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I don't sew, but I write. Patching together pieces of my life.

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A Special Visit
Niece Julie and her house-mate Patty came for the weekend while John was away. We talked non-stop except for when we were sleeping. We were pleased the Blue Ridge Parkway was open again, after having been closed because of trees downed by Hurricane Irma. There wasn’t much wind at our house, but it was a … Continue reading A Special Visit →
Choose Your Neighbors
Our friends, who keep up with news of the neighborhood, seem to get lots of their information from Sorrell’s. That’s the service station/cafe that we walk by on our way to the creek. Today I got the scoop there, only outside, not inside. A white SUV stopped, and the window rolled down. Neighbor Les and … Continue reading Choose Your Neighbors →
Wedding Roots
We had been to the lovely wedding of the daughter of John’s first cousin. The church was Katie’s home church, where the minister who performed the ceremony had been her Sunday School teacher when she was young. Her roots were very much there. I hadn’t thought about wedding roots until our son talked about his … Continue reading Wedding Roots →

Narrowed for iSlayer
Back in 2007 I helped work on a game called Solitude, which won ModDB’s Top 100 Mods of the Year in 2008 and Top 100 Indie Games of the Year in 2009. It was basically Halo for the PSP. A few fans of Solitude are now part of our community for iSlayer, and have requested…
Space Hallway Test
I’m feeling a little rusty when it comes to level design, so here’s a quick 2-hour project I did. Space Hallway!
iSlayer and 360 Degree Recordings
One new media form that goes hand-in-hand with VR is 360 degree video. I’ve recently figured out how to record 360 degree footage of games that I make or help make, so here was my first ever shot– the main menu of iSlayer, a game that I’ve been helping work on.

Episode 1 - Introduction
What is the Byzantine Empire? Why would a Byzantine citizen call himself Roman and not know what the Byzantine Empire was? In this introduction to Byzantine history, Lars Brownworth describes where Byzantium came from and why defining Byzantium is a murky and difficult task.
Episode 2 - Diocletian
The Emperor Diocletian was to erase civil war within Byzantium for the next thousand years but walked away from it all to become a cabbage farmer. Who was this military man and how could he just give it all up? Join Lars Brownworth as the story of Byzantium's first great emperor unfolds.
Episode 3 - Constantine - Part 1
From the chaotic background of the tetrarchy, a vulnerable staff officer would navigate the treacherous waters of the empire and eventually emerge as Emperor. How could such an unlikely man unify the empire under one ruler? In this lecture, Lars Brownworth explores the rise to power of one of Western History's most pivotal figures: Constantine.

The most interesting Viking
Sean asks which of the Vikings was most interesting and why. This is one of those ‘moving target’ questions that will have a different answer each time it’s asked. I’ll arbitrarily limit myself three (or else we’ll be here all day). Part of the fun of writing a book is meeting characters who are radically […]
From Raiders to Kings
James asks (with exquisite timing) if I’m going to write a book about the Normans. Not only is the answer yes, but for the next week (till Thursday the 22 of May) it’s running under a promotional price of $3.99 from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Writing a book is both about telling a story […]
What happened to Tancred’s other sons?
Tancred de Hauteville’s claim to fame is his remarkable fecundity. He produced at least twelve sons, three of whom (William Iron-Arm, Robert Guiscard, and Roger the Great Count) would achieve nearly legendary status and go on to found the richest kingdom of the medieval Mediterranean world. But what happened to the other nine? All but […]

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