Mapping Travel in the Rome Empire
This is so cool I can hardly stand it. Be still my historian’s heart. Yes, you do need to read the bit of instruction. Yes, the…
Read articleMaking Meat, the Writer’s Pitfall, and Online Interaction With Readers
Finally, a good example of the way website/online interaction can inform a writer’s work! (*1) A couple of days ago, I commented on a New York…
Read articleJames McWilliams, Meat, History, the “Contrarian” View, and Land Supply
[UPDATE: Joel Salatin responded to McWilliams' essay with this post. It appeared first on Salatin's Facebook page, and then at Grist.] (How’s THAT for a kitchen…
Read articlePink Slime: (More) History and A Dollop of Sermonizing. Part One
Part 2 — Part 3 — Part 4 — Part 5 Also see my initial posts about Pink Slime here and here. _____________________________ This is the…
Read articleThe Sweetest Words A Writer Can Write
“The End.” Yes. A bit more than five years after signing the contract for this book, and five years (more or less) after finally starting it…
Read articleCapitalism, Us/Them, and Finding the Middle Ground
Another quickie post (because, yes, I’m still working on the manuscript — and so close to the end that I’m finally enjoying the writer’s bliss zone).…
Read articleHistorians: Missing in Action
By way of an update (and evidence that, yes!, I’m still alive): As I near the end of the Project From Hell, I finally understand why…
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