Which Medieval Plague Do You Have? Congratulations! You have The Plague! The ABSOLUTE premier disease of the Middle Ages, you probably caught this by the bite of an infected flea or from someone with the pneumonic form. You are suffering from swellings called buboes, in the lymph nodes of the neck, armpits and groin. These […]
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When you’ve been reading the Mickey Spillane obits, and you’ve been researching the Wars of the Roses, and it’s late at night, and you haven’t updated your blog in a few days, this is what happens. Really. The future Edward IV to Eleanor Talbot “It isn’t going to be easy getting through this engagement, kitten,
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I see that Roger Mortimer’s been spouting off. (I’ll be damned if I’ll call him the Earl of March.) Now that my looney scribe’s stopped taking pictures of her bookshelves and popping bubble wrap, I’ll finally have my chance to reply. I am: Edward III, teenage king of England.I want: to be a real king,
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While I was in Barnes & Noble Saturday night (yes, I’m a party gal, what can I say?), I heard a little boy nearby say to his father, “But I can’t pick just one!” I feel this child’s pain. Also, while driving (or being driven) on the interstate today, I briefly stopped cringing and wishing
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I’m still reeling from the news that I hit it big in the North Carolina State Lottery. Now, of course, I will be able to achieve my longtime goal of writing full-time, not to mention having an office with real walls to do so in. While I’m waiting for the contractors to show up to
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