Jodi Lea Stewart - Author

If an Ellipsis Ran for President . . .

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If ever an Ellipsis were to run for President, what would be the platform? No more dot-to-space-ratio lawlessness, of course! Yet, enforcing the Ellipses Laws may be trickier than a politician practicing magic tricks. The underground world of ellipses No punctuation...

(Un) Focus, won’t you?

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At times, my writing focus is about as clear as swamp water. Sometimes I inadvertently go on a writing sabbatical. Things get in the way. When the “match” goes out, it’s like getting a D.C. politician to tell the truth challenging to restart the...

FryBread – a Bite Out of History

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Take a little nibble of frybread and close your eyes. Hear the ancient winds chanting through the canyons? Feel the sunlight on your bare skin? Smell the cedar and sage perfuming the air? Can you taste the blessing of life? More than 500 Native American tribes can....

Aunt Dora’s Light Bread

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 My Aunt Dora’s Light Bread Rocks! 2 cups lukewarm water 2 tsp. sugar 2 pkg. yeast 2 cups milk 5 Tbls. sugar 4-1/2 tsp. salt 5 Tbls. Crisco, melted 12 cups flour Dissolve 2 teaspoons sugar in 1-cup water. Sprinkle yeast on top and let stand for 10 minutes. Scald...

The Day the Public Library Stole My Feet

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Thanks to John Wayne, most of us remember the Alamo. And because of Bodeen’s lovely screenplay adaptation of I remember Mama, lots of us, well, remember Mama. But get this. I remember *gasp!* before the Internet. Let me tell you a story . . . Once upon a distressing...