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I SPOKE AT MY TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Tuesday, March 18 2025
I spoke at my town Board of Commissioners meeting during the final hearing on the Social District...
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I SPOKE AT MY TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Tuesday, February 18 2025
I spoke at my town Board of Commissioners meeting during the second hearing on the Social District...
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I SPOKE AT MY TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Tuesday, January 21 2025
I spoke at my town's Board of Commissioners meeting to petition against the creation of a downtown Social District...
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I SPOKE AT MY TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Tuesday, November 19 2024
UPDATE 5/8/25: While still held up in legal issues, the Draft UDO no longer has the zoning restriction and permit requirement for keeping chickens within town limits, and is now consistent with the people's petition!
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I SPOKE AT MY TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Tuesday, September 17 2024
I spoke at my town's Board of Commissioners meeting because the new Unified Development Ordinance has written out a people's petition to keep chickens within town limits...
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GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON'S HEADQUARTERS IN WINCHESTER, VA
Saturday, August 24 2024
I needed to know the layout of Stonewall Jackson's Winchester headquarters, since it's a prominent location in my fourth novel. However, very little could be found about the house online...
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I'M A CONSTITUTION COACH!
Monday, August 05 2024
After I aged out of Patriot Academy's Leadership Congress, I signed up as a Patriot Academy Constitution Coach!
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PATRIOT ACADEMY 2024 NATIONALS LEADERSHIP CONGRESS GRADUATE
Sunday, August 04 2024
I attended the Patriot Academy 2024 National Leadership Congress at the official Patriot Academy campus near Fredricksburg, Texas!
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I SPOKE AT MY TOWN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Tuesday, June 18 2024
I signed up to speak at my town's Board of Commissioners meeting in response to last month's meeting when several women from out of town urged my town to issue a proclamation on Palestine...
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MY ART IS ON DISPLAY
Sunday, October 01 2023
From October 1st to November 5th, 2023, my piece "By the River" will be on display at Frabjous Catfe in Wake Forest, NC.
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PATRIOT ACADEMY 2023 LEADERSHIP CONGRESS GRADUATE!
Monday, July 17 2023
This year, I was accepted to Patriot Academy's Northeast Leadership Congress in Dover, Delaware, an event for young adults 16-25, to engage in realistic mock legislative sessions to teach us how our government functions.
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TRIP TO ISRAEL WITH WALLBUILDERS
Monday, May 22 2023
Because I'm an American Journey Experience alumni, I was invited by Wallbuilders to go on a tour of Israel...
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THE AAF TANK MUSEUM
Saturday, February 18 2023
A few years ago, I and my family visited the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA....
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2022 WRITERS' RETREAT
Thursday, November 03 2022
I will be teaching a workshop at our annual writers' group retreat.
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URBAN FORESTRY ADVISORY BOARD
Tuesday, October 25 2022
I've been voted onto our town's Urban Forestry Advisory Board.
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CITIZENS ACADEMY
Thursday, October 20 2022
I was part of the inaugural class
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STATE OF THE ART/ART OF THE STATE AT CAMERON ART MUSEUM
Tuesday, April 26 2022
My artwork is on display at the Cameron Art Museum, in Wilmington, NC
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THE AMERICAN JOURNEY EXPERIENCE SUMMER INSTITUTE
Wednesday, July 28 2021
Two weeks in Texas with Wallbuilders and Mercury One for incredible training
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Tuesday, March 30 2021
An exclusive sneak peek of the prologue of "The Antediluvians 3", to be published in 2025!
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TSHIRTS ARE IN!
Friday, September 25 2020
Tshirts have arrived!

My first and second run of tshirts have just arrived fresh from our local printer. About 20 selected designs were done, but ordering is available on all designs!
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GREENWAY SEWER STRUCTURE ART PROJECT
Friday, March 20 2020
The Public Art Commission (PAC) put out a call for local artists
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Wednesday, January 29 2020
Update: Due to unforseen circumstances, this event will be rescheduled to a later date.

I will be teaching a writing workshop during the Young Authors Boot Camp, on March 16-20, 2020. My workshop will focus on writing foundations, choosing meaningful topics and words, defining plots, the importance of developing believable characters, research, credibility and citing resources, and her personal experiences and tips as both an author and illustrator. The Young Authors Boot Camp will be held in Cary, NC. This event is hosted by Heart For Homeschool Ministries. More information can be found at this link: https://www.heartforhomeschool.org/student-boot-camps-and-workshops
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Saturday, September 14 2019
"We Got Chickens" debuts as an ongoing comic strip on local online chicken keeping forum.
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FREE LITTLE LIBRARY DONATION
Monday, September 09 2019
I donate a copy of "The Antediluvians" to the "Little Free Library" in Falls Church, Virginia.
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Wednesday, July 03 2019
The second much-awaited novel in "The Antediluvians" trilogy, "The Antediluvians 2 - Multiple Targets", is released worldwide.
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WE GOT CHICKENS
Sunday, May 20 2018
My "We Got Chickens" cartoon series debuts online. For more, see www.wegotchickens.com.
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Friday, November 10 2017
I donate a copy of "The Antediluvians" to the "Little Free Library" on Chincoteague Island, Virginia.
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Friday, December 23 2016
"The Antediluvians" is added to the shelves at Chocolatepaper, in downtown Roanoke, VA.
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Thursday, October 20 2016
"The Antediluvians" is added to the Wake County Public Library system, in Wake County, NC.
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Monday, August 15 2016
"The Antediluvians" is featured as a recommended book for "Summer Reading Musts", in 27587 Magazine.
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Sunday, March 13 2016
I had the wonderful opportunity of personally giving Senator Cruz's wife a copy of "The Antediluvians", after "An American Rally", at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, in Concord, NC.
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FREE LITTLE LIBRARY DONATION
Friday, October 30 2015
I donate a copy of "The Antediluvians" to the "Little Free Library" in Stone Mountain area, NC.
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Saturday, October 24 2015
"The Antediluvians" is added to the shelves at Talia Espresso, in North Wilkesboro, NC.
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Thursday, June 25 2015
I had the amazing opportunity of personally giving Brian "Head" Welch from KORN a copy of "The Antediluvians" for his daughter during his visit at The Worship Center, in Durham, NC.
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Monday, May 04 2015
I do a book reading of "The Antediluvians" at Storyteller's Bookstore, in Wake Forest, NC, and my book is added to the shelves at Storytellers Bookstore.
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Friday, December 12 2014
"The Antediluvians" is added to the shelves at The Worship Center bookstore, in Durham, NC.
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Friday, December 05 2014
The first novel in "The Antediluvians" trilogy is officially released worldwide.
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LUKEION CLASS TOUR OF TURKEY
Wednesday, May 01 2013
My parents and I did an educational/archeological tour of the Churches of Revelation with my Latin Class.
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KIM CLEMENT SHOWS MY ART
Wednesday, January 16 2013
Kim Clement pesonally features my drawing of the eagle and the serpent on his television program. He adds that he hung it up on his home refridgerator.
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