https://sillyverse.com/2023/06/11/review-peng-shepherd-the-cartographers-2022/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/framaurodetailedmap.jpgStitched PanoramaStitched Panorama2026-02-03T16:10:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/12/22/lilly-warrior-princess/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/img_0228.jpegimg_02282022-05-16T00:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/07/29/responding-to-crimsons-creative-challenge-90/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/284-and-from-the-other-side.jpg284 and from the other sideCopyright Brian Bixbyhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/st-olaves-mill.jpgst-olaves-millCopyright 2020 Crispina Kemp2020-07-30T05:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/06/22/my-thanks-to-my-readers-and-a-pat-on-the-back-for-myself-i-admit/2020-06-22T13:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/06/21/magicians-apprentice-epilogue/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/delila_schert_simson_die_haare.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEvana is one woman who takes the initiative2022-05-17T20:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/2020-06-21T15:01:36+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxviii-coping-with-an-uncertain-future/2020-06-21T14:59:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxix-doing-it-right/2020-06-21T14:58:25+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/20/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/hungarian_female_jester_on_the_playing_card_of_the_vienna_court.jpgHungarian_female_jester_on_the_playing_card_of_the_Vienna_courtAlthough Tollon doesn't realize it, Chypa's playing the role of the wise court jester.2020-08-12T17:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxvii-just-us-demigods-talking/2020-06-20T14:46:01+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/19/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/laura_bassi_-_carlo_vandi.jpgLaura_Bassi_-_Carlo_VandiAnother learned lady: Laura Bassi, Ph.D. 1732, professor 1732 - 1788 (her death)2020-06-20T17:00:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxvi-while-youve-been-out-of-it/2020-06-19T15:27:44+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/18/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/giovanni_battista_tiepolo_the_apotheosis_of_admiral_vettor_pisani.jpgGiovanni_Battista_Tiepolo_The_Apotheosis_of_Admiral_Vettor_PisaniJust us demigods chatting2020-06-18T20:01:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxv-demi-god/2020-06-18T15:41:55+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/17/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/s0484.4.jpgS0484.4If they can make a god out of Julius Caesar thanks to a comet, making a demigod out of Tollon isn't such a reach!2020-06-18T18:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxiv-the-morals-of-gods-and-humans/2020-06-17T14:14:04+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/16/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/816px-a_frail_and_wounded_soldier_being_saved_from_death_by_the_ca_wellcome_v0015783.jpg816px-A_frail_and_wounded_soldier_being_saved_from_death_by_the_ca_Wellcome_V0015783Mia's been through this with Tollon before (Credit: Wikipedia/Wellcome Images)2020-06-17T14:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxiii/2020-06-16T15:14:49+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/15/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxiv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/900px-the_sons_of_god_saw_the_daughters_of_men_that_they_were_fair_by_daniel_chester_french_modeled_by_1918_carved_1923_-_corcoran_gallery_of_art_-_dsc01065.jpg900px-The_Sons_of_God_Saw_the_Daughters_of_Men_That_They_Were_Fair,_by_Daniel_Chester_French,_modeled_by_1918,_carved_1923_-_Corcoran_Gallery_of_Art_-_DSC01065There are many myths of gods and demigods interacting with humans. Few of them turn out well.2020-06-16T15:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxii-invading-the-palace/2020-06-15T15:06:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/14/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxiii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/salc3b3n_del_trono.jpgSalón_del_TronoThrone rooms are always meant to impress (Credit: Wikipedia/Albeins)2020-06-15T16:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxxi-the-high-priestess/2020-06-14T14:51:37+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/13/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/peter_paul_rubens_-_deucalion_and_pyrrha_1636.jpgPeter_Paul_Rubens_-_Deucalion_and_Pyrrha,_1636In Greek mythology, people were created from the stones Deucalion and Pyrrha threw behind them2020-06-13T18:12:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxx-surveying-the-scene/2020-06-13T15:11:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/12/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxxi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bembo-visconti-tarot-arcanum-02-high_priestess.jpgBembo-Visconti-tarot-arcanum-02-high_priestessThe High Priestess with a book in her hand, appropriate for a former schoolteacher2020-06-12T17:50:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxix-going-to-war/2020-06-12T13:30:44+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/11/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxx/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/god_marriage_as.jpgGod_marriage_ASHinduism has androgynous representations of gods (Credit: Wikipedia/Himalayan Academy Publications)2020-06-12T13:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxviii-we-face-additional-difficulties/2020-06-11T14:47:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/10/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1076px-ishtar_on_an_akkadian_seal.jpg1076px-Ishtar_on_an_Akkadian_sealEven the symbolism doesn't capture the dread reality2020-06-10T15:31:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxvii-return-to-auspulia/2020-06-10T15:16:22+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/09/5348/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/riverboat_with_passengers_japan_1909.jpgRiverboat_with_passengers,_Japan,_1909There are riverboats of all sizes in Auspulia, but they're not yet up to steam-powered side-wheelers2020-06-10T14:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxvi-worry/2020-06-09T15:22:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/08/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1755_lisbon_earthquake-2.jpg1755_Lisbon_earthquake-2Fire, wind, and water can devastate a port2020-06-09T15:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxv-the-sea-serpent/2020-06-08T14:08:09+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/07/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/the_steam_man_of_the_prairies_1868_big.jpgThe_steam_man_of_the_prairies_(1868)_bigThere's a danger in turning people into instruments2020-06-08T07:41:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxiv-life-on-a-yacht/2020-06-07T15:39:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/06/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1817_gloucester_sea_serpent.jpg1817_Gloucester_sea_serpentThe big ones could swallow a man . . . or even a boat!2020-06-07T15:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxiii/2020-06-06T15:38:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/05/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxiv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mosac3afque_des_bikinis_piazza_armerina.jpgMosaïque_des_bikinis,_Piazza_ArmerinaSince they never heard of Bikini Atoll, neither the Romans nor the Auspulians call a woman's two piece bathing suit by that name.2020-06-05T19:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxii-just-rewards/2020-06-05T14:50:38+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/04/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxiii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jacob_van_strij_-_het_jacht_van_de_kamer_rotterdam.jpgJacob_van_Strij_-_Het_Jacht_van_de_kamer_Rotterdam2020-06-05T14:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxxi-the-prince-is-indisposed/2020-06-04T15:17:00+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/03/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/55486_star_chamber_md.gif55486_star_chamber_mdRulers