How the world got better in 2018
2018 is almost officially over, and you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s one for the history books. For too many, …
Category Archives: Fun Historical Facts
Merry Christmas With Carol Of The Bells
For this year’s Christmas wishes, I will start with a lovely rendition of one of my favorite carols, Carol of …
The Value of Linguistic Fossils
The English language is a strange one, for sure, thanks to the Isles’ long history of war and conquest. Each wave …
An Obituary: Todd Bol, creator of Little Free Library, dies at 62
I don’t often share obituaries on my blog but this one is an exception as it is about an unsung hero: …
Steven Pruitt, Unsung Wikipedia Hero
Children’s Books: Ideology and Morals
Children’s books are the main bulk of my reading nowadays. We’ve got literally hundreds of them and read Mary Natalie …
Tse’ Hone: A Story-Telling Rock
Writing comes in many forms. I have written in the past about the 13th century student’s notes found in Novgorod …
A History of Prague
Prague is my favorite city in the world. When we visited with Electra, I had taken a whole bunch of …
A 1911 Zoomer: To Saturn and Back
Unless you’re a new visitor to my blog, you’ll have heard that my latest book, A Heaven For Toasters, is now …
Prehistoric Britain Rituals
This is a guest post by Nicole Lewis, a freelance writer and professional blogger. Nicole is interested in academic research and …
