Publication Lists and Excerpts

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Photo of the Year, 2022

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The Photo of 2022 shows that most beautiful sight for any author: one's book in a bookstore.  Specifically, in December of this year, I ...
Wednesday, November 23, 2022

The Desire to Touch the Past: The Precursor King Exhibit in Toledo

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The cloister at the Monastery of Santa Cruz, Toledo, now the Museum of Santa Cruz As readers of this blog know, 2021 marked 800 years since ...
Friday, September 23, 2022

New Historical Fiction: The Last Dollar Princess by Linda Bennett Pennell

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It must be said. Scandal follows her family like a faithful hound. No matter how hard they kick it away, it comes slinking around to insinua...
Thursday, September 22, 2022

World Rhino Day 2022

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One great thing about the pandemic was the decrease in rhino poaching incidents. Now, COVID-19 is considered to be under control in most pla...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Thirteenth Anniversary

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Today marks thirteen years since I married Stanley Arthur Coombs. Thirteen was our number: We met on a thirteenth and married on a different...
Monday, August 1, 2022

Brand New (Oddio) Audiobooks to Enjoy! Y una nueva edición muy guay

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I've always known my books are mostly odd , so it only makes sense that they should be available in oddio  audio. I'm so excited tha...
Monday, July 18, 2022

950 Years Later, the Siege of Zamora

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This mural by beloved Zamoran artist Antonio Pedrero graphically represents the Siege of Zamora at the Puerta de la Feria (not far from my h...