along Lake Erie. They did not seize the land from the Indians, but only traded there and by gifts and promises made friends of the Indians. The fortsContinue reading Area History, Chapter 1, by Beverley Bittner [guest post]
From Beverley Bittner: Readers: From 1977 to 1979, I co-edited and wrote for the Reminiscence magazine, a popular 12-page publication of local history. I also wrote on history for Steppin’ Out magazine and newspapers. I found a box of clippings from these writings recently in an unused closet. What fun I had reading those oldContinue reading Area History, Introduction, by Beverley Bittner [guest post]
We sit on Mother Earth, Her watchful eye and furrowed brow creased in worry As she watches over us with feet of prosperity. Pollution and decay all around us; We who snatch the grain from her warm, soft soil, Always taking, never giving While birds of the field scatter seed to replenish her storehouse. WeContinue reading Inheritance, by Carolyn Cox [guest post]
From the Corry Writer’s Block Help Desk of Beverley Bittner. Most of us have read a poem, a story or an article that caused us to exclaim, “I could write like that, maybe even better, if only I knew how to get started. Kathy has a book of fiction in the works. She has aContinue reading Getting Started, by Beverley Bittner [guest post]
I joined the Writer’s Block writing group in Corry, PA in 2002, three years after Corry author and newspaper columnist Beverley Bittner founded the group. A quick shout-out to those of you who remember us. Above is the group’s official logo. For historical reasons, I decided to post some the group’s old news columns andContinue reading Corry Writer’s Block