often have their equivalent of star chamber proceedings2020-06-04T04:54:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxx-prison-break/2020-06-03T15:22:43+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/02/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxxi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/zelta-zale2.jpgZelta-zale2Princes know how to decorate lavishly2020-06-03T18:57:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxix-tollon-the-bard/2020-06-02T15:17:46+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/06/01/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxx/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/173_castell_de_montsonc3ads_calabc3b3s.jpg173_Castell_de_Montsonís,_calabósOne of the more desirable cells in the prison2020-06-02T04:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxviii-watching-the-auditions/2020-06-01T15:12:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/31/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/798px-mata_hari_1905.jpg798px-Mata_Hari_(1905)Some dancers can even cause men to betray their countries2020-06-02T04:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxvii-the-contenders/2020-05-31T15:49:03+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/30/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sand_maurice_masques_et_bouffons_01.jpgSAND_Maurice_Masques_et_bouffons_01Tari's future2020-05-31T12:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxvi-tanafisay/2020-05-30T15:44:03+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/29/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sarah_churchill_duchess_of_marlborough_by_sir_godfrey_kneller_bt.jpgSarah_Churchill,_Duchess_of_Marlborough_by_Sir_Godfrey_Kneller,_BtThe most famous Mistress of the Robes, Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, wearing the gold key of her office2020-05-29T14:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxv-shipboard/2020-05-29T14:27:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/28/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ellis_island_arrivals.jpgEllis_Island_arrivalsChecking out the new arrivals2020-05-28T19:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxiv/2020-05-28T14:39:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/27/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sea_serpent.jpgSea_serpentChypa don't back down for no one2020-05-28T14:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxiii-bad-news/2020-05-27T22:29:00+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/26/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxiv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/teniers_david_the_younger_-_female_pilgrim_-_google_art_project.jpgTeniers,_David_the_younger_-_Female_Pilgrim_-_Google_Art_ProjectOne tribe of wanderers are religious pilgrims2020-05-27T05:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxii-undercover-man/2020-05-26T15:00:15+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/25/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxiii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/traditional_ethiopian_picture.jpgTraditional_Ethiopian_pictureBeheading enemies has long been a prerogative of monarchs.2020-05-26T05:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lxi-escape/2020-05-25T14:43:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/24/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/john_tenniel_conspiracy.jpgJohn_Tenniel_ConspiracyThe watchmaker's secret society is a political conspiracy2020-05-24T16:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lx-desperate-expedients/2020-05-24T15:27:13+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/23/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lxi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/neworleans1841acrossriver.jpgNewOrleans1841AcrossRiverCity riverfront are busy places2020-05-24T00:01:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lix-unexpected-news-from-a-god/2020-05-23T14:17:22+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/21/and-a-pause/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/909px-william_fettes_douglas_-_the_alchemist.jpg909px-William_Fettes_Douglas_-_The_Alchemist2020-05-21T17:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/05/20/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lx/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/great_hall_in_1906_the_abbey_sutton_courtenay.pngGreat_Hall_in_1906,_The_Abbey_Sutton_CourtenayTrust the earl to have some hunting trophies in his great hall.2020-05-21T17:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lviii-personal-problems-political-problems/2020-05-20T15:34:50+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/19/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/iphigenia.jpgiphigeniaIphigenia was sacrificed to appease a god. But in some versions, she is also saved by the god.2020-05-19T17:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lvii-lady-gwellas-explanation/2020-05-19T15:04:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/18/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1436px-paul_delaroche_-_ejecucic3b3n_de_lady_jane_grey_national_gallery_de_londres_1834.jpg1436px-PAUL_DELAROCHE_-_Ejecución_de_Lady_Jane_Grey_(National_Gallery_de_Londres,_1834)Vying for the throne can get you killed2020-05-18T19:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lvi/2020-05-18T14:38:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/17/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1600px-kyrenia_01-2017_img07_castle_bastion.jpg1600px-Kyrenia_01-2017_img07_Castle_bastionIt's a good place to clear your head. (Credit: Wikipedia/A.Savin)2020-05-17T18:39:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lv-the-royal-audience/2020-05-17T15:07:42+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/16/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/955px-boys_king_arthur_-_n._c._wyeth_-_p4.jpg955px-Boys_King_Arthur_-_N._C._Wyeth_-_p4Magicians have been entrusted with dubious royal births, as N. C. Wyeth shows Merlin was entrusted with the infant King Arthur2020-05-16T18:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-liv-complications/2020-05-16T15:12:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/15/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/attributed_to_marcus_gheeraerts_ii_-_portrait_of_an_unknown_lady_-_google_art_project.jpgAttributed_to_Marcus_Gheeraerts_II_-_Portrait_of_an_Unknown_Lady_-_Google_Art_Project2020-05-15T18:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-liii-back-in-gehulia/2020-05-15T14:38:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/14/magicians-apprentice-chapter-liv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/romeo_and_juliet_detail_by_frank_dicksee.pngRomeo_and_Juliet_(detail)_by_Frank_DickseeThere's a "Romeo and Juliet" quality to this scene. Not the best omen.2020-05-15T15:18:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-lii-revealing-plots/2020-05-14T15:14:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/13/magicians-apprentice-chapter-liii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ginlane.jpgGinLaneThe residents of Gehulia would find Hogarth's Gin Lane familiar.2020-05-14T15:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-li-working-at-a-higher-level/2020-05-13T13:10:16+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/12/magicians-apprentice-chapter-lii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/800px-she_was_known_to_have_studied_magic_while_she_was_being_brought_up_in_the_nunnery.png800px-She_was_known_to_have_studied_magic_while_she_was_being_brought_up_in_the_nunneryWitch, n. - A Beautiful young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil. - from "The Devil's Dictionary" by Ambrose Bierce2020-05-13T15:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-l-victory/2020-05-12T13:45:42+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/11/magicians-apprentice-chapter-li/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tizian_068.jpgTizian_068Political intrigue at a court often involves family as well. Here we see Pope Paul III and two grandsons(!) he made