Arsenic, cyanide, and strychnine are the classic poisons. The seemingly innocent little old ladies in Arsenic and Old Lace, one of my favorite movies, used these three poisons in their deadly elderberry wine. One gallon of this toxic wine contained one teaspoon of arsenic, half a teaspoon of strychnine, and just a pinch of cyanide. Unsuspecting…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, Mystery, Suspense/Thrillers
Miss Polly had a Dolly (Emma Frost Book 2) – a Review
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Halloween Idioms and Words
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Martha Kennedy Guest Post/Interview – The Protestant Reformation and Freedom of Religion
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• •Did the Protestant Reformation improve the quality of the lives of wives? Or did it make it worse? When the Anabaptist Swiss immigrated to the U.S. during the 17th and 18th centuries, what three faiths did they bring with them? Why did the Anabaptists believe that the powers of church and state should remain separate?…
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The Brothers Path – a Review
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• •The Protestant Reformation was not a time of peace. Travel back to the years 1524 and 1531 to a village in Switzerland near Zürich. This tumultuous time of change makes its presence known firsthand to the Schneebeli household in 1524 when the latest baby arrives two months early and leaves this world only a few…
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Itsy Bitsy Spider: Emma Frost #1 – a Review
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The Black Death and Ring Around the Rosie
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• •Nursery rhymes are written for little children, so they should be sweet and innocent, right? Little children should not have experienced the horrors and reality of life yet, and these rhymes made to entertain them should not talk about them either. But not all nursery rhymes have innocent meanings. “Ring Around the Rosie” is one…
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My Grandfather’s Pants – a Review
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K. Hollan Van Zandt Interview – The Great Library, Slave Trafficking, and the Emerald Tablet
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• •What was the inspiration for this book? How long did it take the author to research all the colorful history woven into the story? Who was her favorite character? What are the author’s thoughts on self-publishing? What was your inspiration for this book? Many slender threads begin with romance and synchronicity, and so I started…