by Caroline | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Thursday, May 23, in the afternoon, Meta and Caroline will be in Pella, Iowa at The Curiosity Shop, where they already have our book in the window! Come, hear us read, buy books. Lots of them. The pink-haired lady taking the photo? That would be Jody,...
by Caroline | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
A funny thing happened at the first Unforgivable book launch event. Many lovely seniors came (it was held at the Green Acres Senior Center in Fairfax). No surprise there. People loved the book reading and enthused that they felt they were there. Nice to hear, but not...
by Caroline | Mar 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
March is Women’s History Month, and the Fairfax City Commission for Women celebrated in style with a hugely successful event at the Fairfax Library. Many authors were featured, all amazingly talented, but my favorite was this one: Meta Evenbly. Otherwise known...
by Caroline | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
On March 10, the Fairfax Commission for Women held an event featuring female authors. Meta, coauthor of Brave Face, was one of them. It was a glorious event, very well-attended with a host of talented authors answering questions and giving readings. Of course, Meta...
by Caroline | Nov 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Just heard last night that Brave Face is a finalist in the narrative nonfiction genre of the Best Book Awards! Mom and I knew it was good while we were writing it, but this confirmation is nice. If you have’t read it yet, get a copy and do it! Then, post an...
by Caroline | Oct 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
AUTHORS JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD CIRCLE OF WINNERS Oct 18, 2023 – Speak Up Talk Radio announced the recent FIREBIRD BOOK AWARDS contest winners. One of the winning entries was from Virginia and Texas authors Caroline Crocker and Meta Evenbly,...
by Meta Evenbly | Sep 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
When I was young, Sundays were celebrated as a day of rest. Stores were closed. You didn’t play outside with your friends. That part was boring. So boring. One went to church in the morning. You wore your Sunday best clothing. You took more time to look your...
by Meta Evenbly | Sep 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Late in August in 1907, my mother was born in Bottrop in Westphalen. She was the youngest of five sisters that I know of. There were Anna, Ciska, Paula, Agnes and my mom Auguste. The name suited her well. There were also at least five brothers that I know of. I...
by Meta Evenbly | Aug 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
On October 18, 2017 at 5:17 in the morning, Frits breathed his last. He died very peacefully in his sleep. We suspect he was in a coma that last couple of hours of his life. He left me very quietly, leaving everything behind. Our children, our home, his clothing, his...
by Meta Evenbly | Aug 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Frederik Evenblij before he became ill. Frits slowly started to tell me about his life. He told me that his father had died of myasthenia gravis in 1942. He missed the loving letters that his dad regularly sent him while he was sick, always ending with the request to...
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