Reading, writing, and no arithmetic. Within the last two weeks, I read two books about Christian missionaries traveling to alien worlds. Both are works of fantasy, yet both are grounded in reality, providing wonderful character studies and handling deep philosophical questions. The Book of Strange New Things. How did everyone die? After thinking about the ending of.

A scrapbook of notes and research for my stories set in the Regency period. Tuesday, 19 May 2015. The Pyrenees are three lines of high mountains running east to west from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. They form a natural barrier between France and Spain, one that is difficult to cross. However, as well as being a border they are also a bridge. From the earliest times, people always have found ways through. In the summer of 1813, the British, Spanish and Portuguese Allied Army under the command of.

Ranting, raving, and a bit of fun from an author. Those feelings of joy dissip.