Sea Shanties of the Ancients

May 7, 2021

When I was at school, we learned of Ri-Pa-Pe – the rhythmic chant of Athenian oarsmen pulling a trireme’s 180 …

Dormice and Other Ancient Delicacies

September 7, 2020

I have a confession: besides writing, I love cooking and I love food. Perhaps that explains why the parts I …

July 14, 2016

I debated posting this for a while. I hate standing on a soap box, and this is a blog about …

June 27, 2016

Under the ancient oak, home to mighty Zeus, a priest holding a thin sheet of lead is waiting patiently for …

November 4, 2015

You may remember the charming Celine Jeanjean from my recent post, A Perfect Blurb. Having read Pearseus: Rise of the …

September 2, 2014

People ran around her, shouting and screaming. Sol could not move under the weight of the guard and raised her …

February 21, 2014

Women feature prominently on Pearseus. But what was their place in the antiquity that inspired the book? An abridged version …