Yay! It’s Watercooler Wednesday, where the posts are loosely based around a theme, something to spark the imagination and get that community “water-cooler” feeling going. We all need help getting over hump-day, after all. Today’s theme comes from Random Topic Generator: Procrastination Methods To give everyone fair warning, if you have…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. As we continue our “religious” series of fictional detectives, we…
Instead of “Fashion Friday,” today will be “Flashback Friday.” I’m re-posting an earlier piece on seance cons in the 19th century, and the devices used. Enjoy! The Entertainment Circuit We often think of seances as events held inside private homes, sort of like consulting a fortune-teller’s tent at a carnival. Certainly, many mediums worked in…
Welcome to Watercooler Wednesday …where the posts are loosely based around a theme, something to spark the imagination and get that community “water-cooler” feeling going. We all need help getting over hump-day, after all. Today’s theme: I Want It! Ever wonder, when you see something on tv, the internet, or in the store, and…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. Today we resume our “religious” detective series (a stark…
For today’s post, I’m going off the map a bit. Usually, I blog about things that are mystery-related or somehow deal with day-to-day life in a historical time period, especially the 19th century. And I love those topics. However, Summer has burst forth, in all her growth, fertility, and beauty. She’s just begging for attention…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. In honor of today being Fourth of July (and thanks…
Welcome to Fashion Friday, where an item or aspect of fashion in history is featured. It’s typically a shorter post than the rest of the week. After all, we all have to get ready for the weekend, don’t we? Especially this three-day weekend, when we celebrate the beginnings of America’s independence. So in the Fourth…
