BRAVE FACE

The inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child

We Have a Publisher!

We have a publisher! Amsterdam Publishing has accepted our manuscript and we are expecting it to come out in February, 2023. We are hoping for December of 2022. Watch this space for updates–or sign up for our newsletter to be kept informed of the latest about...

The Journey to Publication

Over the past few years, in between moving, teaching, and hanging out with grandkids, I’ve been engaged on a HUGE project: writing my mother’s memoir and getting it published. What have I learned? Becoming a published author is not for wimps!   First, I wrote...

My Grandfather and Meta’s Pappa

My Opa, Cornelius Antonius Bisschop, was born in 1903 in The Netherlands. He wasn’t expected to survive–most of his siblings didn’t, but, despite being very premature and getting meningitis, he both survived and thrived. When Opa was only...

Meta, the College Graduate

Twenty years ago this month my mother was awarded her bachelor’s degree. She was 65-years-old. And, as you will find out if you pre-order and, eventually, read the story of her childhood, Brave Face, persistent and determined.  Mom was married at 22 and,...