cardinals2020-05-11T18:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xlix-when-gods-fight/2020-05-11T14:29:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/10/magicians-apprentice-chapter-l/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/felice_beato_british_born_italy_-_interior_of_the_angle_of_taku_north_fort_immediately_after_its_capture_by_storm_-_google_art_project.jpgFelice_Beato_(British,_born_Italy)_-_(Interior_of_the_Angle_of_Taku_North_Fort_Immediately_After_Its_Capture_by_Storm)_-_Google_Art_ProjectWhether they were heroes or not matters little to the dead2020-05-10T20:09:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xlviii/2020-05-10T15:03:00+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/09/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xlix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/athena_enkelados_louvre_ca3662.jpgAthena_Enkelados_Louvre_CA3662The Greek War between the Gods and Giants pitted Athena against Enceladus2020-05-09T19:59:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xlvii-chatting-with-a-god/2020-05-09T14:32:18+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/08/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xlviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/kiyomizu-dera_kyoto_november_2016_-01.jpgKiyomizu-dera,_Kyoto,_November_2016_-01There's something appealing about a temple in the mountains (Credit: Wikipedia/Martin Falbisoner)2020-05-10T15:38:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xlvi-digging-for-the-truth/2020-05-08T15:12:26+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/07/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xlvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/manuscript_gylfi.jpgManuscript_GylfiThe gods love to play tricks: here Odin appears as three kings to a mortal2020-05-08T05:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xlv/2020-05-07T14:34:18+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/06/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xlvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/khachkars.jpgKhachkars(Credit: Wikipedia/Arantz)2020-05-07T14:30:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xliv-crossing-to-another-world/2020-05-06T15:15:03+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/05/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xlv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/agkistrodon_contortrix_contortrix_cdc-a.pngAgkistrodon_contortrix_contortrix_CDC-a2020-05-05T20:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xliii-council-of-war/2020-05-05T14:45:50+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/04/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xliv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/clavicula_salomonis_bl_oriental_14759_35a.jpgClavicula_Salomonis_BL_Oriental_14759_35aThe design of a magic circle depends on the nature of the ceremony being performed.2020-05-05T14:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xlii-the-threat/2020-05-04T14:37:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/03/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xliii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1600px-cah_0153r.png1600px-CAH_0153rIn our world, Leonardo da Vinci designed improvements for the crossbow.2020-05-04T14:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xli-on-the-road-to-tebestora/2020-05-03T14:38:34+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/02/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xlii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lokasenna_by_lorenz_frc3b8lich.jpgLokasenna_by_Lorenz_FrølichGods love quarreling. Here's a famous quarrel in Asgard, from the Elder Edda.2020-05-02T20:19:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xl-an-unexpected-guest/2020-05-02T14:38:48+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/05/01/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xli/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1961.7.jpg1961.72020-05-01T18:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxix-not-quite-what-was-expected/2020-05-01T14:08:21+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/30/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xl/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dahomey_amazon2.jpgDahomey_amazon2The Amazons may have been a myth, but their African counterparts were real.2020-04-30T17:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxviii-battling-the-dragon/2020-04-30T14:00:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/29/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lamia_and_the_soldier.jpgLamia_and_the_SoldierTollon tends not to think too hard when confronted by a willing woman2020-04-29T18:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxvii-confronting-the-dragon/2020-04-29T15:11:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/28/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/746px-martorell_-_sant_jordi.jpg746px-Martorell_-_Sant_JordiThis is how Tollon imagined things would play out. (St. George killing the dragon, by Bernat Martorelli (died 1492))2020-04-29T15:55:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxvi-second-sight/2020-04-28T15:52:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/27/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/812px-lechuguilla_cave_pearlsian_gulf.jpg812px-Lechuguilla_Cave_Pearlsian_GulfA marvelous place for a marvelous creature! (Credit: Wikipedia/David Bunnell)2020-04-27T17:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxv-going-home/2020-04-27T14:42:41+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/26/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/brown_lady.jpgBrown_ladyWhat Jallia saw wasn't very clear2020-04-26T16:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxiv-deserted-school/2020-04-26T14:41:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/25/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cdn_sjs_sm_p45-001.jpgHogarth, William, 1697-1764; A Rake's Progress: 6. The Rake at the Gaming House2020-04-25T20:20:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxiii-a-familiar-haunt/2020-04-25T15:15:59+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/24/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxiv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/little_chapel_op_guernsey.jpgLittle_Chapel_op_GuernseyIt's a small chapel, like this one in Guernsey2020-04-24T17:17:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxii-dragon-quest/2020-04-24T15:36:22+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/23/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxiii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/desvlg-church-lg.jpgDesVlg-Church-lg(This deserted building is actually in New Jersey.)2020-04-24T17:18:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxxi-sarton-sets-a-task/2020-04-23T13:19:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/22/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/don_quichotte_honorc3a9_daumier.jpgDon_Quichotte_Honoré_DaumierTollon feels a bit like Don Quixote2020-04-22T13:01:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxx-slave-no-more/2020-04-22T12:52:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/21/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxxi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/peter_iii_and_catherine_ii_by_grooth_copy_in_odessa.jpgPeter_III_and_Catherine_II_by_Grooth_(copy_in_Odessa)Another famously unhappy royal couple: Catherine the Great overthrew her husband, Tsar Peter III of Russia, in 1762.2020-04-21T15:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/04/19/intermission-the-witch-isobel-gowdie/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/unnamed.jpgunnamed2020-04-19T18:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxix-obligations/2020-04-19T14:13:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/18/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxx/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jeune_fille_lisant_une_lettre_c3a0_la_bougie_jean-baptiste_santerre.jpgJeune_Fille_lisant_une_lettre_à_la_bougie_Jean-Baptiste_Santerre(Painting by Jean-Baptiste Santerre 1651 - 1717)2020-04-19T05:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxviii-testing-for-fae/2020-04-18T13:46:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/17/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/eldopal-par2.jpgEldopal-par2Credit: