Elaine Pinkerton Coleman
@elaine-pinkerton.bsky.social
Author based in Santa Fe, NM
Good morning, world!
My good news is the publication of FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE, the saga of my parents wartime letters. Check this old/new book out in today's #blog-
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My good news is the publication of FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE, the saga of my parents wartime letters. Check this old/new book out in today's #blog-
tinyurl.com/h2k7j95h #india #Ohio #CBI #WWII
FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE… a love that spans two continents and bridges eternity”
After more than two decades, the chronicle of my parents luminous wartime correspondence is making an encore! The book was first published by Texas Tech University Press. It sold out and TTUP retur…
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February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It's here at last! My new edition of From Calcutta with Love, a love story and in-depth look at the China-Burma-India theater of WWII. Available on Amazon and from Barnes and Noble.
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
It's here at last! My new edition of From Calcutta with Love, a love story and in-depth look at the China-Burma-India theater of WWII. Available on Amazon and from Barnes and Noble.
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."
— Joseph Conrad
— Joseph Conrad
January 9, 2026 at 2:29 PM
"The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are."
— Joseph Conrad
— Joseph Conrad
It's available from Barnes and Noble and Amazon!
The new edition of FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE-
Check it out!
The new edition of FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE-
Check it out!
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It's available from Barnes and Noble and Amazon!
The new edition of FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE-
Check it out!
The new edition of FROM CALCUTTA WITH LOVE-
Check it out!
Love this quote:
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Love this quote:
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were seeds."
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?"
— Dr. Seuss
How did it get so late so soon?"
— Dr. Seuss
December 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?"
— Dr. Seuss
How did it get so late so soon?"
— Dr. Seuss
December is racing along and not that many days left until Hannuka and Christmas. Take a deep breath, make a cup of hot cocoa and read my latest #blog--->
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tinyurl.com/4tten45c
Letting Go of the Perfect Holiday
By: Emily Shirley Note from Elaine Pinkerton: Timely reminder by writer Emily Shirley. Originally published in 2022, more appropriate now than ever! We have all seen the Folgers commercial where th…
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December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
December is racing along and not that many days left until Hannuka and Christmas. Take a deep breath, make a cup of hot cocoa and read my latest #blog--->
tinyurl.com/4tten45c
tinyurl.com/4tten45c
From "Moments in Time" at #newconceptgallery, 610 Canyon Road in #SantaFeNewMexico. L-R: "Pianta Rossa" by Ann Hosfeld, "Virgin River/ Zion" by Linda Pederson. The show continues through Jan. 11. Not to be missed!
November 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
From "Moments in Time" at #newconceptgallery, 610 Canyon Road in #SantaFeNewMexico. L-R: "Pianta Rossa" by Ann Hosfeld, "Virgin River/ Zion" by Linda Pederson. The show continues through Jan. 11. Not to be missed!
#SantaFeNewMexico--Start #December with a #CanyonRoad art stroll. Not to be missed: "Moments in Time" - a show featuring Linda Pederson and Ann Hosfeld. From now until January 11. #newconceptgallery
November 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#SantaFeNewMexico--Start #December with a #CanyonRoad art stroll. Not to be missed: "Moments in Time" - a show featuring Linda Pederson and Ann Hosfeld. From now until January 11. #newconceptgallery
Happy Monday to all. Remembering a dear departed friend who changed my life is the topic: Check out my latest post-->https://tinyurl.com/4rec4ca7
#friendship #departing #Haiku #autumn
#friendship #departing #Haiku #autumn
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Happy Monday to all. Remembering a dear departed friend who changed my life is the topic: Check out my latest post-->https://tinyurl.com/4rec4ca7
#friendship #departing #Haiku #autumn
#friendship #departing #Haiku #autumn
Just F.Y.I.—
the new edition of From Calcutta with Love - the World War II Letters of Richard and Reva Beard will soon be available from Pajarito Press. Stay tuned👍
the new edition of From Calcutta with Love - the World War II Letters of Richard and Reva Beard will soon be available from Pajarito Press. Stay tuned👍
November 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Just F.Y.I.—
the new edition of From Calcutta with Love - the World War II Letters of Richard and Reva Beard will soon be available from Pajarito Press. Stay tuned👍
the new edition of From Calcutta with Love - the World War II Letters of Richard and Reva Beard will soon be available from Pajarito Press. Stay tuned👍
From Calcutta with Love speaks of a tender love that spans two continents and bridges eternity. When you read these letters, you’ll learn what means to truly love someone who’s far from home, but forever in your heart.
— Shelly Mecum, author of God’s Photo Album
— Shelly Mecum, author of God’s Photo Album
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
From Calcutta with Love speaks of a tender love that spans two continents and bridges eternity. When you read these letters, you’ll learn what means to truly love someone who’s far from home, but forever in your heart.
