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The root of my storytelling gene

December 18, 2020
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Since today is my birthday, I thought you might indulge me sharing an old family story that contains no werewolves or supernatural elements. This essay was written by 17-year-old me as part of an application for a scholarship from the Daughters of the American Revolution. (No, they didn’t give me the scholarship. I can’t imagine…

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Selkies and swan maidens and woelfin

April 28, 2020
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Those of you who have dived into my Moon-crossed Wolves series may be wondering where the idea of woelfin came from. The short version is — I made it up. Of course, no story exists in a vacuum, and woelfin have real predecessors in the mythological world. Many of you have probably heard about selkies….

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The universal appeal of shifters: A trope for every genre

February 6, 2020
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Humans that morph into animals abound in stories of fantasy and romance and can even be found in literary fiction, science fiction, and horror. But which shifters appeal to which readers? I have my own theories, but I thought I’d see how they stack up against real-life responses. To that end, I polled three facebook…

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A month of Star Wars

December 25, 2019
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I live in a Star Wars household. Can you tell? Perhaps that’s why, when I heard about Disney Plus, I decided to indulge in a Star Wars marathon before the new movie comes out. Never mind that I love to read but almost never make it through a movie or television show. Okay, so, yes,…

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Shapeshifters: A History

August 21, 2019
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A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to notice a talk on shifters being planned at my library. It turns out that local author John B. Kachuba had researched the topic extensively while planning out his new release — Shapeshifters: A History. I took copious notes so I could share his lecture with you! Kachuba…

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What to read after Ilona Andrews

June 19, 2019
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Ilona Andrews is one of my favorite authors…or, actually, two of them. This husband/wife duo create the perfect blend of action, fantasy, and romance in their Kate Daniels (straight urban fantasy with a side of shifter), On the Edge (urban fantasy/paranormal romance mixture), Hidden Legacy (straight urban fantasy with a witchy cast), and Innkeeper (sci-fi-ish…

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Hopeton Earthworks archaeology tour

June 9, 2019
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I took a break from writing fictional prehistory so my husband and I could tour a real, live archaeological site this weekend. And, of course, I came away awash in facts and guesses about what made these ancient people tick. The site in question is Hopeton Earthworks, located just across the river from the contemporaneous…

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Animism and petroglyphs

May 19, 2019
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I dropped by Leo petroglyph again Saturday, this time with enough leeway so I could walk the nearby trail. Just below the petroglyph, a stream runs through a stunning gorge full of fascinating rock formations, lichens, mosses, and liverworts. Which got me thinking — are all of our landscapes as breathtaking when left to their…

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Fort Ancient musings

May 12, 2019
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My husband, my mothers-in-law, and I spent an illuminating afternoon at Fort Ancient yesterday. Unfortunately, our brains grew saturated before we made it halfway through the museum, and we didn’t get to spend nearly enough time walking through the astonishing earthworks either. But I saw enough to get my mind whirring, which will have to…

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Birds of ancient Ohio

May 2, 2019
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One of my favorite things about Ohio is the remnants of Adena and Hopewell cultures protected as parks or just waiting to be stumbled across in the woods. Yes, I’m talking about the 10,000 mounds scattered across the state, all dating from one to three thousand years ago. What we mostly don’t see unless the…

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