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Truth and Reconciliation

November 12th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing, Politics Leave a Comment

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So how do we move forward?

In Writing, Politics 2024 Election Donald Trump

Why Are Some Women Conservatives

September 25th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing Leave a Comment

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I’ve been thinking a lot about the reasons why some women may vote for the felon…

In Writing The Civil War Donald Trump Drew Gilpin Faust

My Next Book After My Next Book

September 18th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in My Family, Writing Leave a Comment

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How fortunate I am to have access to this incredibly rich trove of letters! Now that letter writing is at an end, there will be no more such collections.

In My Family, Writing The Blue Box Taken by the Shawnee How Daddy Lost His Ear and Other Stories

À la recherche

August 18th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing, Kentucky 2 Comments

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I was single and at that time and in that place, single women seemed slightly suspect; when I called the local ballet company to order one ticket, I was told they were only sold in pairs.

In Writing, Kentucky Kentucky Writing Taken by the Shawnee

Can  a Heathen Woman Be a Christian?

August 14th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Women, Writing, Religion 1 Comment

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Perhaps a healthy dose of heathenism would restore us to the churches (or other forms of organized spirituality) so vital to healthy communities.

In Women, Writing, Religion Taken by the Shawnee Religion

The Shawnee Have Their Own Park in Ohio

June 16th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing 1 Comment

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Margaret, if she were alive, would smile secretly, shielding her pleasure from her censorious Virginia relatives.

In Writing Margaret Erskine Taken by the Shawnee

Some More Questions

June 12th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing Leave a Comment

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There’s a magic for me as a somewhat hidden writer (essential for my work) when a book launch brings me into connection with new people.

In Writing Louisville Kentucky Lady Mary Wortley Montague Ozlem Ezer

Three Ideas: A Biography and Two Histories

June 9th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in My Family, Writing Leave a Comment

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It will soon be time for me to start another three or four year writing project. I’d love to hear which of these three ideas you find most appealing…

In My Family, Writing Ozlem Ezer Austin Brown Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Weaving the Threads of Historical Fiction: Ingenuity, Research, Integrity

June 5th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing Leave a Comment

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Margaret could watch, she could listen, and she could learn—and I learned along with her through research, thought, and writing and rewriting her story.

In Writing The Blue Box Margaret Erskine Children's Stories Taken by the Shawnee

Book Banning Begins at Home

May 29th, 2024 by Sallie Bingham in Writing 2 Comments

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I’m hoping that the individuals who object to my book may in some form or another communicate with me.

In Writing Margaret Erskine Taken by the Shawnee 12 Favorites of 2024 Santa Fe

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  • Martha White on The Great Take Back March: “Morning Glories: A few seeds collected from a vine at my lodging in your little town of Santa Fe twenty…” June 15th, 8:29 am
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Visiting Linda Stein

Visiting Linda Stein

March 3rd, 2025
Back on October 28th, 2008, I visited artist Linda Stein's studio in New York City and tried on a few of her handmade suits of armor.
On Memoir and My Writing Memoir/Writing History Workshops

On Memoir and My Writing Memoir/Writing History Workshops

February 11th, 2024
I think memoir writing is a much more serious task than it's often considered to be. It's not informal, it's not casual. It really is the writing of

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Rebecca Reynolds & Salie Bingham at SOMOS

Rebecca Reynolds & Salie Bingham at SOMOS

November 8th, 2024
This event was recorded November 1, 2024 in Taos, NM at SOMOS Salon & Bookshop by KCEI Radio, Red River/Taos and broadcast on November 8, 2024.
Taken by the Shawnee Reading

Taken by the Shawnee Reading

September 1st, 2024
This reading took place at The Church of the Holy Faith in Santa Fe, New Mexico in August of 2024.

Upcoming Events

Jul 25
July 25th - July 27th

The 9th Annual Taos Writers Conference

SOMOS Salon & Bookshop
Taos MO
Oct 23
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm EDT

How Daddy Lost His Ear – Carmichael’s Bookstore

Carmichael's Bookstore - Frankfort
Louisville KY
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At the farmer’s market Saturday, a family band called High Lonesome Highway performed. I don’t know if they write their own music but the wailing heart-broken sounds of old mountain melodies brought #Kentucky here to the high desert https://buff.ly/mhDqow3 #SantaFeNM

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Spring is full of moods here in New Mexico... I keep waiting grumpily for a spell of warm, settled weather. But not my friends the ravens. This is the weather they adore. "My Friends the Ravens": https://buff.ly/a2YelNT #Birds #BirdWatching #Hiking #TheCityDifferent

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Recent Press

Sallie Bingham's latest is a captivating account of ancestor's ordeal
Pasatiempo, The Santa Fe New Mexican

“I felt she was with me” during the process of writing the book, Bingham says. “I felt I wasn’t writing anything that would have seemed to her false or unreal.”

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