Barbara Marriott SaddleBrooke author Barbara Marriott has set ten cunning, wily women out to sea to plunder and raid in Neptune’s Daughters: History’s Most Notorious Women Pirates. Almost every era was threatened by these women pirates and their surly, vicious crews. As early as 1200 and until the late 1930s, waters were made unsafe by their attacks.…
Tag: writing
Features, February 2020
Resident Author: “Amber Glass”
Stuart Watkins “Kidney Beans” in Amber Glass by SaddleBrooke author John Smith is just one of the gripping poems that grabs the reader right away. This tale of a fifteen-year-old opening a can of kidney beans on a Saturday night, along and happy, is just one of many delights that fill this wonderful read. Take the time to absorb…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group: Winter Solstice
Patricia Fremont Smith, SaddleBrooke Writers Group member ’Twas the night before solstice, when all through my mind not a thought was stirring, nought of any kind The prompts had been chosen, albeit with care In hopes that we writers would do our fair share Recklessly, I ventured out loud “winter solstice” My head hurts so…
Features, January 2020
Resident Author
James P. O’Brien Most of SaddleBrooke’s residents are retired, but here is a book to pass on to family and friends, It’s Monday Morning: “There Are People in My Office Working…and I’m Not One of Them” (Realities of Retirement). Jim O’Brien, SaddleBrooke resident, has just completed a 2nd edition of this “how to” book on…
Features, November 2019
Resident Author: New book by a SaddleBrooke author
Patricia Kay Scott All last winter, I worked with Kay Sullivan, a SaddleBrooke artist, and William Utley, a military historian and friend, to produce Fort Niagara: The Key to the Inland Oceans and the French Movement to Dominate North America. This book should interest SaddleBrooke residents, especially those who moved here from the Great Lakes…
Features, August 2019
SaddleBrooke author publishes two books
Local author and poet Stuart Watkins published Supernatural Stories, which includes stories told to him by his former students as well as some of his personal experiences with dreams that came true, conversations with deceased relatives and other strange experiences. This book is available in the SaddleBrooke gift shop for $10 and through Amazon. Watkins’…
Features, May 2019
Resident Authors
Local author offers a candid, fun approach to retirement planning Life can be messy, especially after retirement, but it can also be fun and funny! Outskirts Publications has announced the latest, highly-anticipated book from entertaining author Becky Kueker, A Classic in Clown Shoes. This sometimes painful, emotional roller coaster ride will leave you laughing with…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
SaddleBrooke Writers Group invites all authors to join
SaddleBrooke authors publish and invite other writers to join SaddleBrooke Writers Group. We have poets, authors and memoir writers. Some want to publish and some want to write for family and friends. Come join us and share your writes.
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group meeting notice
SaddleBrooke Writers’ Group meets the first and third Saturday each month in the Saguaro Room of the SaddleBrooke TWO Clubhouse from 10:00 a.m. until about noon. Sometimes we meet in other rooms if this room is booked. We have members who write for the fun of writing, some are published authors, some just write memoirs…
Features, March 2019
A Soldier’s View of the Flag
Stuart Watkins The soldier often saluted the flag, The flag of the United States of America, As he started each morning reporting for duty. He never knew what the day held in store, He only knew he served and served with pride, The pride of brothers and sisters in uniform Some serving at home, some…