Last weekend I visited our local Boston racetrack, Suffolk Downs, for an instant trip back in time. The white fences, the green landscaped infield, the mixed scents of horses, concessions and people, the growing excitement as a race approaches … it was a scene both nostalgic and modern.
Festivals and horses are an ancient tradition. Milling [...]
Chariots of early history (16th century BC)
This is my third “Mirror” post in a row, and where I finally explain the use of the metaphor and close the barn door after it.
In the first post of this Mirror trilogy, I mentioned becoming interested in reading about history while browsing the shelves of the doomed used [...]
Over the past several months this blog has been updated by administrators to give me time to write the sequel to Eclipsed by Shadow.* I’m going to start posting going forward, and I hope readers find something interesting. I plan to relate my experiences as a new author, as well as some of the history [...]
