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Nan Hawthorne's Booking the Middle Ages
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A blend of commentary, stories, news, humor and more from historical novelist Nan Hawthorne, author of "An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England". Formerly The Blue Lady Tavern.
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Sharpe\'s Thanksgiving: A Menu
Setting: A cannon-blasted faarmhouse in Flanders, Portugal or SpainGuests: Capt. Richard Sharpe, 95th Rifles, South Essex Sgt. Patrick HarperRifleman Daniel HhagmanRifleman HarrisRifleman PerkinsHis Lordship, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of WellingtonHis I...
Historical Fiction Round Up, Holiday Gift Edition
We are delighted once again to offer this opportunity to authors to get the word out about their novels, new or old. Be sure to include instructions on how to find your book and, if possible, how to contact you.For readers this post is a sort of shop...
Was "Ring Around the Rosie" About The Plague?
When I was a kid, the version of "Ring Around the Rosie" I learned was:Ring around the rosie,A pocketful of posies,Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.I also heard that this rhyme was a sort of childish commemoration of the Plague, and being a freak about...
Further Thoughts on Kindle 2\'s Text to Speech
See Kindle 2: Possible Drawback for Authors and Readers.Having my Kindle 2 has been a great thing for me. It has opened up a huge selection of reading material that hitherto was outside my reach at least without a great deal of work and expenditure....
Kindle 2: A Possible Drawback for Authors and Their Readers
Getting your novel published on Kindle has lots of attractions. Let's face it, the more ways people can read it the better. The fact that the Kindle also has the "read aloud" feature makes the device not only accessible to people with print impairmen...
Historical Fiction is Speculative Fiction
Remember when they used to call genre of Heinlein and Asimov science fiction?Some clever person came up with the idea sometime in the 60s or 70s to start calling it speculative fiction. This new designation was more accurate, after all, and what's mo...


An interesting blend of information, fiction, and general information about the middle ages. Alwasy interesting and surprising
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