From The Smart Kid chapter 12: Two black and white photos of giant sequoia trees hung on the wall. An inscription lined one of the frames. It read: “These trees, like a life well-lived, will outlast us all.” The photograph … Continue reading
From The Smart Kid: Matt jumped up. “I just bought the newest album by the Eagles. It’s called The Long Run. Please, let’s listen to it together!” he pleaded. The album had just been released in Sept. 1979. So, for … Continue reading
Announcing! The Smart Kid is available for pre-order from Amazon Kindle Direct. Get it here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BNA6JNC Everyone who pre-orders The Smart Kid for Kindle will get these bonuses: – Favorite Quotes search page. Find and check off 36 of the … Continue reading
In Chapter 5 of The Smart Kid, the team names of the three high schools in St. Cloud are mentioned: the Tech Tigers, the Apollo Eagles, and Cathedral Crusaders. I graduated from Tech High School in 1978. (The St. Cloud … Continue reading
In chapter 4, Oklahoma is discussed. Sooners is the name given to settlers from the Southern United States who entered the Unassigned Lands in what is now the state of Oklahoma before President Grover Cleveland officially proclaimed them open to … Continue reading
The first half of The Smart Kid occurs in St. Cloud, MN during Oct & Nov of 1979. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota This is the city that Bob Miller grew up in. He attended primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools in that city. Most … Continue reading
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In chapter 1, Tom Howardson is wearing a Beatles sweatshirt during his sixth grade phy-ed class. The Beatles name on a shirt is mentioned again in chapter 2. The specific reason for doing that was to hint at the connection … Continue reading
Writing Critique Groups are great! I just received a helpful email from Amy in my writing group. It was very helpful to me because it was succinct, almost like a rule. Her note also covers the topic of Scenes vs … Continue reading