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If you have to be from somewhere …, take 2

Lancaster County corn harvest

Since I brought up Lancaster County in a previous post, I can’t pass up putting in a plug for a great place to stay while in that part of the world. Flowers & Thyme is a bed and breakfast run by Ruth and Don Harnish, who have to be some of the nicest innkeepers around. … Read More

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If you have to be from somewhere …

The novel about Carensa Holt takes place around Europe, but even in the tiny peek on this website, it’s made clear that she is from Lancaster County, PA, and attends college at Kutztown State College (today: Kutztown University). Everybody has to be from somewhere. While many Europeans think of the U.S. (or “America”) as one … Read More

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Will the real Carensa Holt step forward, please?

Early drawing of Carensa

I know you want to ask the question. After all, there are photos on the website. So is Carensa Holt a real person? Did she exist? Does she exist? And the answer is a resounding “Yes and No”. To make it perfectly clear: This is a novel, a work of fiction. Carensa Holt is a … Read More

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