Category Archives: Books

Add a Y to Your Fox

Posted on March 31, 2014 by aamontgomery

My husband Kurt and I were just finishing up a Scrabble game this weekend, and he had one letter left, a “y” which can be quite difficult to place late in game. He was about to throw in the towel and … Continue reading →

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A Happier Right Now

Posted on January 7, 2014 by aamontgomery

It is January, with overnight temps hovering around 32 degrees below freezing where we live, the holidays are over, and we are hacking our way back in the saddle again. Here are some ideas I have gleaned to seriously make … Continue reading →

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A Commonplace, Extraordinary Man

Posted on September 12, 2013 by aamontgomery

“If a movie doesn’t have any characters that you care about it, it fails. It is not a good movie.” Dr. Jon Manchip White said to our class of English graduate students and would-be writers at the University of Tennessee … Continue reading →

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Support Independent Thinking

Posted on August 23, 2013 by aamontgomery

Union Avenue Books in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, goes one step further than asking us to support independent bookstores. In addition to offering the best array of books I have ever seen in one small place, Union Avenue suggests we support … Continue reading →

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