Truth is no stranger to fiction
This is an article I wrote for History Today published 11/11/2004. It is now locked behind a pay wall (fair enough) but the copyright is mine, so here it is.…
The benediction of Apollo
To think that writing is something that happens at a desk is such a mistake. Today, being Equinox, is the first day of my new season, where writing gets priority…
Opening the study door
This year I've read and adored The Sparrow and Children of God by Mary Doria Russell. Reading an interview with her, I learned that she has a group of people…