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Tis the Season to…
Tis the season to be jolly and decorate with evergreen, candles, and flowers. A time to invite friends over and give gifts. Eat together, sing, laugh, and enjoy life. Yes. This sounds like Christmas...
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Christmas Chow
A Danish version of the Christmas dinner. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If people love one thing best, it’s gotta be eating. Well, we’ve been doing it for quite some time. And I have to say, we’ve gotten...
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Novel Writing Month in December
Okay. I missed NoNoRiMO or November Novel Writing Month. But I did do this during October by writing my next draft 18Wheeler, and editing Red Fury Revolt. I have NOT stopped one second since nor do...
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A gift to the January born….
Winter Gems January February March * “By her in January born, No gem save Garnets should be worn. They will ensure her constancy True friendship and fidelity.” (Walker) January birthstones- Garnet and...
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Fury Revolts in Roman Britain
Queen Boudica is not the only one revolting against Rome’s control The tribune Gnaeus Julius Agricola is about to Available Amazon/Kindle, B&N/Nook, Ibooks, Googlebooks Red Fury Revolt is a very...
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work in progress
Writing is a craft. An Art. A very serious frustration. But I love it. I can’t begin to tell you how much I have learned. But I’ll try. Often I have compared it to hiking Vesuvius barefoot. And the...
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Ahhh! Nothing better than a man in uniform
Officer Crests and Colors Ever notice that the military loves color. It’s seen on soldiers everywhere and has been all through history. But one thing about it is, it’s not there just to look studly....
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Now for the legions’ real authority– The Centurion
Thank you Centurion Marcus of the Legio X Fretensis http://legiox.wix.com/spqr No one messed with these men-the Centurions. They were the experienced strength of Rome’s legions. While the officers...
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ALL ABOARD!!! for the next stop on the indieBRAG Christmas Bloghop –...
IndieBRAG excerpt from Vows of Revenge Vows of Revenge recipient of the Indiebrag Medallion “This is lovely, Aelia.” The sound of pride in her father’s voice brought tears to Aelia’s eyes. Her father...
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Learning something new all the time
Well, I’ve been playing and have made a few new things to share with you. And some news to go with it Foir the Family,my short story to Threatened Loyalties is now available on Amazon in audio click...
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Threathened Loyalties – Life with the rich and famous of Herculaneum
Here you have the setting of my whole story of Threatened Loyalties. In the background is Vesuvius. Before you are the huts where people hid and where their blood boiled and they died from the volcanic...
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Life in Rome was never easy for anyone. Yes, we all know the plebs and barbarians had it rough. But well, so did the elite. In some ways, their lives were even more difficult. You see, at least the...
View ArticleHistory…its value
I was listening to Levi Lusko as he talked about “You Have a New Memory.” He talked about just how tricky memory is. How bad can be good? And good can be bad. How dangerous forgetting our past is. I...
View ArticleRed Fury Revolt
A 20 Year Affair – Red Fury Revolt Yep, I did some math recently, and ouch. Julius, Calgacus, and I go back twenty years. It all started in Annapolis, MD at an antique bookstore. I bought a book. Yep....
View ArticleRed Fury Games Romans Play | The Hardest Write I Have Ever Done
I am now writing the hardest write I have ever done. Sure, I have written six books and short stories. The books average 75,000 words to 95,000 words. Short stories average 7500 words. And still, this...
View ArticleRage is out…of control
Yep, this is Julius in most of Red Fury RAGE. Book 2 of my Agricola series. Yep, he’s pissed. Why? Because of Book 1 Red Fury Revolt You see, he fell in love with a Britanni woman in book one–Red Fury...
View ArticleA story a father’s love…but which father?
Julius is raging….life has been unfair Just when Calgacus thought life was perfect….he learns it’s not. Truth hurts. Gnaeus Julius Agricola cannot alter the past that trained him to become a polished...
View ArticleDealing with Trauma – PTSD and Complex PTSD
This is the most difficult research for a book I have ever done as a writer. I have started a new book, a Christian Contemporary Romance, and it is kicking my butt. The hero is a veteran who is burned...
View ArticleThe Beauty & The Beast. But who’s the beauty? Who’s the Beast
Yep, that’s me…writing this story. Chad and Sierra’s story is tough. Why is this harder than my Roman stories? This one gets personal. It’s real. It’s today. I’m writing about the trauma that people...
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