historical

Is Your Collarbone Size English, Irish, or French?

When I’m not playing Baldur’s Gate 3, I’m generally trying to do some work on my writing. And that requires research. I love doing research. So much so, I am often guilty of going down rabbit holes that have nothing to do with what I started out researching. I’m not alone…

Curse of the Vampyr || Series: Books Of Baldur’s Gate III

This book, Curse of the Vampyr, can be found in the library right before the bridge to Minthara. Since Astarion is my game crush, I had to pick it up. Cold beauty? Check.Pale noble? Check.Charming, with a bite mark on his neck? Check. Yep, that’s Astarion. 😊Actually, that’s Cazador. Cazador is Astarion’s vampire…

Astarion’s Historic and Literary References in Baldur’s Gate 3 — Or Any Excuse To Obsess About Astarion

I love this scene. It’s so cute and romantic. And, for all those Medieval scholars out there, this scene reminds me of a posy that was often engraved inside Medieval marriage rings: Many are thee starrs I see, but in my eye no starr like thee.This isn’t the first time Astarion has…

*cough* Pre-Order Alert *cough*

I’ll just leave this here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/girl-out-of-time/id1052700495

Historical Cat and Dog Cuddling

I love the stuff one can find when researching in old newspapers. I also love that humans have been fascinated by cats and dogs cuddling for centuries. This would have been on I Can Has Cheezburger if it took place today.

Salem Tales

It’s Halloween. And when many people think Halloween, they think Salem, Massachusetts. Because it’s basically our Mardi Gras. Want to know practically everything there is to know about Salem? From witches to how a Salem boy became a Chinese god, to where the Murder of the Century occurred, and including…

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LIFE magazine August 17 1953 page 116

Looking for Something New to Read?

My historical paranormal romance Dance Macabre has been chosen as one of their FREE Amazon promo books by my publisher Decadent Publishing! Whoot!!  Consequently, if you ever even thought about trying one of my books, the time is NOW as it’s only FREE ON AMAZON for the rest of THIS…

Tree Canopy of the United States of America

From Hardwood Floors News This is a NASA map of the Tree Canopy of the United States. It took six years to create, and lead to the determination that about one third of the US is currently forested. First thing that struck me – Wisconsin. Only the far northern part,…

Canon Shippiness with Sherlock and John

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