— Shelly Mecum, author of God’s Photo Album
— Shelly Mecum, author of God’s Photo Album
October 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Happy September 29th! Writing away here in #NewMexico and enjoying the beginning of a new season. Check out my latest #blog--->
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#gardens #MondayBlogs #St.John'sCollege
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#gardens #MondayBlogs #St.John'sCollege
Summer’s Grand Finale
Goodbye Summer and Hello to Fall. As I write this, just a few more days remain of September, the favorite month of many people. September 2025, personally, continues to be a Golden Time, a sort of…
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September 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy September 29th! Writing away here in #NewMexico and enjoying the beginning of a new season. Check out my latest #blog--->
tinyurl.com/3mbsp8kd
#gardens #MondayBlogs #St.John'sCollege
tinyurl.com/3mbsp8kd
#gardens #MondayBlogs #St.John'sCollege
Thought for the day:
"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief."
~ Gerry Spence
"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief."
~ Gerry Spence
September 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thought for the day:
"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief."
~ Gerry Spence
"I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief."
~ Gerry Spence
"Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts."
~ Leo Tolstoy
~ Leo Tolstoy
September 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts."
~ Leo Tolstoy
~ Leo Tolstoy
"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself."
— Oscar Wilde
— Oscar Wilde
September 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself."
— Oscar Wilde
— Oscar Wilde
Happy Labor Day, all!
Today I'm remembering one of my dearest friends, Roberta Fine R.I.P. She captured nature, especially changing seasons, in her beautiful Haiku--->
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#poetry #MondayBlogs
Today I'm remembering one of my dearest friends, Roberta Fine R.I.P. She captured nature, especially changing seasons, in her beautiful Haiku--->
tinyurl.com/5n7jjmy5
#poetry #MondayBlogs
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September 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Labor Day, all!
Today I'm remembering one of my dearest friends, Roberta Fine R.I.P. She captured nature, especially changing seasons, in her beautiful Haiku--->
tinyurl.com/5n7jjmy5
#poetry #MondayBlogs
Today I'm remembering one of my dearest friends, Roberta Fine R.I.P. She captured nature, especially changing seasons, in her beautiful Haiku--->
tinyurl.com/5n7jjmy5
#poetry #MondayBlogs
Today's blog features another of Ron Bowman's "India Stories." Ever wonder what it would be like to get a haircut in India. Ron shares a humorous, detailed account. Check it out--->
tinyurl.com/y3rsknut
#MondayBlogs #traveling #India
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#MondayBlogs #traveling #India
Another India Story
By Ron Bowman Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com A Visit to the Local Barber It’s common on many of the Indian travelogue sights to have guys telling you about going to an Indian barber. I h…
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August 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Today's blog features another of Ron Bowman's "India Stories." Ever wonder what it would be like to get a haircut in India. Ron shares a humorous, detailed account. Check it out--->
tinyurl.com/y3rsknut
#MondayBlogs #traveling #India
tinyurl.com/y3rsknut
#MondayBlogs #traveling #India
Another adoption story, this one from South America. Read the story of José, a boy who was given a new life in the U.S.
tinyurl.com/58tmthfs
tinyurl.com/58tmthfs
Guatemala Gift: Part Two
Note from Elaine: It has been said that adoption is a blessing. As an adoptee who was saved from foster care, I find stories such as José’s very compelling. Join me today for part Two of Guat…
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July 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Another adoption story, this one from South America. Read the story of José, a boy who was given a new life in the U.S.
tinyurl.com/58tmthfs
tinyurl.com/58tmthfs
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
— Arundhati Roy
— Arundhati Roy
July 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
— Arundhati Roy
— Arundhati Roy
Check out one of my favorite #adoption blog posts. A family of #twodads is giving a young Guatemalan boy a new life.
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Guatemala Gift
Guest Post: Kim and Jack adopt José Toxpop CHAPTER ONE – by Kim Straus Our adoption story may be like many others experienced by two gay men, but then every story is different. Ours began in…
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July 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Check out one of my favorite #adoption blog posts. A family of #twodads is giving a young Guatemalan boy a new life.
--->
tinyurl.com/n4dym39
--->
tinyurl.com/n4dym39
"...Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go, but no matter, the road is life."
— Jack Karovac
— Jack Karovac
June 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"...Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go, but no matter, the road is life."
— Jack Karovac
— Jack Karovac
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
— Wisdom from Ancient Greece
— Wisdom from Ancient Greece
June 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
— Wisdom from Ancient Greece
— Wisdom from Ancient Greece
Hiking in California with son and grandson. Glad to be out and about!
June 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Hiking in California with son and grandson. Glad to be out and about!