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I began writing at 16 for my high school newspaper. Two stories, with my bi-line, were printed. Then took a 60 year hiatus. When I look at family photos I remember stories of my life as a teenager with tears, a mother with magical joy, loving and learning. Holidays become springboards for stories of a woman's life. I write about special people who deserve honor and recognition. My hopes, successes and flaws become real when told in stories. I dream of past adventures and write about people and cultures that have been building blocks in my life. I write stories with each word becoming a stitch...

How was it possible for a group of death camp Holocaust survivors to have successfully adapted and even thrived in their post-war circumstances? Despite some symptoms of PTSD, a small group of these survivors appear to have shared certain characteristics that may have contributed to their resilience. For example, they had an optimistic bias about themselves and an exaggerated perception of personal control. The women in particular were exceedingly concerned about the impressions they made on others. They also seemed to use repression in an adaptive way to bury the past and create new...

The journal of the Brainerd Mission is an indispensable source for understanding Cherokee culture and history during the early nineteenth century. The interdenominational mission was located in the heart of Cherokee country near present-day Chattanooga. For seven years the Brainerd missionaries kept a journal describing their lives and those of their charges. Although the journal has long been recognized as a significant primary document, it was not fully transcribed or made widely available until now.

The journal entries provide a richly textured and sensitive look at Cherokee life and...