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Money Lending in the Victorian Era: From Prohibition to Predation

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on September 30, 2025 by Maria GraceSeptember 12, 2025

In Wrighting Old Wrongs, Rebecca’s most immediate problem is the debt her late father owed a particularly despicable money lender, a dilemma face by many in the Victorian Era. What made it so insidious?

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You can’t say that~Stealing thunder

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on September 16, 2025 by Maria GraceSeptember 15, 2025

Where does the expression come from? It’s a question I often ask while editing.

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Perpetual Stew~a forever food

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on September 2, 2025 by Maria GraceAugust 19, 2025
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How long as that pot been on the fire? Hours, days, weeks? Maybe even years? Yep, that’s Perpetual Stew.

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Storm Jars: Victorian Weather Forecasters

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on August 5, 2025 by Maria GraceJuly 8, 2025

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.

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How Times have Changed: The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919

Random Bits of Fascination Posted on July 29, 2025 by Maria GraceJuly 8, 2025

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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