Wikipedia/LZ63872020-04-17T23:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxvii-an-unexpected-danger/2020-04-17T14:21:45+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/16/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/waterhouse_decameron.jpgWaterhouse_decameronGardens and romance have been paired together many a time (painting by John William Waterhouse).2020-04-17T05:30:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxvi-summoning-a-spirit-in-grand-style/2020-04-16T15:24:15+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/15/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sophieandersontakethefairfaceofwoman.jpgSophieAndersonTakethefairfaceofWomanThe hair and skin color are wrong, but it's easy for Tollon to imagine Mia as a fairy.2020-04-15T19:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxv-cleaning-the-workshop/2020-04-15T13:53:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/14/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/a_magician_by_edward_kelly.jpgA_Magician_by_Edward_KellyMagicians evoke spirits, demons, angels, and ghosts.2020-04-14T15:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxiv/2020-04-14T15:11:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/13/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/kremlic48dka_-_myc48dky.jpgKremlička_-_MyčkyHave you ever noticed it is women we expect will be scrubbing floors, despite it being backbreaking labor? (Painting by Rudolph Kremlička (1886 - 1932))2020-04-13T17:50:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxiii-not-my-neighborhood/2020-04-13T14:37:33+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/12/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxiv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jules_de_bruycker_-_alley.jpgJules_De_Bruycker_-_AlleyCity alleys can hide robbers . . . or washwomen. ("Alley" by Jules de Bruycker (1870 - 1945))2020-04-12T17:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxii-i-need-to-stop-doing-this/2020-04-12T14:38:39+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/11/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxiii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/center_compass_rose_in_1543_france_from-_guillaume_brouscon._world_chart_which_includes_america_and_a_large_terra_java_australia._hm_46._portolan_atlas_and_nautical_almanac._france_1543_.jpgCenter_compass_rose_in_1543_France,_from-_Guillaume_Brouscon._World_chart,_which_includes_America_and_a_large_Terra_Java_(Australia)._HM_46._PORTOLAN_ATLAS_and_NAUTICAL_ALMANAC._France,_1543_(cropped)2020-04-11T17:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xxi-learning-magic/2020-04-11T14:59:14+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/10/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/joachim_beuckelaer_-_brothel_-_walters_371784.jpgJoachim_Beuckelaer_-_Brothel_-_Walters_371784They're all widows, don't you know?2020-04-10T15:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xx-council-of-war/2020-04-10T15:01:14+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/09/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xxi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/315_the_romance_of_king_arthur.jpg315_The_Romance_of_King_ArthurFamously, Merlin's apprentice defeated him by exploiting his weakness, which is why Tollon's question is perilous for Sarton.2020-04-09T19:32:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xix/2020-04-09T14:23:10+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/08/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xx/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the_gunpowder_plot_conspirators_1605_from_npg.jpgThe_Gunpowder_Plot_Conspirators,_1605_from_NPGThe most famous seditious political conspiracy: the Gunpowder Plot2020-04-09T05:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xviii-the-politics-of-hiding/2020-04-08T14:20:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/07/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the_return_of_columbus_in_spain_1493.jpgThe_return_of_Columbus_in_Spain,_1493A royal audience before the most famous pair of joint monarchs on OUR world, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain2020-04-08T14:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xvii-in-hiding/2020-04-07T13:50:10+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/06/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xviii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jones_annie.jpgJones,_AnnieSpare a moment to think of the abuse bearded women have suffered. Annie Jones (1865 - 1902) spent her life being exhibited by P.T. Barnum. That's no way to live.2020-04-07T06:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xvi-escape-or-caught/2020-04-06T14:32:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/05/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xvii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/templeofrosycross.pngTempleofrosycrossIt's not just because their membership is secret that people are suspicious; some secret societies have mystical or political agendas.2020-04-06T17:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/04/05/a-word-to-my-readers/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/jean-baptiste-camille_corot_031.jpgJean-Baptiste-Camille_Corot_031"Femme lisant," painted c. 1870 by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 - 1875)2020-04-05T14:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xv/2020-04-05T14:24:46+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/04/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xvi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/attic_bedroom.jpgAttic_bedroomCredit: Wikipedia/Yari/Ben Husmann2020-04-04T17:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xiv-the-caring-nightmare/2020-04-04T14:22:16+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/03/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/the_captive_robin.jpgThe_captive_robinIt's difficult for Tollon not to think of the small and delicate Mia as anything but a fairy, except when she forcefully disobeys him!2020-04-03T20:23:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xiii-tainted-love/2020-04-03T14:46:36+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/02/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xiv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/coloured_mezzotint_florence_nightingale_wellcome_l0019661.jpgColoured_mezzotint;_Florence_Nightingale,_Wellcome_L0019661Florence Nightingale was praised for her work as a nurse. Mia? Tollon's not so sure.2020-04-03T10:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xii-the-magician-instructs/2020-04-02T15:16:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/04/01/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xiii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/thedarose.jpgThedaroseNo doubt Elfra is a sweetheart, on her own terms2020-04-01T16:51:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-xi-change-of-plans/2020-04-01T12:37:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/31/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tovenaarsleerling_s_barth.pngTovenaarsleerling_S_BarthIf only it were this easy!2020-03-31T19:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-x-what-did-i-just-do/2020-03-31T12:57:44+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/30/magicians-apprentice-chapter-xi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/814px-museo_del_prado_-_goya_-_caprichos_-_no._43_-_el_suec3b1o_de_la_razon_produce_monstruos.jpg814px-Museo_del_Prado_-_Goya_-_Caprichos_-_No._43_-_El_sueño_de_la_razon_produce_monstruosMe after a rough day trying to write a story2020-03-30T17:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-ix-spellbound/2020-03-30T15:22:46+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/29/magicians-apprentice-chapter-x/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/august_natterer_meine_augen_zur_zeit_der_erscheinungen.jpgAugust_Natterer_Meine_Augen_zur_Zeit_der_ErscheinungenHow Tollon felt at that moment. (Painted by August Natterer (1868 - 