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August 10, 2016
Book Review: Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
Title: Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace, edited by Carol Wallace Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. Released on: July 19, 2016 Pages: 432 Pages (Paperback) Blurb: As one of the bestselling stories of all time, Lew Wallace’s Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ has captivated and enthralled millions around the world―both in print and on the big […]
August 8, 2016
Where to begin reading in the Icelandic Sagas?
The question posed in the title is a serious one, especially to a person newly embarking upon reading the sagas. Even with a rudimentary idea of their culture and the background of the era, it can be a daunting task. After all, the complete collection of Icelandic Sagas is only five volumes long (and would […]
August 6, 2016
The Three Kinds of Christians
Originally posted on OPERATION ECHO:
One of the things that makes talking about Christianity so interesting is the different perspectives we all have. For example, because my brother and I are two different types of Christains, we notice and are sensitive to different things. It isn’t that one kind is “better” automatically than the others,…
One of the things that makes talking about Christianity so interesting is the different perspectives we all have. For example, because my brother and I are two different types of Christains, we notice and are sensitive to different things. It isn’t that one kind is “better” automatically than the others,…
August 3, 2016
Announcement: Upcoming Releases
There are times, as a writer, when nothing happens. You write stories, edit stories, reedit stories, submit stories, and get rejection after rejection. It can be a long and weary process to take things through traditional methods. Last August I was lucky enough to have two things hit around the same time, a short story […]
August 2, 2016
It’s Release Day for Into the Shadow Wood!
Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
Release day is always an exciting event for an author–when all the hard work is done (at least for the moment) and their labor of love starts showing up on virtual book shelves everywhere. If Into the Shadow Wood isn’t available at your favorite retailer yet, don’t worry, it won’t…
Release day is always an exciting event for an author–when all the hard work is done (at least for the moment) and their labor of love starts showing up on virtual book shelves everywhere. If Into the Shadow Wood isn’t available at your favorite retailer yet, don’t worry, it won’t…
August 1, 2016
Let’s Read Some Shakespeare
This weekend I checked out a copy of The Hollow Crown DVD from my local library. I am by no means a Shakespearean scholar, and I am pretty sure I still haven’t read all of his plays, much less his sonnets. Yet there is still something timeless about his work that has a certain appeal […]
July 31, 2016
What if Shakespeare HAD written Old English?
Originally posted on Dutch Anglo-Saxonist:
Whenever I tell people I study and teach Old English, they react by feeding me their favourite lines of Shakespeare, noting that it is very difficult indeed: “Is this a dagger I see before me? Alas, poor Yorick! Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”. Indeed, as a little search on…
Whenever I tell people I study and teach Old English, they react by feeding me their favourite lines of Shakespeare, noting that it is very difficult indeed: “Is this a dagger I see before me? Alas, poor Yorick! Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”. Indeed, as a little search on…
July 27, 2016
Into the Shadow Wood Cover Reveal!
Originally posted on The Weaving Word:
It is finally here! I’m so excited to reveal my completed cover for Into the Shadow Wood. This novella is a companion book to my Wind Rider Chronicles series. The story follows one of my favorite characters, Einar from Journey to Aviad, as he plunges into the Shadow Wood.…
It is finally here! I’m so excited to reveal my completed cover for Into the Shadow Wood. This novella is a companion book to my Wind Rider Chronicles series. The story follows one of my favorite characters, Einar from Journey to Aviad, as he plunges into the Shadow Wood.…
July 26, 2016
Medieval Monday: Bathing
Originally posted on Allison D. Reid:
It is pretty commonly known that medieval times would have been full of unpleasant smells, including but not limited to body odor. There are some historical accounts of people bathing only once or twice a year, yet others that say it was a weekly, or at least regular, practice.…
It is pretty commonly known that medieval times would have been full of unpleasant smells, including but not limited to body odor. There are some historical accounts of people bathing only once or twice a year, yet others that say it was a weekly, or at least regular, practice.…
July 25, 2016
The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Given the buzz with King Arthur (if you haven’t seen the newly-released trailer for the upcoming movie, be sure to watch it today because it looks amazing) right now, paired with the fact that I finished reading a King Arthur book about a month ago, I thought it would be a good time to expound […]
