Alice Henry

@IreneVincent (15962)

United States • Age 65

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I am a freelance writer. Just published my first novel. Have written for two newspapers. Was Secretary of West Virginia Writers. Moved to Virginia.

Alice Henry's Discussions

U. S. States: Pennsylvania

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 25 Feb 18

I was born in West Virginia about 90 miles from Pittsburgh. I have a sister in law from Pittsburgh. Once, when traveling from California to West Virginis by car, my husband and I stopped at a restaurant in Kansas. As I listened...

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Some Haiku For Today

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 25 Feb 18

Love it or leave it. Haiku is not for everyone. Here are a few that I particularly enjoyed. Foggy mist rolls in Blanketing the distant shores And morning arrives. An angry red sky The winds are whispering why Must all humans...

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Haiku: A Few More

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 24 Feb 18

Haiku is one of my favorite things to read and to write. I hope you like Haiku Yellow, white, blue and red Colors dancing in my head Quilts upon my bed. Dogs are man's best friend But cats are popular too And what about...

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U. S. State: Oregon

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 24 Feb 18

Oregon is the 33rd state, admitted in 1859. The Oregon Trail, the longest overland route to the frontier, brought thousands of pioneers to the west coast. It is said that even today, you can still see the wheel ruts left by...

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HAIKU

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 24 Feb 18

I enjoy writing Haiku. Have you ever tried it? To me, it is very relaxing when I think about the pleasant word pictures Haiku brings to my mind, whether it's from reading what others have written or from my own attempts to write...

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U.S.States: Oklahoma

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 23 Feb 18

Oklahoma's nickname is "Sooner State" because of the settlers who jumped the starting gun on the land runs from 1890. However, OK was very late in becoming a state - #46 - in 1907. This region was originally part of the...

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U.S.States: OHIO

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 23 Feb 18

Ohio has been described as "the farthest west of the east and the farthest north of the south." An unusual position during the Civil War, siding with the north but having many Southern sympathizers,who were known as...

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U.S. States: North Dakota

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 22 Feb 18

North Dakota is one of the few states that I have not visited. I have been all over South Dakota. Although ND is sparsely populated, it is one of the nation's leading producers of crude oil. Named for the Dakota Sioux...

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U.S. States: North Carolina

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 22 Feb 18

North Carolina known as The Tar Heel State, Is the twelfth of the original 13 colonies. Roanoke Island was colonized in 1587, but all of the colonists mysteriously disappeared. The "Lost Colony" was followed by settlers from...

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#24 Odd Facts

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 14 Feb 18

Some persons evidently think that the British government owns Buckingham Palace, for some reason. However, today, I learned that, in 1761, King George III privately purchased Buckingham Palace, the residence, originally built...

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#23. Odd Facts

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 13 Feb 18

I have visited the Black Hills of South Dakota, but I learned a few NEW things about those hills, recently. First of all, according to geologists, a hill is called a hill if it's less than 1000 feet high. Higher than that, a...

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#Feb 1: Vocabulary

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15962) • United States 4 Feb 18

I found a few more groups, that I thought were interesting. Of course I'm still wondering who decided on these terms for groups of animals. A group of parrots is called a company. A group of goats is called a trip. A group...

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