1933))2020-03-29T17:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-viii-at-the-great-market/2020-03-29T13:29:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/28/magicians-apprentice-chapter-ix/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/j._w._waterhouse_-_circe_invidiosa_-_google_art_project.jpgJ._W._Waterhouse_-_Circe_Invidiosa_-_Google_Art_ProjectBe careful accepting drink from a witch!2020-03-29T06:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-vii-he-is-a-magician-after-all/2020-03-28T15:06:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/27/magicians-apprentice-chapter-viii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aertsen_pieter_-_market_scene.jpgAertsen,_Pieter_-_Market_SceneThe marketplace is not just a commercial establishment, but a social space as well2020-03-28T16:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-vi-pillow-talk-and-politics/2020-03-27T14:00:44+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-v-too-many-surprises/2020-03-27T13:54:37+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/26/magicians-apprentice-chapter-vii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/folter_im_16_jhd.jpgFolter_im_16_JhdTorture can take many forms2020-03-26T18:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/03/25/magicians-apprentice-chapter-vi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ellen_terry_as_lady_macbeth.jpgEllen_Terry_as_Lady_MacbethThere are times my love is just a little too clever, sort of like Lady Macbethhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/n02053_10.jpgEllen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889 by John Singer Sargent 1856-1925Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889 John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 Presented by Sir Joseph Duveen 1906 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N020532020-03-27T18:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-iv-the-flayed-thief/2020-03-25T15:13:38+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/24/chapter-v-of-magicians-apprentice/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/wedding_night_of_tobias_and_sarah_-_mfa_boston_sc239460.jpgWedding_Night_of_Tobias_and_Sarah_-_MFA,_Boston_SC239460This painting was done by one of Rembrandt's teachers, Pieter Lastman (1583 - 1633)2020-03-24T15:16:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-iii-profile-of-a-court-magician/2020-03-24T13:32:22+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/23/magicians-apprentice-chapter-iv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kinmanbar.jpgKinmanBarDefinitely NOT The Flayed Thief, but it gives you an idea of the atmosphere2020-03-23T14:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-i-introducing-the-apprentice-to-the-court-magician/2020-03-23T10:02:40+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/magicians-apprentice/chapter-ii-the-hazards-of-being-an-apprentice/2020-03-23T10:01:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/about/2020-03-22T15:12:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2020/03/22/magicians-apprentice-chapter-iii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1044px-arthur-pyle_the_enchanter_merlin.jpg1044px-Arthur-Pyle_The_Enchanter_MerlinNo spectacles, but you get the idea2020-03-22T19:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/03/20/time-for-a-new-story-magicians-apprentice/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/89f895a9-1f2e-4de5-a407-10db04f457f7.jpeg89F895A9-1F2E-4DE5-A407-10DB04F457F72020-03-21T11:06:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/03/21/magicians-apprentice-chapter-ii/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hampton_court.jpgHampton_Court2020-03-21T13:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/03/14/amusing-game-for-our-times-what-groceries-do-you-buy-for-the-end-of-the-world/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/apocalypse_vasnetsov.jpgApocalypse_vasnetsov2020-03-15T15:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/02/16/becoming-a-dual-citizen/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/902px-greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_united_states.svg_.png902px-Greater_coat_of_arms_of_the_United_States.svghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coat_of_arms_of_ireland.svg_.pngCoat_of_arms_of_Ireland.svghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/passport.jpgPassportYou just know James Bond carries a bunch of these.2020-03-02T18:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2020/01/11/a-useful-suggestion-for-harry-and-meghan/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/800.jpeg800Say what you want about his Presidency, but Jimmy Carter's been a real humanitarian ever since.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/king_charles_ii_by_john_michael_wright_or_studio.jpgKing_Charles_II_by_John_Michael_Wright_or_studioA good royal like Charles II had at least 8 mistresses and 16 illegitimate childrenhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/gettyimages-1164988184.jpgGettyImages-1164988184Yeah, Boris and Nicola get along just great!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/edward-sparked-an-abdication-crisis-in-1936-over-marrying-wallis-image-getty.jpgEdward-sparked-an-abdication-crisis-in-1936-over-marrying-Wallis-Image-GETTYEdward VIII abdicated to marry his bride. some think the British got off lucky.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hollywood-insiders-editor-in-chief-pritan-ambroase-on-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii-coronation-and-current-the-journey.jpgHollywood-Insiders-Editor-in-Chief-Pritan-Ambroase-on-Her-Majesty-Queen-Elizabeth-II-Coronation-and-Current-the-journeyBeing a royal ages youhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/000_1a10tj-e1539591326994-640x400-1.jpg000_1A10TJ-e1539591326994-640x400The unhappy(?) couple2020-01-14T01:11:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2019/11/04/pterodactyl-taxidermy/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/micronesian_megapode_6.jpgMicronesian_megapode_6https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/22benjamin22.jpgBenjaminhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/edwards_dodo.jpgEdwards'_Dodo2019-11-07T13:56:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2019/10/31/the-halloween-read-the-horror-of-adrian-ross/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/william_hope_hodgson.jpgWilliam_Hope_HodgsonI wonder if Ross had ever read any of William Hope Hodgson's stories.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mrjames1900.jpgMRJames1900M. R. James not only knew Ross, but no doubt appreciated how Ross's 2 horror stories followed James's rules for ghost stories.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/adrian-ross-1904.jpgAdrian-Ross-1904I make people laugh when I'm not trying to terrify them.2019-10-31T19:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2019/05/07/the-story-of-a-chess-game/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/glass_chess_pieces_king_and_queen.jpgGlass_chess_pieces,_king_and_queenKings and queens, that's what it's all about! (Credit: Wikipedia/Andy Burgess)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/894px-chess_piece_punjab_hills_india_late_1770s_to_early_1800s_ad_ivory_gilt_and_polychrome_-_dallas_museum_of_art_-_dsc04965.jpg894px-Chess_piece,_Punjab_Hills,_India,_late_1770s_to_early_1800s_AD,_ivory,_gilt_and_polychrome_-_Dallas_Museum_of_Art_-_DSC0496518th century chess piece from Indiahttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lewis_chessmen_overview.jpgLewis_Chessmen_OverviewReproductions of the famous chess set from the Isle of Lewishttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jaquescookstaunton.jpgJaquesCookStauntonStaunton chess pieces, the standard in competition2019-05-31T01:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2019/01/27/a-report-on-the-state-of-my-health/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cold-exposure-made-me-a-better-person.-here_s-how-1080x675.jpgcold-exposure-made-me-a-better-person.-here_s-how-1080x675(From the movie, "The Shining.")2019-01-27T20:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/11/01/review-the-curse-of-the-werewolf-1961/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cotw4.jpgCotw4Thanks for tossing me in a dungeon where I was raped, you lecherous old bastard!