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The place of your birth burns in your memory, no matter how old you get or miles between. In the final poem from the recollections section of “Land of Flat Water: Poems and Recollections� I share with you cherished memories of Nebraska and what stirs most deeply in my heart about my beloved Land of Flat Water.

The Land of Flat Water flows through me.

The Platte is the water that gave me life.

The family farm beloved by generatio...

Americans have a problem with education. Talking to people on social media, I find it’s not a disdain for education, especially higher education per se. As a rule I find people like and generally support their local colleges and universities (especially those who perform well in American football and basketball). But rather the perception that educational excellence, especially in higher education, equals elitism which in turn equals disdain for those who pursue other career paths or do...

Koningin Mary Stuart is een van mijn favoriete biografie-onderwerpen. Van alle levens die ik in al mijn boeken heb verkend, blijft die van haar een van de meest fascinerende. Beschikbaar in digitale en paperbackversie. Vind dit boek bij ,Ěý±đ˛ÔĚý

De moord op David Rizzio. Fragment uit hoofdstuk vier: Moord op Holyrood

Herfst ging over in winter. Aangemoedigd door secretaris Riccio werd koningin Maria steeds meer onafhankelijk van haar edelen, en gaf ze er de voo...

Higher education is in the news and not in a good way. Ivy league universities are under attack and funding pulled by the Trump administration’s policies towards Israel/Hamas war, international students, free speech, and beyond. The Trump administration has demanded universities change admissions criteria, research priorities, and DEI policies among the dozen + directives aimed at taking away university independence in favor of tight government control that serves presidential goals. That th...

The next set of study questions I would like to share comes from chapter two of the textbook version of “Hildegard von Bingen.� That chapter is called “Prioress� and covers Hildegard’s elevation to leadership of the nuns at Kloster Disibodenberg.

Here are the study questions that follow and relate to chapter two of “Hildegard von Bingen� entitled “Prioress�

Soon after Jutta’s death Hildegard is quickly elected her successor. Does Hildegard want to be prioress?  Why/why not?Hi...

Keizerin Wu Zetian brengt de legendarische vrouwen uit de wereldgeschiedenis terug naar mijn universitaire specialisatie in de Chinese/Oost-Aziatische geschiedenis. Voordat ik in 2012 voor het eerst zelf ging publiceren, schreef ik verschillende onderzoeksartikelen over keizerin Wu voor “The Mudpuppy�, de nieuwsbrief voor de noordelijke afdeling van New Jersey van de Vereniging voor Creatief Anachronisme. Bekijk die eens.

Misschien omdat ze in de 6e en 7e eeuw leefde, is keizerin Wu...

Le monde d’origine des Beinariens, A672D92 Quintus, est en péril : son soleil commence à se transformer en nova et doit être abandonné. Seul problème : la société beinarien est profondément divisée, à tel point qu’aucun vaisseau ne peut assurer l’évacuation.

Embarquez pour un voyage dans les étoiles : la quête de paix transforme la société beinarien et fait de deux dirigeants improbables des sujets de légende.

Retrouvez ce livre chez ,Ěý,Ěý et chez un dĂ©taillant près de...

De regering van koningin Maria I Tudor was een tumultueuze tijd voor Engeland. Terwijl protestanten hun stem verhieven en hun leven riskeerden in hun verzet tegen Maria’s religieuze hervormingen, werd haar jongere zus Elizabeth een frequent doelwit van protestantse opstanden, net zoals hun nicht Maria Stuart dat meer dan twintig jaar later zou doen.

In maart 1554 beval koningin Maria Elizabeth te arresteren op verdenking van samenzwering tegen haar troon. Doodsbang schreef Elizabeth wanhopig ...

Good morning everyone. Today I would like to share a poem from my book, “Land of Flat Water: Poetry and Recollections.� It’s a book collecting mostly poems I wrote growing up. But there are also many written more recently, memories of those times. Here is one poem from that “recollection� section.�

This poem recalls special Sunday School breakfasts held at a small, diner-style family restaurant located at “Van Dorn Plaza� in Lincoln called “The Pantry� that closed long ago.

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Katharina von Bora was the often forgotten wife of German Protestant reformer Martin Luther. In “Katharine von Bora: First Lady of the Reformation� we discover Katharina’s life beginning from her time at Kloster Nimbschen in Saxony. It’s a compelling story that looks at the role of women in the reformed church as Martin Luther saw them. Luther’s hymn are presented in the narrative with translations to English in the appendices. The check out the to the regular edition to hear this ...