Category Archives: For Love of History

A life of words

Posted on April 16, 2012 by sheilawill

Sometimes I forget that I owned a bookstore. People came into Oz Books because they trusted our reading suggestions, our “homey knowledge,” as the Oz bookmark said. There was the parent who followed me around the store wanting to know … Continue reading →

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Like a snowflake…Noam Chomsky

Posted on February 11, 2012 by sheilawill

I’ve been reeling from my heavy-duty Noam Chomsky experience: to write or not to write, my responsibility as an educator, my loyalty to the ’60s and my mentor Howard Zinn, the need for more open-mindedness in the world, speaking the … Continue reading →

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The year I went gray but still wore sequins

Posted on December 31, 2011 by sheilawill

On the eve of 2012 it’s okay to eat as much chocolate as I want. Alternating between the raspberry and ginger dark chocolate that Dan presented me with on Christmas morning, that’s how the day is — one bite in … Continue reading →

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Stephen King is a good guy

Posted on December 27, 2011 by sheilawill

I’m reading my first Stephen King novel, 11/22/63. With my holiday gift certificate “burning a hole” in my sequined backpack, I biked to Antigone Books today as soon I found out they were open. After years of avoiding King’s scary stuff, … Continue reading →

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‘Gypsying Around’ for 100 years

Posted on November 12, 2011 by sheilawill

Brownie Ebner, my new friend and role model, turned 100 yesterday. Can you imagine living from Nov. 11, 1911 until Nov. 11, 2011? “I didn’t think I was going to make it the last few days,” she said at her … Continue reading →

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Not that every business can be Starbucks…

Posted on November 1, 2011 by sheilawill

What, you mean the guys making a fortune adding a little syrup, a dash of whipped cream to good ole’ coffee and selling it for four bucks? We’re willing to pay for it, so good for them. I can’t blame … Continue reading →

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Teach your children well

Posted on September 5, 2011 by sheilawill

I just couldn’t do it. Teaching seems like the job from hell these days. Bullying, test scores, no child left a dime, school prayer, and now technology as GOD. And I’m not a luddite. It all seems so sensible, smaller … Continue reading →

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Wildcats Meet Huskies

Posted on March 29, 2011 by sheilawill

I’m a fair weather basketball fan. I like the most exciting games, which are usually played during the playoffs. Sometimes in the regular season I’ll turn on a Celtics game to see if I can find my brother, who’s had … Continue reading →

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History/Memoir/Biography at the Tucson Festival of Books!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by sheilawill

Our dedicated committee has lined up a stellar roster of authors for this literary weekend that makes Tucson shine. I’m so proud to be a part of it! Thanks to committee members Holly Schaffer of UA Press, Corey Knox of … Continue reading →

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Let’s stand for the right (left) side of history

Posted on February 20, 2011 by sheilawill

If I had been alive in Eastern Europe during World War II and the Holocaust I would be dead today, simply because I’m Jewish. I didn’t have relatives who were killed during that tragic time in history, but a shadow … Continue reading →

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