Many thanks to Jacqui Reiter, who again invited me to be part of a writer round robin. Her fascinating entry on her work regarding John, 2nd Earl of Chatham (the underrated and overshadowed brother of William Pitt the Younger), may be found  here.

What am I Working On?A fanfiction novella with the working title, “The Huffing Rule”, about the ( Read more... )

"The Hawthorn and The Yew, Chapter 3: 'Or Were You Hoping Against Hope?'"-- A Harry Potter Fanfic; Slightly AU    bit.ly/1hfHusG

Thank you to the wonderful and generous Jacqui Reiter, who tagged me in a Writer's round robin.  Her great “Meet My Main Character” entry, about the underrated John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham, can be found here.

1) What is the name of your character?  Mary Amelia Ingalls

2) Is he/she fictional or a historic person?   She is historical  (Jan 10, ( Read more... )

My Love, I have nothing left to give.
I cannot live within "Christina's World"
At your convenience:
You keep an artist's distance, throw out phrases in parched colors ( Read more... )

("Ah, then I see Queen Mab hath been with you."-- Shakespeare)

An oak door closed. The woman stalked away ( Read more... )

Astrology becomes you, Doctor Dee:
For thirty years I've paid to know the skies.
Now alchemy must acquiesce to me:
You have just thirty minutes to comply.

Ambassadors from Spain will soon arrive ( Read more... )

I hear birds in the trees outside.  The birds are cheerful.

I wish they would stop being cheerful.    It's only Thursday.  Tomorrow morning, they can be cheerful.

  I'm not sure what to do about Benedict Cumberbatch.  I'm not a fan girl.  I'm not!  I'm not!  And yet, there it is.

I first saw him in "Amazing Grace" several years ago, and (aside from "Sherlock") that is the role that sticks in my mind.  So to stop myself from joining message boards anbd watching Youtube videos of Cumberbatch reading "The ( Read more... )

Cornish/English prayerbook and Cornish Language coursebook on their  way from Amazon!

HELP PLEASE!