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February 24, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 43
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 43 “It’s not a ‘him,’ it’s a ‘them’,” said Jozef. “You both know just as well as I do that a cabal of grand magnates must have ordered it done. They wouldn’t have … Continue reading →
February 21, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 42
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 42 If Christin had been a tourist who hadn’t spent almost two weeks traveling on horseback in winter, with two no-longer-delighted young children complaining most of the way, she might have been interested. … Continue reading →
February 19, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 41
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 41 PART IV January, 1637 The ancient tree groans and the giant is loose; All are terrified on the roads to hell “The Seeress’s Prophecy,” from The Poetic Edda Chapter 16 Poznań Poznań … Continue reading →
February 17, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 40
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 40 Without realizing what she was doing, Denise had consigned herself to rigid sequestration for the entire journey; what some Muslims (and Hindus, he’d heard) called purdah. But he said nothing. First, because … Continue reading →
February 14, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 39
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 39 What Morris did remember clearly and vividly was his surprise at hearing von Mercy and his other top officers project that it would take the Grand Army of the Sunrise–God, what a … Continue reading →
February 12, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 38
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 38 Chapter 15 Breslau (Wroclaw) Capital of Lower Silesia In the end, they decided to take the children with them. Pawel would ride behind Christin; Tekla would ride in front of Jozef. Basically, … Continue reading →
February 10, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 37
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 37 “I read up about it,” Kelly continued. “There’s different kinds of alcoholics, Gammas and Betas. Your Gammas are the falling-down drunks. Betas are different. They drink too much, and they can eventually … Continue reading →
February 7, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 36
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 36 Chapter 14 Kelly Aviation Hanger Grantville International Airport, State of Thuringia-Franconia “Damn, that’s a beautiful plane, if I say so myself.” Looking up at the Kelly Wasp flying three thousand feet above … Continue reading →
February 5, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 35
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 35 She paused, doing some quick calculations. By now, after the sieges of Amsterdam and Dresden and the seizure of Silesia, Gretchen was quite well versed in military affairs. “The soonest you could … Continue reading →
February 3, 2019
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 34
1637 – The Polish Maelstrom – Snippet 34 PART III December, 1636 There comes the dark dragon flying, In his wings he carries corpses “The Seeress’s Prophecy,” The Poetic Edda Chapter 13 Breslau (Wroclaw) Capital of Lower Silesia Gretchen stared … Continue reading →
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