Sassafras Root Water (at least 1 quart) Cream and sugar (optional) Dig up several roots from a sassafras tree (or order online). Rinse thoroughly until clean. Depending on the size of the root(s), place in a large pot or teakettle. Boil to desired strength. The...
My grandfather, Thomas Elmer Woods, learned a lot from the Five Civilized Tribes: medicine, ceremonial dancing, and how to survive. After his mother died soon after giving birth to him and his twin sister, his sister was sent to live with relatives in the Pacific...
Want a made-to-order cheeseburger and a large ice-cold mug of home-brewed Draft Root Beer for four bucks? How about a half-pound Sugar Loaf Mountain Burger for $4.20? Â Hungry for fried chicken, an elk burger, a vegetarian burger or a tastefully twisted flavor...
Godzilla? Uh huh. More about that later. First, some important business… We have a Winner! As the April winner of the Wikirandom Writers Challenge – a three-sentence flash-fiction contest – it was my privilege and honor to launch the May challenge. The prompt was “the...
I’m traveling a different path with this blog as I discuss movies and the Lucky 7 (which I’ll explain later). How do they relate? They don’t! Bear with me, and we’ll have a little fun. The movie experience A fellow writer in our Facebook writing group recently posted...