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mv5bm2ziogu5nzatotiwyi00zdbklwewodetytdhzgninmm2mjjjxkeyxkfqcgdeqxvynzc5njm0na-_v1_sy1000_cr0013331000_al_.jpgMV5BM2ZiOGU5NzAtOTIwYi00ZDBkLWEwODEtYTdhZGNiNmM2MjJjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzc5NjM0NA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,1333,1000_AL_Amazing how the peasant maids all have ample cleavage!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/curseofthewerewolf.jpgCurseofthewerewolf2018-11-01T23:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/10/31/horror-for-halloween-the-werewolf-of-paris-by-guy-endore/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/curse-of-the-werewolf.pngcurse-of-the-werewolfCompared to Endore's subtlety, this movie adaptation's poster is not promisinghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/guyendore.jpgGuyendoreGuy Encore (1901-70), author, screenwriter, political radical and activist2018-11-01T18:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/boutwell-letter-about-israel-farnsworth/2018-09-25T00:20:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/the-troubles-of-the-farnsworths/2018-09-25T00:19:40+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-23/2018-09-25T00:19:03+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-22/2018-09-25T00:18:21+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-21/2018-09-25T00:17:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-20/2018-09-25T00:17:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-19/2018-09-25T00:16:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-18/2018-09-25T00:16:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-17/2018-09-25T00:15:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-16/2018-09-25T00:14:41+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-15/2018-09-25T00:14:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-14/2018-09-25T00:13:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-13/2018-09-25T00:12:48+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-12/2018-09-25T00:12:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-11/2018-09-25T00:11:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-10/2025-02-13T00:31:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-9/2018-09-25T00:10:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-8/2018-09-25T00:10:04+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-7/2025-07-04T17:20:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-6/2018-09-25T00:08:56+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-5/2018-09-25T00:08:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-4/2018-09-25T00:07:48+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-3/2018-09-25T00:07:10+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-2/2018-09-25T00:06:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/dls-ch-1/2018-09-25T00:02:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/2018-09-24T23:58:39+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/09/16/review-the-disciples-of-cthulhu-1976/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1814336.jpg1814336I bought this and de Camp's Lovecraft biography at about the same time. Guess which one I still own?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2d726ddca51eb9a6488d7efed4f47831.jpg2d726ddca51eb9a6488d7efed4f47831https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/monimovie-com-the_dunwich_horror.jpgmonimovie.com-The_Dunwich_HorrorTime to haul out the Necronomicon!2018-10-22T01:07:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/07/25/dead-authors-live-horrors-anthologies-by-aickman-and-matheson/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/robert_aickman_7.jpgRobert_Aickman_7Robert Aickmanhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dk-mjaduqaagkhd.jpgDK-mJaDUQAAgKHdA Matheson novel that made it to the the big screen: Hell Househttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/6c8013903-130624-mathieson-hmed-8p-today-inline-large.jpg6C8013903-130624-mathieson-hmed-8p.today-inline-largeRichard Matheson2018-08-17T19:25:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/07/22/the-coldest-city-for-an-atomic-blonde/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/919zcp5wacl-_sy550_.jpg919zcp5wacL._SY550_Broughton goes from brunette to blonde, because it's Hollywoodhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/coldest-city-cover-website-e1501721510618.jpgColdest-City-Cover-Website-e15017215106182018-07-24T15:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/06/29/the-arrival-of-summer/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/800px-whakarewarewageyserflat2.jpg800px-WhakarewarewaGeyserFlat2The landscape in the thermally active region is simply weird. Credit: Wikipedia/Carl Lindberg)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/454px-the_beguiling_of_merlin_by_edward_burne-jones.jpg454px-The_Beguiling_of_Merlin_by_Edward_Burne-JonesMerlin had to have been beguiled in the summer!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pfeiffer-titania.jpgMSDMINI EC008Who wouldn't want Michelle Pfeiffer as Titania?2018-07-01T18:44:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/06/04/still-among-the-living/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/old-tire-swing-sepia-2223225.jpgold-tire-swing-sepia-22232252018-06-10T18:30:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/miranda-i-second-header.pngMiranda I second header2018-05-28T16:00:44+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-1/2018-05-28T15:47:49+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/05/28/4253/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/saturn-nasa.jpgSaturn's Atmospheric ChangesNot those rings, though! Photo courtesy of NASA, and isn't it gorgeous!2018-05-29T23:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/05/27/walking-the-line-between-fantasy-and-reality-two-films-from-the-1920s/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/diary-of-a-lost-girl.jpgdiary of a lost girlIt's heresy to think so, but I think Louse Brooks does a better job at acting in her other German 1929 film, Diary of a Lost Girl.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/flesh-and-devil-homoerotic.pngFlesh-and-Devil-HomoeroticSo are we going to kill each other over Garbo, like sensible men? -- Flesh and the Devilhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/pandoras-box-widows-weeds.jpgPandoras Box widows weedsMust look like a sorrowful widow when I go on trial for killing a man -- Pandora's Boxhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/flesh_and_the_devil_with_john_gilbert.jpgFlesh_and_the_Devil_with_John_GilbertThe first seduction -- Flesh and the Devil2018-05-28T12:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/03/13/six-books-i-have-read-so-often-that-they-are-falling-apart/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/800px-j-_frank_dobie_photo_national_portrait_gallery_img_4376.jpg800px-J._Frank_Dobie_photo,_National_Portrait_Gallery_IMG_4376J. Frank Dobiehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/s-l300.jpgs-l300https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/shirer.jpgShirerWilliam Shirerhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fischer330v.jpgfischer330vDavid Hackett Fischer2018-03-16T16:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/03/04/reviewing-anna-kavan-ice-and-joan-lindsay-picnic-at-hanging-rock/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/ice-cover.jpgice coverThe cover illustration on the Penguin paperback coveys something of the mood of the book (Cover art: Hsiao-Ron Cheng)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/picnic_at__hanging_rock__1975.jpgPicnic_At__Hanging_Rock__1975https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/kavan_portrait.jpgkavan_portraitAnna Kavanhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/joan_lindsay_1914.pngJoan_Lindsay_1914Lindsay when she was about the age of the girls in her novel2022-11-14T08:29:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/03/02/and-we-come-to-an-end-of-riding-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/france_-_public_execution_on_guillotine_1897.jpgFrance_-_Public_execution_on_Guillotine_1897Is this to be Daphne's