Books and Chocolate-August 2025
Let’s chat about some of the books distracting me from hot temperatures and hurricane season.
Continue reading →Maria Grace
Hurrah for International Cat Day
I’m a writer, so I have cats. There is an unwritten rule about that somewhere, right? Celebrating International Cat Day seems mandatory.
Continue reading →Storm Jars: Victorian Weather Forecasters
Human beings have longed to predict the weather since pretty much forever. During the Victorian era, early tools to predict the weather predictions made their way into homes in the form of storm jars or storm glasses.
Continue reading →How Times have Changed: The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919
My stories often feature women whose unusual skills, place them in roles that put them nose to nose with men in authority-but why are the men so dead-set against them?
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