It’s been a long, weird year full of hardships and scandals, and 2018 promises to be even weirder. But hopefully, for one day, we can take a break from the nonsense to relax and enjoy the Yuletide season. If I have any wish for this Christmas, it’s that common sense and cooler heads will prevail. […]
Today I’m posting some pictures I took on Friday in downtown Glendale, AZ, with all the trees lit up. Every year around this time they have a festival called Glendale Glitters with vendors selling foods like hot chocolate and caramel apples. We had thought the vendors would be there on Friday night, but they weren’t; […]
Christmas is one of the few times in the year when we Americans celebrate our nation’s European heritage. Though Christmas itself dates back over a millennium and some of our holiday traditions are ancient, many hail from the Victorian era. I believe this is partly due to the surplus of great literature from that […]
It’s like an extra gift from Santa! There are just two days left to register for our Goodreads giveaway for our latest book, Professor Ione D and the Epicurean Incident. Arlys and I are giving away three signed copies of the print edition of this exciting steampunk adventure, which features exclusive illustrations in each chapter […]
Professor Ione D. would be fascinated to hear this one. I first heard this story on on the NPR program “All Things Considered.” It concerned a chef in the north of England who has been recreating Christmas dinners of centuries past. Ivan Day is a food historian who disdains the “boring” turkey of the modern […]
It’s that time again, to hear the conservative lament about the “War on Christmas.” Is this, as the New York Times has opined, merely in our imagination? I’d agree that the term “war” is a bit of an exaggeration. “Cultural skirmish” might be a better fit. No one has outlawed Christmas in America, but […]
Today is the first day of our one-week Goodreads giveaway for our latest book, Professor Ione D and the Epicurean Incident. We’re giving away three signed copies of the print edition of this exciting steampunk adventure, which features exclusive illustrations in each chapter that aren’t in the ebook. If you’re not a member of Goodreads, […]
