historical fiction writer, amateur photographer, retired computer guru and math geek
News from Janis Robinson Daly, April 2026--FEATURED REVIEW.Susannah Willey’s NOSTALGIA opens with a single, devastating truth: the outward violence of war is only half the story. It’s the other half, however, that Willey explores, which gives the story its inner depth. Through her main character, Dr. Jim Banyon, we enter the battlefields, surgical areas, hospitals, and prisons … Continue reading Nostalgia Scores Again!
It's not an inappropriate question to ask this time of year. And yes, the pun is intended. Spring Equinox--the sun is equidistant from the north and south poles. Lord knows spring is a schizophrenic time of year. But in the past week, all the rain and cold have given way to a few warm days, … Continue reading Is Mother Nature Bipolar?
Posted: 16 Mar 2026, 08:47 by Emily Walmsley [Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Nostalgia" by Susannah Willey.] Nostalgia by Susannah Willey was a well-written historical fiction book that takes place during the American Civil War and follows a war surgeon named Dr. Jim Banyon. As he observes the effects the Civil War is having, not just … Continue reading Online Book Club Review of Nostalgia
I am honored to have been asked to write a guest post for Brook Allen's blog, Brook's Journal. I would love it if you'd check it out! What Did Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Look Like In Civil War Times? By: Susannah Willey
You may remember in a previous post I referenced the Vet Center in Canandaigua, New York as a recipient of proceeds from March and April sales of Nostalgia. What is the Vet Center, you ask? A place for veterans, yes. But the Vet Center is a lot more than that. Here's some information from the … Continue reading The Vet Center
Nostalgia is going on tour! Thanks to Cathie Dunn at the Coffeepot Book Club, Jim and Napoleon's adventures in the Civil War will be featured on the following blogs from March 16-20. Here's the schedule. Please have a look and add Nostalgia to your reading list. I'm honored that Brook Allen, author of Brook's Journal, … Continue reading Nostalgia on Tour
...But in other news, today is THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH! As I write this post on Saturday, February 28, 10 am, the temperature outside is 50 degrees. We know it won't last (in fact, the forecast for Sunday is in the 20s with a low of 7), but we're a little giddy just the … Continue reading Another Crazy Week
What is meant by the term "indie author"? An indie author is a writer who self-publishes their work (as opposed to "traditional" publishing- i.e. hiring an agent to find a publisher willing to take a chance on you. The conventional wisdom seems to be that a writer who publishes their own work does so because … Continue reading Being Indie
Whaddaya mean it's still January???? Will the snow gods never stop? Our total is now over 130" (our yearly average is 120"). And pity the poor north country. Their totals are nearly THREE TIMES as much as ours. Even the snowblower has given up.
What?? What person in their right mind wants it to be February? February is the coldest--and often snowiest--month in this neck of the woods. A twenty-eight/nine-day month that feels like forty. By now most of us snow-belters are sick, sick, sick of snow and cold. And this year has been a mother-----. What's worse, it's … Continue reading Is It February Yet?
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