Oh, That Moment of Admitting to What You Already Know
Rusty Allen
In Ella’s War, a moment arrives for our heroine in which something seemingly incidental confirms what she already knows but…
How We Deal With and Look Upon Temptation
In Ella’s War, our heroine — is that the right thing to call her? —makes moral choices and…
A Book, A Party — & Presto, an Author
What a dream come true. Ella’s War released on May 23, and the response and experience has been amazing. Good reviews,…
Events Conspire to Make a Story 😉
Sometimes disparate life experiences circle back together in ways that were meant to be. After studying German culture,…
The Earth’s Ties: Bonds? Gifts? Or Both?
The earth draws us back. How and why? Our bare feet want to touch it, so that we can connect…
The Lonely Heart of Wartime
The absence of loved ones during war can bring emotional victories. It can bring risks too. In Ella’s War, our heroine and…
A history book festival in an historic place
makes us all historians!
So, I embraced both the exhilaration and oddity of visiting Lewes, Delaware for the first time on business…
Within herself and others, Ella must contend with dislike for the Germans and all things German
Yes, of course racism played a role in the WWII era of Ella’s War. In the novel, it…
A time of new roles, new vistas, for American women
I grew up in an environment where the work world was an equal opportunity place for women —or…
Come along on Ella’s journey…
Hey, folks. Thanks for visiting my site and my first blog post. How exciting for me to have an author’s…