Audra Jennings

Faith, patience and courage in adversity help a young woman find her way Debut novel by Mike H. Mizrahi highlights how the bicycle paved the way for women’s rights We live in a world where a device on our wrist can detect our every step and vital sign while our phones pop up with notifications telling us where we are, in case we did not already know. Too easily we take for granted the great inventions of the past that drastically changed the world at the time they were introduced. Take the bicycle, for example. In his debut novel, The Great Chattanooga Bicycle Race (Redemption Press/May 1, 2017) , author Mike H. Mizrahi tells the story of a woman who creates waves by not only riding a bicycle, but doing so in bloomers. A woman riding a bicycle in pants seems trivial to us now, but at the turn of the 20th century, it was a very big deal and played a part in the advancement of women’s rights. The Great Chattanooga Bicycle Race introduces readers to Anna Gaines, an insec...

This is the much anticipated vacation week. I'm with my parents, Peyton and Paige.  Paige is going to be our guest blogger along the way.  Take it away Paigey! (Oh, and these are the photos that I could upload from my phone. I may post more pictures later on.) Friday: Nuggets  So pumped for this week! Our vacation has begun with Peyton writing down things to the second, licenses tag in hand, Gramal has the wheel, and we were all packed and ready!  It is hot in Texas of course, 103 to be exact! First potty stop would be at 5:09, first do right in Trinidad, and then I-20 at 5:33. Louisiana at 6:40 and then another rest stop were we sat at the picnic tables and ate some supper. Then we were on the road again!! With Audra driving and me at shot gun we were off.  Today I learned that Pops knows all about 1957 like the Milwaukee line up that year but he can't remember what he had for lunch. At 9:36 the whole car broke out into The Star Spangled ...