I love this:"The tasteless dedication to pretentious excess shown by Lollia Paulina, Caligula's third wife, was hard to parallel. She would bedeck herself with emeralds and pearls whenever she attended even the most modest gathering, taking the receipts with her to show to anyone who doubted [what] her jewelry had cost...." (Pliny, Natural History, 9.117)Can you imagine what … [Read more...] about The One Percent in Ancient Rome versus the One Percent Today
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Today's Theme: TV and Classic Rock … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Soon in Paperback!
Two of my books are coming out in paperback next spring. Cleopatra's Moon (AAL/Scholastic), I knew about.But I only just learned that my mid-grade biography, Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen (Boyds Mill Press) is also being reissued as a paperback next spring.Yay!Drag Queen Cleo is quite happy about this (as you can imagine) because I've been … [Read more...] about Soon in Paperback!
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Thanks Gail Godwin and Julie Green for introducing me to this comic from Italy, Lamberto Tomas. He's given me permission to post his work. Check out his awesome work at:www.vignettista.blogspot.com.Meanwhile, enjoy. Thank you, Senore Tomas:Antiquities under Sharia Law The Greek Economy"Equilibrium" … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Best Gift Ever for a Writer: Words
The teens at camp. They read my book!The teens who participated in Auburn's creative writing camp this summer gave me an amazing gift. They wrote poems based on the opening of Cleopatra's Moon. Some wrote from the perspective of the dead brother, others from the ship or even the ocean. I have to share some of them with you:From the perspective of the ship: Oak BeastA beast made … [Read more...] about Best Gift Ever for a Writer: Words
