Fun Fact: Fun Times at Fort Stanwyx--OriskanyThe British plan for the invasion of 1777 included not only Burgoyne's thrust from the north down to the Hudson River and to Albany--which ended badly at Saratoga--and an advance by Howe from New York to...
First, if you want some Memorial Day thoughts, you might enjoy this post about my visit to the American Memorial in Normandy. I recently did a re-watch of the 4 hour opus that is Branagh's interpretation of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Kenneth Branagh sta...
Saturday lifted its savage muzzle to chase peaceful night from the sky. I confronted the day without fear. Fate drove me. On this day I hearkened to the call--the plea for aid against the hundreds of thousands of green beasts engaged in sieges of t...
Interview with J.V. Hilliard Author ofThe Warminster Series <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US <![...
The tavern after the first meteor strike: You may recall from this entry that Les Freres Corses had commandeered my tavern set for their game. The photo above is how things looked when we ended after the first meteor strike. I say "first"...
Interview with Dave DobsonAuthor of:The Inquisitor's Guild Series Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. I’m just finishing up The Woeling Lass, the fourth book in my Inquisitors’ Guild series. These stories follow different...
“Now we’ll start this band of robbers and call it Tom Sawyer’s gang. Everybody that wants to join has got to take an oath, and write his name in blood.” -- Mark Twain -- The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnWe didn't write our names in blood--not o...
Some stories, tales, plays, and such are so filled to overflowing, packed down, and heaped high with lines that stimulate the mind and pluck the strings of the soul that they are beyond comprehension--or rather, they exceed the bounds of my ability...
Interview withKatharine E. WibellAuthor of: The Incarn Saga, The Guardian's Speaker, and The Twelve Tasks Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. I am always working on several WIPs simultaneously. I am actively writing the four...