fate?2018-03-02T14:11:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/2018-03-02T14:09:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-21/2018-03-02T14:05:50+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-22/2018-03-04T16:25:21+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/02/23/showdown-in-chapter-21-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/798px-queenmarie-antoinetterevolutionarytribunal.jpg798px-QueenMarie-AntoinetteRevolutionaryTribunalDaphne expects the same favorable treatment meted out to Marie Antoinette before the Revolutionary Tribunal2018-02-23T11:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-20/2018-02-23T11:34:25+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/02/16/marriage-and-murder-are-on-the-table-in-chapter-20-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/trial_of_bill_burns.jpgTrial_of_Bill_BurnsAbout how Daphne feels this morning (The Trial of Bill Burns, 1838)2018-02-16T12:52:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-19/2018-02-16T12:49:31+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/02/09/making-the-best-of-a-bad-reputation-in-chapter-19-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/two_women_are_fighting_in_the_street_as_the_crowd_cheers_the_wellcome_v0039905.jpgTwo_women_are_fighting_in_the_street_as_the_crowd_cheers_the_Wellcome_V0039905Will the meeting between Daphne and Vesta go this far? (Source: Wellcome Collection)2018-02-09T11:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-18/2018-02-09T11:36:42+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/02/02/extreme-emotional-states-in-chapter-18-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ophelia_by_millais.jpgIMG_5864Detail of "Ophelia," painted by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais (1829 - 1896), modeled in 1852 by Elizabeth Siddel (1829 - 1862), who would also model for many paintings by her eventual husband, Dante Gabriel Rossetti.2018-02-02T19:40:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-17/2018-02-02T13:42:25+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/01/26/daphne-deals-with-the-nature-of-gods-in-chapter-17-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/419px-british_museum_egypt_101-black.jpg419px-British_Museum_Egypt_101-blackBastet statue in British Museum (Credit: Wikipedia/Einsamer Schütze2018-01-26T12:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-16/2018-01-26T12:37:09+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/01/23/oh-you-sexy-monster-you-nsfw/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/345px-lairworm2.jpg345px-Lairworm2This is NOT how Lady Sylvia looks in the movie. It's one of the book's original illustrations of Lady Arabella, created by Pamela Coleman Smith, who did the illustrations for the Rider-Waite tarot deck.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/kiss-me-again-stranger-paperback-book-cover.jpgkiss me again stranger paperback book coverhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/maryann-forrester-true-blood.jpgMaryann Forrester True BloodAncient worshipers of Dionysus, the bacchae, ripped people to pieces. Fun, eh?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blond-salt-vampire-star-trek.jpgblond salt vampire star trekHi, want a hot date?2018-01-27T20:47:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2018/01/19/daphne-is-beastly-in-chapter-16-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/andromeda-daniel-chester-french.jpgAndromeda Daniel Chester FrenchA woman in chains, as Daphne is in this chapter, is often a subject for paintings and sculptures with an erotic content. I saw this sculpture of Andromeda, chained as a sacrifice to a sea monster, in the studio of Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931). It so much impressed me with its power at the time that I bought a poster of it that looked similar to this photo, and hung it in my office at work.2018-01-19T13:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-15/2018-01-19T13:31:16+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/01/11/dwarf-hospitality-in-chapter-15-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wiezien_prisoner_wroclaw_dwarf_01.jpgWiezien_(Prisoner)_Wroclaw_dwarf_01Prisonerhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clara_clara_wroclaw_dwarf_01.jpgClara_(Clara)_Wroclaw_dwarf_01Clara2018-01-12T02:23:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-14/2018-01-12T02:16:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/01/03/exiled-and-confused-in-chapter-14-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/brooklyn_museum_-_landscape_in_the_forest_at_compic3a8gne_-_paul_huet.jpgBrooklyn_Museum_-_Landscape_in_the_Forest_at_Compiègne_-_Paul_HuetA forest at twilight can be quite ominous. ("Landscape in the Forest at Compiegne" by Paul Huet (1803-69))2018-01-03T13:55:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-13/2018-01-03T13:02:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2018/01/02/in-memoriam-robin-st-john-conover-1944-2008/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/painting_of_brontc3ab_sisters.pngPainting_of_Brontë_sistersCharlotte is usually identified as the sister on the right. (Anne to the left, Emily in the middle.)2020-02-24T20:06:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/12/31/review-uncertain-narrators-in-horror-novels-by-hogg-and-tryon/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/652px-thomas_keith06.jpg652px-Thomas_Keith06Much of Confessions is set in old Edinburghhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/diana_dors_and_tom_tryon_in_the_unholy_wife_trailer.jpgDiana_Dors_and_Tom_Tryon_in_The_Unholy_Wife_trailerBefore he became a writer, Tryon (1926-1991) was a Hollywood actorhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/live_head_cast_of_james_hogg.jpgLive_head_cast_of_James_HoggLive head cast of James Hogg (1770-1835)2017-12-31T15:31:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/12/29/up-against-mother-in-chapter-13-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/vintage_catfight_circa_1960.jpgVintage_Catfight_circa_19602017-12-29T10:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-12/2017-12-29T10:05:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/12/22/daphne-attacks-in-chapter-12-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ranthambore_tiger_reserve.jpgRANTHAMBORE_TIGER_RESERVEDaphne's going in for the kill! (Source: Wikipedia/Harsh.kabra.98)2017-12-22T11:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-11/2017-12-22T11:44:56+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/12/17/movie-reviews-many-cat-people/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/curseofthecatpeople.jpgcurseofthecatpeopleThis is me and my imaginary friend. Is it just a coincidence that she looks like my father's first wife who thought she was a cat person?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/880bc00186f1adaf242afa3d2c2707be-kinski-cat-people.jpg880bc00186f1adaf242afa3d2c2707be--kinski-cat-peopleI'm her brother am I am NOT crazy, just a poor sinner who will redeemed by incesthttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/1280x720-_py.jpg1280x720-_PySo am I!