Category Archives: Fiction Writer

Enjoy 10 more of these stereoviews of Eureka Springs taken at the turn of the 20th Century (most by photographer D. Callahan). Viewed through a fairly common device then, known as a stereoscope, these provided 3-D views. This would have … Continue reading →

This is another stereoview of Eureka Springs, specifically of the original wooden depot that served from 1882-1912. At one point it had red trim and was fondly called “the little red depot.” This is the structure that Jen, Stan and … Continue reading →

The healing waters of Eureka Springs were first bottled and marketed as healing eye water, but their uses and applications quickly expanded to include things like … soap? Yep.

This motor-car (they’re sometimes called “doodlebugs”) was ordered and built for the Missouri & North Arkansas Railway in 1912, shortly after the railroad once again went into receivership. Cheaper to operate than a steam locomotive and coaches for passenger work, … Continue reading →

Did you know that you can view most (if not all) of Eureka Springs’ many historical markers at The Historical Markers Database? (From the site)

Stereo-views of picturesque Eureka Springs in the 1880s-90s, where much of the action of the “People of the Water” cycle is set. You can view many, if not all, of these in an antique stereo-viewer at the Eureka Springs Historical … Continue reading →

If the return and splashdown of NASA’s Orion capsule yesterday was of interest to you, you might be intrigued by the opening chapter of The Water Cure. It begins with a classified mission to investigate an object “winking” in and … Continue reading →

Water is sacred to most indigenous tribes in North America. This is an interesting paper out of Sacred Heart University. https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1124&context=rel_fac

It’s always the last full week in September. This year, it begins today, September 18 and closes out on the 25th. Here are three titles sure to be banned when they become more well-known because, you know, you can’t have … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, there was actually a NASA Railroad. Then it was closed, and its switcher locomotives donated away. Then it was reopened two years ago to handle heavy equipment needed for the SLS (Space Launch System), of which … Continue reading →