Once I began blogging in a consistent manner, I queried my reading public about what kinds of topics they would like to explore. One suggestion was that I...
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~ Holly Bebernitz
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The Hog Holler Radio Station
Of all my characters Maybelle Higginbottom has been a part of my life the longest. Why or when I created her I cannot now remember. Sometime in my 20's. For...
Maintaining Balance
Do the laundry, clean the house, mow the yard, vacuum the car, and within no time at all, it is all to be done again. You look around at the progress you made...
When Comes Suffering
With the exception of the Psalms, no book has brought me more comfort in the midst of pain of all sorts than the first epistle of Peter. In this book is the...
Use the Brakes, Not the Horn
How many times this past week have you found yourself spouting off some wise and pithy saying, beginning with, perhaps, “Well, you know what they say…” ? When...
Facing Fractures
Own a home, a car, a computer, a phone, a tool, appliance, or gadget of any sort, and you run the inevitable risk of something sometime going wrong. Humans...
The Elusive Culprit IX
From July 2018 to March 2020 (the beginning of quarantine) I learned through trial and error how to navigate our new life. Be advised: the learning curve for...
The Elusive Culprit VIII
Transitioning Nana into assisted living at the Benton House was a step in the right direction. The staff of the Benton House is peerless. From...
Oakley Manor
If you have been with me ever since Agnes Quinn first arrived in Dennisonville [Trevorode the Defender], or only recently met three of Dennisonville's eminent...
The Fruit of the Spirit–Faith
When I researched how many times “faith” is used in the Scriptures, I was not surprised to find there were 338 instances of the word “faith,” and/or words...
Native Texan Holly Bebernitz moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1967. After thirty years of teaching speech, English, and history on the secondary and college levels, she retired from classroom teaching to become a full-time grandmother. The change in schedule allowed the time needed to complete the novel she had begun writing in 1998. When Trevorode the Defender was published in March 2013, the author realized the story of the Magnolia Arms was not yet complete.
