Monday, December 30, 2024

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"--Part V

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  The fifth stanza of the version of “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” that we are use today was either written or translated by John C. Mattes...
Monday, December 23, 2024

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"--Part IV

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Here is Harriet Reynolds Krauth’s translation of stanza 4: This flower, whose fragrance tender With sweetness fills the air, Dispels w...
Monday, December 16, 2024

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"--Part III

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  The third and fourth stanzas of “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” were translated into English by Harriet Reynolds Krauth in 1875, almost twe...
Monday, December 9, 2024

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"--Part II

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  Like the first, the second stanza of “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” was translated into English by Theodore Baker in 1894. Here is his tra...
Monday, December 2, 2024

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"--Part I

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  This Advent season I’m doing a series about one of my favorite traditional Christmas carols, “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” The fifteenth...
Monday, November 25, 2024

Getting Thanksgiving Right

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  This Thanksgiving week, I am reworking a post I originally wrote in 2014 for the Indiana Writers’ Consortium blog. The changes are mostly ...
Monday, November 18, 2024

Researching the Little Things

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  As I mentioned last week, I’ve been working on a story that takes place at the Grand Canyon. At one point, my protagonist visits the Tusay...