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By Julie Horner Kellie “K.M.” Rice grew up with books. “I was really fortunate that my parents read to me every night. It was this magical experience snuggled up next to my mom or dad and seeing the pictures and hearing the words, and it transported me somewhere else.” Rice wrote her first story as soon as she could put… Read More

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Island Dreams: A Solo Journey

January 1, 2022January 19, 2022 slvpost.com0 comment

Pamela Morgan’s Memoir of Self Discovery By Julie Horner “Once seated in the prop-plane, I realized the wing propellers were my only view outside the window,” writes Pamela Morgan in her new memoir/travelog, Island Dreams: A Solo Journey. “It was a smooth takeoff and a not-too-nerve-racking 15-minute flight, but then I noticed the landing strip below was gravel and grass.… Read More

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Davenport — A Land Set Apart

December 25, 2021December 31, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

Alverda Orlando’s History of Davenport, California By Julie Horner Retired teacher and librarian Alverda Orlando started working on the idea of a book about Davenport when she was in college. Facing a two-unit deficit from graduating and not wanting to have to do too much studying, she said, she took an easy summer course where the professor asked students to… Read More

Laura Davis The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother Daughter Story

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The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Personal Journey of Peace Building From Author Laura Davis

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

“The white blanket barely rose and fell with her breath. How had she gotten so small? Could she really be the same woman I’d loved as a girl? Hated as a teenager? Characterized as a monster? Turned into a sometimes-friend? Mom and I had done better than anyone witnessing our estrangement had expected. Better than we expected. I’d invited her… Read More

Traci Bliss book Big Basin Redwood Forest

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Big Basin: You Must Never Forget This Story

October 7, 2021October 23, 2021 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Traci Bliss’ new book, Big Basin Redwood Forest, California’s Oldest State Park chronicles the individuals and organizations over the generations who dedicated themselves to preserving Big Basin Redwoods State Park. Connected to the park through her own ancestors, William Jeter and Jennie Bliss Jeter, Bliss keeps a decades-old promise to her great-great-aunt to remember past conservation efforts… Read More

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Following the Old Ways: Local Storyteller K.M. Rice Defies Convention

Island Dreams: A Solo Journey

Davenport — A Land Set Apart

The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Personal Journey of Peace Building From Author Laura Davis

Big Basin: You Must Never Forget This Story