To the Letter – Now out in Pogue One!
Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that my short story, “To the Letter,” was published in the Raconteur Press anthology Pogue One! Get it on Amazon here: https://shorturl.at/uqmZ4 There are plenty of stories about Rebel pilots fighting the evil Empire or Space Marines in power armor and their heroics against impossible odds. But most armies […]
To the Letter – Coming Soon in Pogue One!
Hi everyone! I’m excited to announce that my short story, “To the Letter,” will be published in the Raconteur Press anthology Pogue One, scheduled to come out January 10, 2025! There are plenty of stories about Rebel pilots fighting the evil Empire or Space Marines in power armor and their heroics against impossible odds. But […]
Romans in Switzerland
Photo: Roman military camp site in the Swiss Alps. Credit: Andrea Badrutt / Chur Roman military camp found on Swiss mountain Researchers have found a 2,000-year old military camp atop a mountain in Switzerland. According to a release here from local authorities in Oberhalbstein (it’s in German, just so you know), it sits just over […]
What’s fascinating about history
History gets a bad rap. “This is the display of the inquiry of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, so that things done by man not be forgotten in time, and that great and marvelous deeds, some displayed by the Hellenes, some by the barbarians, not lose their glory, including among others what was the cause of their […]
Ancient Roman Boiler Found Intact
Were the Romans drinking hootch 2,000 years ago? September 13. 2024 According to a recent article at The Archaeologist, a fully intact ancient Roman boiler has been found at an excavation outside Pompeii, the Villa della Pisanella. Made of bronze with lead pipes, the boiler is the only known of its kind. The article goes […]
Roman Historical Fiction: Reading from Gaius Trebonius!
I was honored to be chosen to read from my novel Gaius Trebonius: With Caesar in Gaul at my alma mater’s Word for Word Graduate reading series on June, 26. Dean Paul Witcover hosted the event, in which six recent Southern New Hampshire University graduates read from recent […]
Three Students Just Deciphered the First Passages of a 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Burned in Vesuvius’ Eruption
The trio used artificial intelligence to decode sections of the text, which appear to be a philosophical exploration of pleasure A team of three students won $700,000 this week for using artificial intelligence to read passages from an ancient papyrus scroll. The document is one of the more than 800 scrolls known as the Herculaneum papyri that were […]
Update on the novel, Gaius Trebonius! I’ve completed the novel, and am working to find an agent for representation.
Update on the novel, Gaius Trebonius! I’ve completed the novel and am working to find an agent for representation. The goal is to find a publisher!
Why read history? “Humans are born, they live, then they die, this is the order that the gods have decreed…
Why read history? “Humans are born, they live, then they die, this is the order that the gods have decreed. But until the end comes, enjoy your life, spend it in happiness, not despair. Savor your food, make each of your days a delight, bathe and anoint yourself, wear bright clothes that are sparkling clean, […]
Gaius Trebonius reading at SNHU Word for Word!
Grateful to #SNHU for asking me to join five other recent graduates to ready from my book, Gaius Trebonius! Exceptionally talented readings