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Penafiel Castle
“With Blassilo, Pero learned to soldier. Pinna Fidelis, Penafiel Castle, was the whole world to the knights of this region. It was a mammoth landlocked, stone-framed, ship-like edifice built on… Read more
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Temporary – Only .99 Cents Through Smashwords
A year late, the third book in The Crystal Crux series, Cold Knight, finally went live today everywhere books are sold. It had only been available through Amazon but that… Read more
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WIP Work In Progress
Now that the holidays are over, I’m diving back into my current writing project and found I am not happy with some of the material in the middle, so I’m… Read more
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I Named Another Ship
One of the joys of writing is creating your own toys to play with. And once you create them, you get to name them. I just created and named a… Read more
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The Blue Grotto
The blue grotto, a cave beneath the island of Capri, is a famous tourist destination nowadays. It is nearly 200 feet in length and 25 feet wide. It is one… Read more
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Eagles Pass
In Betrayal, the first book of The Crystal Crux series, Guidus Salvatore, the Provost of Parthenope, is sent to Capua to deliver an important message to the keep’s current administrator,… Read more
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Grandson B’day Update
Yet again I’ve neglected this blogging site. I have a four-day weekend to celebrate my grandson’s 4th birthday – and to do some more writing. This little tyke as been… Read more
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Mouth of Truth
Studying history and applying this knowledge to my historical fantasy series ‘The Crystal Crux’, I learned that the Mouth of Truth (bocca della verita) – a large, mysterious marble mask… Read more
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