What if I told you one of America’s Founding Fathers spent time in a cave named after Hell? When most of us think of Benjamin Franklin, we picture a wise statesman flying a kite in a thunderstorm, helping draft the Declaration of Independence, or inventing bifocals. We don’t usually picture him descending into a series…
If you’re curious about what people actually ate in 18th-century Scotland and Ireland, the answer might surprise you. Geography, climate, necessity, and resourcefulness shaped the cuisine of the time, far from the stereotypical image of “peasant food.” Some of the dishes served in the 1700’s are still eaten today. While researching my books To Condemn…
Hello Wise Ones! I can’t believe 2025 is almost over! And what a year it’s been. As I reflect, I’m incredibly grateful for everyone in this quirky little community of people who like historical fantasy fiction, witchy tales and sharing magical moments. (I’ll share some pictures at the end of this post.) This was a…
As a historical fiction writer, it’s important to research the era the story is set in to get a broad understanding of the customs, laws, beliefs and struggles of the people living in those times. My novel To Rescue a Witch and the soon-to-be-published prequel To Condemn a Witch have signification portions of the story…
They feared the witch would rise from the mud, so they locked her body in a wooden chest, buried her during low tide then lowered a half-ton sandstone slab on top of her watery grave. Lilias Adie became one of the most infamous “witches” in Scotland, not for her crimes, but for her burial. Who…
Confession: I’ve liked Outlander, the series by Diana Gabaldon, since my friend, Deidre, introduced me to the books back in 2005. My husband and I were taking our first vacation as a married couple to Rome and thank God the flight got delayed in Long Beach for three days, because it allowed me the perfect…
A draft opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court would render a women’s right to abortion up to the locally elected leaders in the state where she lives. In once section Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. cited ‘an unbroken tradition of prohibiting abortion’ until Roe. “The inescapable conclusion is that a right to abortion is not…
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