It was SUCH an honor to present a workshop at the Auburn Writer's Conference this past weekend. The founder of the conference, Chantel Acevedo, and her team put on one powerful event! Thursday morning, thanks to conference organizers, I spoke to the entire 8th grade class at Beulah High School. They'd provided a copy of Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii to every single 8th … [Read more...] about Adventures in Alabama
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Real Pyroclastic Surges
At the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, I gave a presentation with fellow historical fiction author (and new friend!) Kim Teter. During my talk, a video of a real pyroclastic surge I wanted to play for the audience wouldn't cooperate, so I told everyone that I would put it on my blog. So here it is! This, my friends, is what killed everyone in Pompeii. However, our … [Read more...] about Real Pyroclastic Surges
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Even Gladiators Would’ve Changed the Redskins Name
The Daily Show's bit on the meeting of die-hard Redskins fans with Native Americans who oppose the use of the epithet as a football team's name was disappointingly tame. Where were the high emotions, the tears, and the outrage of those poor beleaguered fans who found themselves "ambushed" by those who find the name deeply hurtful and insulting? Where was the woman who called … [Read more...] about Even Gladiators Would’ve Changed the Redskins Name
How Deep is Your Geek?
You know you're a total geek when you actual tear-up in the face of ancient artifacts. This happened twice to me in the past week. The first time occurred while I was at SIBA, the trade show for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance in Norfolk, VA. I was there to moderate a historical fiction panel with authors, Tosca Lee (The Legend of Sheba), Bruce Holsinger (A … [Read more...] about How Deep is Your Geek?
