I feel somewhat like a mosquito at a beach about expressing all that I loved about this book. I know what to do, but I don’t know where to start to persuade you to read A Hobo’s Wish by Minnesota author Connie Lounsbury. I guess I’ll start with its premise: A description of the book on Amazon states, After a tragic mistake during The Great Depression, Dr. Pete Walters becomes penniless, forced to ride the rails along with thousands of other unemployed men and women, surviving by trading labor for food, or asking for handouts. Will he find the trust and the…
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Writers oftentimes work alone. So it’s a wonderful thing when a fellow writer comes along with whom you can brainstorm and encourage. I met Gail Helgeson at a writer’s retreat in May 2015. We immediately hit it off with our love of England, faith, and writing. This month marks our one-year friendship. And truly, Gail is Heaven-sent. We’ve tried, and somewhat accomplished, meeting regularly. This is not always easy. One of us lives in Wisconsin, the other in Minnesota. And one of us works fulltime outside the home. But every six weeks or so, we meet in a room reserved…
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