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On Dionysian Rites, Ancient Hebrew Rules and Creative Procrastination
From the "Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii.In researching ancient Greek death practices for my next middle-grade book (Hades Speaks!), I came across a fascinating inscription. It adorned the body of what is believed to be an initiate of the Cult of Dionysus:You have become a god instead of a mortal. A kid, you fell into milk.Rejoice, rejoice. Journey on the right-hand roadto … [Read more...] about On Dionysian Rites, Ancient Hebrew Rules and Creative Procrastination
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
(Thanks to Tammy Simmons for this one!) (With apologies for any songs/earworms stuck in your head from this one...) … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
Book Review: The Fun of The Joy of Sexus
The Joy of Sexus—Lust, Love and Longing in the Ancient World delivers delicious morsels of ancient history with humor, intelligence, and a “wow, get a load of this” attitude (pun not intended. No seriously.). Author Vicki León packs a whole lot of information into this little book and she does it in a breezy, conversational way. Reading it felt akin … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Fun of The Joy of Sexus
And We Have a Winner! Plus some.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Tetley who has won the grand prize of the Egyptian-inspired jewelry set plus a copy of my signed novel.Can't wait to see a picture of you wearing the jewelry, Elizabeth!And although I originally posted that three others would win signed copies of Cleopatra's Moon, I increased that number to five, because...why not?!Here are the winners of … [Read more...] about And We Have a Winner! Plus some.
