by Marie Watts | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
I’m sporting one ugly black eye today. Technically its an obnoxious red, but will soon head to the dark side. WHAT IS A BLACK EYE? A black eye is bleeding under the skin around the eye. Generally, they aren’t serious, but if you have double vision, bruising around...
by Marie Watts | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog
Texas hero Angelina Eberly epitomizes the grit and determination of pioneer women. She and her first husband, Jonathan C. Peyton, left Tennessee in 1822 and eventually landed in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas (Coahuila and Texas) at Matagorda Bay. Settling in...
by Marie Watts | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
Tomorrow my novel-writing journey will reach a milestone with the release of the last book of my Warriors For Equal Rights trilogy, Rapture by Revenge. All Alice wants is to make it to retirement. Her boss has other ideas. As Alice’s team celebrates significant...
by Marie Watts | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog
to Oxford Scholarship Online, Martin Van Buren is the number one forgotten president. I know him only because we share the same birthday—December 5. I learned this important piece of trivia through my cherished childhood presidential biography book. The man does hold...
by Marie Watts | Feb 14, 2022 | Blog, Lagniappe
In honor of Black History Month, I am sharing this article I wrote for the historical series, Footprints of Fayette County. The article is titled FAYETTE COUNTY JURY DERAILS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. African-Americans learned that they were free from slavery on...
by Marie Watts | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog
Today is “Send a Card to a Friend Day.” Who knew? Greeting cards have been around since the 1400s, but I have a sneaking suspicion that greeting card companies whipped up this day to sell their wares. Sites even have hashtags such as #SendACardToAFriendDay to...
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