August 27, 1968. A Look Back in History: When the Whole World Finally Started Watching

Aug 31, 2021 | Guest Author

Debbie Harpham by Rita Dragonette As we watch the fall of Afghanistan with horror and come out of the second summer of important but complicated protests, in a divided country, it’s a good time to look back on what it felt like the last time similar events were to...

The Assassination of Bobby Kennedy: Three Strikes and the Early Hope of a Generation Is Out

Jun 15, 2021 | Guest Author

Debbie Harpham by Rita Dragonette June 6th marked the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Bobby Kennedy. Unlike that of his brother, five years earlier, I don’t remember exactly where I was when I heard—but I do vividly recall the next day. I was in study hall,...

PLAGUE ENDS: Sleeping Beauty Awakes, but With More Heft and No Price. RE-ENTRY Can Be a Slippery Slope for the Pandemic Underachiever. Are You Ready?

Jun 1, 2021 | Guest Author

Debbie Harpham by Rita Dragonette I know many of you are boldly running outside, arms outstretched, gulping in freedom, communal drinking, hugs and… kisses. (Can we kiss yet?) You’re waving the synopses of the three novels you finished during lockdown, the reams of...

Remember Kent State, May 4, 1970: An Iconic Moment for a Generation… A Coming of Conscience for a Country

May 4, 2021 | Guest Author

Debbie Harphamby Rita Dragonette While talking to readers about my novel, The Fourteenth of September, which takes place during the pivotal 1969-1970 years of the Vietnam War, I was asked if—of the many iconic moments in American history that happened during that time...

Celebrating the Second Anniversary of a Book That “Becomes More Relevant by the Hour”

Sep 29, 2020 | Guest Author

by Rita Dragonette The views expressed by our NovelNetwork authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of NovelNetwork or its members. Yes, writers kill to stay relevant, so when a reader contacted me recently with the “by the hour” phrase about my...