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Category: People & Customs

Blog posts by author Lynette M. Burrows about interesting people, customs, celebrations, and holidays from around the world.

Memorial Day, It’s a Privilege to Remember

Photograph of some of the gravestones at Arlington Cemetary each with a small American flag placed in front of the stone.

Over the years, I’ve written many blog posts about Memorial Day and about American and others who served their country in conflicts throughout history.

Published May 19, 2025
Categorized as Heroes and Heroines, History, Holidays, Inspiration and Motivation, People & Customs, Strong Women Tagged Lynette M. Burrows

First Lines Celebrating Mexican Heritage on Cinco de Mayo

image is multilayered with the background a deep space illustration with the edge of a planet visible in the lower right corner, over that is the shadowy image of a large clock face. On this image are the words First Lines, a monthly series for readers.

Reminding readers why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated with a bit of history and first lines from science fiction and fantasy by Mexican-American authors.

Published May 5, 2025
Categorized as First Lines, Holidays, People & Customs, Reading, Science Fiction Tagged Lynette M. Burrows, Mexican authors of science fiction

Celebrate National Storytelling Week with First Lines

I love to check the first lines of a book to see if I want to read it, don’t you? Here are first lines that you might enjoy, too.

Published February 3, 2025
Categorized as First Lines, Holidays, People & Customs, Reading Tagged books to read, Lynette M. Burrows, reading

Reflecting on 2024, A Year of Creativity

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Lynette M. Burrows shares her reflections on the past year of creativity, learning, and coming out from the fog of grief.

Published December 30, 2024
Categorized as About Me, Holidays, My Writing Journey Tagged creativity, goals, Inspirations, Lynette M. Burrows, writing fiction, year-in-review

A Carol of the Blog: Revisiting Past Winter Holiday Posts

winter Christmas Urban landscape, the wide avenue in the city center, St. Petersburg, Russia

The spirit of past posts is visiting. Journey to holidays across the world, to the science of Christmas trees, to being alone, and finally Dr. Seuss.

Published December 23, 2024
Categorized as Holidays, People & Customs, Self-care Tagged Christmas trees, Lynette M. Burrows, quotes, winter holidays

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