Photo by Jan Van Bizar After reading a book about the fossil plants of southwest Virginia, I thought of going to the nearby national park and searching for rocks and hunting for fossils. A month ago, I was in the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The sun was high while we walked across the desert. Our … Continue reading Searching for Rocks | The Joys of Hunting for Fossils
Photo by M.Y. Kemiktv YouTube The works of Eiichiro Oda, Patrick Pickett, Ted Elliot, and Terry Rosio paint a rosy and romantic picture of the life of piracy, but the reality is often harsher and stranger. Ever since their existence during the 17th century, pirates have lodged themselves into the popular zeitgeist for centuries. I am … Continue reading Adventures Across the Seven Seas: The True Life of Piracy
Plantation economies are a centralized form of agriculture owned by massive corporations or affluent owners. The use of enslaved people in the plantation is what The Corporate Plantation in Bell's book will dig down at its core. During the time of slavery, Planters accepted the idea of using enslaved people because indentured labor became expensive. … Continue reading Digging Into the Past of Corporate Plantation and Its Link to the History of Slavery
History continually brings significant events that are perpetually changing the world. So much of the historical eras of the world have shifted perspectives and ways of life. And in the advent of post-modernism, the modern age arose long before the 20th century—it started in the 1760s during the first industrial revolution. Consequently, modern imperialism began … Continue reading Modern Age: The Changes That Shaped The World
Writing a novel isn’t for the weak but writing historical fiction is on another level of challenge. And those not willing to roll up their sleeves for the amount of work this genre takes need not apply. But, if you’re up for a literary challenge and have an appetite for history, this genre may be … Continue reading Four Principles in Writing Historical Fiction
History is fascinating, but there's only so much we can learn from textbooks in school. It's one thing to read straight facts about the olden days, and it's another to live them. And while living ancient history would only be possible with a time machine, we can at least have a taste of what life … Continue reading The Elements of Historical Fiction
One question from historical fiction readers always comes up: What was real and what was imagined? There’s a blurred line between fiction and fact in this genre. Historical fiction is fiction based on history. More of a dramatic piece and must tell an interesting, hopefully, gripping story. In fact, this is an attempt made by … Continue reading How to Write Historical Fiction: Blending Fact and Fiction
A lot of bookworms can’t get enough with the new releases left and right. With an overwhelming 600,000 books published each year, it’s no surprise that plenty of brilliant books have hard time finding the right audience or may have slipped beneath your reading radar. Although many bookworms loved to discuss timeless classic and the … Continue reading Bookish Treasure: Hidden Gems Everyone Must-Read
Living in this turbulent and harsh world, books have become a tool for people to escape and forget about their own, even if it’s only for a short period of time. While it’s lovely to use books to read about a different world with different problems. It’s also equally cathartic and important to read books … Continue reading New Works of Fiction Dealing with Social Issues
We welcome the opportunity to gather with family and friends at formal or informal celebrations. Many are traditions and eating and enjoying food are always present. We prepare the dishes that everyone grew up eating or asked for again and again. Generational or cultural traditions are different for each family, and that is what makes … Continue reading How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions
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