Kim McMahill

The days of note for June may be few, but they are mighty. Here’s what’s on tap this month. June 6 – D Day, World War II June 14 – Flag Day June 20 – Summer Solstice June 21 – Father’s Day

“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” Eleanor Roosevelt

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May each year. Memorial Day is dedicated to the service men and women who gave their lives for freedom and country. It is also a time to honor those currently serving and their families, and to remember loved ones who have passed away. This year, I think it is appropriate to also honor those who have been on the frontlines of the pandemic, risking their lives for all of us. THANK YOU!

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“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself.” - Edward Abbey

She feared the conversation was over before it began. A Foundation of Fear  available for download from Amazon or your favorite on-line book retailer.

Here’s wishing my mother and all mothers a happy Mother’s Day. The first Mother’s Day was in Philadelphia in 1908, so this is a strong and long-standing tradition. Don’t forget to let your mom know just how important she is on this special day.  

We recently finished watching all of the Indiana Jones movies in order. The last movie , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , was entertaining but it has always been my least favorite of the series for several reasons. First, I’m not a huge fan of alien stuff. Second was its timing.  I had finished Shrouded in Secrets and had just started shopping the manuscript around to publishers when I saw the promo for the movie. I was devastated. I quit sending the manuscript out and shelved it until many years later. When I mentioned it to my publisher, who had published Marked in Mexico, she wanted to see it. Thankfully, it was accepted and published.  Even though my novel was set in current times rather than the 1930’s, has nothing to do with aliens, and has very little else in common with the movie, it is based on the same thirteen legendary crystal skulls. I’ve always been very proud of the novel. It is the action-packed archeological thriller I dreamed of writing and

The roots of Cinco de Mayo are in the Mexican Army defeat of the French army in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, which signified a defeat of European colonial power and a victory for the Mexican People. However, Cinco de Mayo is not the celebration of Mexican independence which is celebrated on September 16, but rather it has come to signify Hispanic and Mexican pride and is a time to celebrate its rich culture.