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cat_people_1942_32.jpgcat_people_1942_32I'm just an innocent girl who likes to hang out in the zoo with the big cats!2017-12-19T15:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/12/15/not-existing-is-not-easy-in-chapter-11-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/db_vi-_xv_-_der_teufel1.jpgdb_VI-_XV_-_Der_Teufel1Is this your future, Daphne? ("The Devil" from the Visconti deck)2017-12-15T14:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-10/2017-12-15T13:54:41+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/12/08/daphne-beats-herself-up-in-chapter-10-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/flagellants.pngFlagellantsDoes it matter if they're striking each other or themselves? It matters to Daphne!2017-12-08T21:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-9/2017-12-08T19:44:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/12/01/strangers-are-not-strangers-in-chapter-9-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dante_gabriel_rossetti_-_how_they_met_themselves_1864.jpgDante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_How_They_Met_Themselves_(1864)This is never a good idea. Just ask Daphne.2017-12-01T11:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-8/2017-12-01T11:46:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-7/2018-01-01T02:04:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/11/23/whos-got-daphnes-back-is-the-question-in-chapter-8-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/600px-john_bauer_-_the_princess_and_the_trolls_-_google_art_project.jpg600px-John_Bauer_-_The_Princess_and_the_Trolls_-_Google_Art_ProjectThe equivalent encounter in chapter 8 is nowhere near as romantic2017-11-24T02:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/11/17/a-torturous-time-in-chapter-7-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/800px-xn_bos_taurus_00.jpg800px-XN_Bos_taurus_00No, thank you, Daphne does not want to be led by the nose (although the spikes are cool!) Credit: Wikipedia/Guido Gerding)2017-11-17T10:24:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-6/2018-01-01T02:00:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/11/10/sex-and-work-collide-in-chapter-six-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/humphrey-bogart-lauren-bacall-the-big-sleep.jpghumphrey-bogart-lauren-bacall-the-big-sleep2017-11-10T14:26:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-5/2017-11-10T13:54:01+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/11/02/a-torrent-of-suitors-in-chapter-5-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/johnwilliamwaterhouse-penelopeandthesuitors1912.jpgJohnWilliamWaterhouse-PenelopeandtheSuitors(1912)Penelope stalled her suitors for years. Can Daphne do as well?2017-11-03T01:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-4/2017-11-03T01:24:33+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/the-day-after-halloween/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/800px-the_daughters_of_zelophehad.jpg800px-The_Daughters_of_Zelophehad2018-01-08T03:32:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/10/31/the-day-after-halloween-a-new-story/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/517px-foster_bible_pictures_0082-1_the_daughters_of_zelophehad.jpg517px-Foster_Bible_Pictures_0082-1_The_Daughters_of_ZelophehadWhat father doesn't have trouble with his daughters?2017-10-31T16:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/short-stories/2017-10-31T16:43:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/dead-cellphone/2017-10-31T16:40:50+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/death-and-professor-appleton/2017-10-31T16:39:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/the-misplaced-voyage/2017-10-31T16:38:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/my-first-paranormal-romance/2017-10-31T16:38:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/on-huckman-causeway/2017-10-31T16:37:06+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/putting-the-garden-of-eden-in-iraq-is-a-bad-idea2015/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/god_judging_adam_blake_1795.jpgGod_judging_adam_blake_1795God Judging Adam by William Blake (1757-1827)2017-10-31T16:36:16+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/short-stories/when-the-ghost-came-in-from-the-cold/2017-10-31T16:35:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/10/27/minds-out-of-control-in-chapter-4-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/beauty_and_the_beast_fireplace_panel4.jpgMorris & Co Beauty and The Beast fireplace overmantel tilesIs this to be Daphne's sad fate? (Credit: William Morris Tile, LLC, based on an 1860s design by Edward Burne-Jones)2017-10-27T12:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-3/2017-12-18T14:31:59+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/10/19/its-all-a-question-of-status-in-chapter-3-of-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/usmc_paratrooper.jpgUSMC_ParatrooperThis is what Daphne lacks2017-10-20T18:30:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-2/2017-12-18T14:32:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/10/13/life-is-just-a-madcap-adventure-in-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt-chapter-2/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/281px-maine_coon_cat_by_tomitheos.jpg281px-Maine_Coon_cat_by_TomitheosAnd you thought an attack poodle was scary! (Credit: Wikipedia, Tomitheos, David Shankbone)2017-10-13T13:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/trtlb-ch-1/2017-12-18T14:28:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/10/06/a-new-story-to-ride-the-lightning-bolt/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/domenicnino_-_sacrificio_di_ifigenia.jpgDomenicnino_-_Sacrificio_di_Ifigenia2017-10-07T03:59:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/07/24/in-memoriam-icb/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1514.jpgIMG_1514My mother attended the commencement when I was awarded my doctoral degreehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/parents-with-plymouth.jpgParents-with-PlymouthThe proud couple, with their home and carhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/icb-family-trimmed.jpgICB family trimmedMy mother is the child front and middle.2017-07-25T17:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/04/01/future-imperfect-reviewing-the-original-buck-rogers-stories/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/colonel_wilma_deering_05.jpgColonel_Wilma_Deering_05Yes, there is a Wilma in the original stories, she does play a military role, and she does kick ass. But she's also married to Tony and sometimes acts like a 1920s housewife.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/amazing_stories_192903.jpgAmazing_stories_192903I'd seen this cover a zillion times, but until I read "Air Lords," I didn't know what it was about.2017-04-02T11:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/03/28/reviews-burgis-congress-of-secrets-hunt-elements-of-mind/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20600092.jpg20600092https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/1837_durant_gaze.jpg1837_durant_gazeThis is from an 1837 American study of the "science" of animal magnetismhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/congress-of-secrets-by-stephanie-burgis-400x600.jpgcongress-of-secrets-by-stephanie-burgis-400x600https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/448px-katharina_bagration.jpg448px-Katharina_BagrationPrincess Catherine Bagration, called the Naked Angel, whose passions would affect diplomatic affairs2017-03-31T00:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2017/02/24/wrapping-things-up-in-the-epilogue-to-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/soe_orm_1555.jpgsoe_orm_15552017-02-26T22:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/2017-02-24T12:45:26+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-19/2017-02-24T12:44:01+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-epilogue/2017-03-06T20:15:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-8/2017-02-17T17:37:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/02/17/a-comedy-of-errors-in-chapter-19-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/paul_dc3a9sirc3a9_trouillebert_the_nude_snake_charmer.jpgpaul_desire_trouillebert_the_nude_snake_charmerThe Nude Snake Charmer by Paul Trouillebert (1829 - 1900)2017-02-21T03:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-18/2017-02-17T14:25:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/02/10/england-and-the-windsors-are-at-stake-in-chapter-18-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sea_serpent.jpgsea_serpent2017-02-10T18:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-17/2017-02-10T14:32:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/02/03/time-is-running-out-in-chapter-17-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/maned_sea_serpent_1755.jpgmaned_sea_serpent_1755One reason a regular gun won't work against a wyrm: wyrms are BIG!2017-02-03T13:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-16/2017-02-10T21:17:09+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/01/27/tackling-a-wyrm-infestation-in-chapter-16-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tiresias_striking_the_snakes.pngtiresias_striking_the_snakesIllustration circa 1690 by Johann Ulrich Kraus (1655-1719)2017-01-28T14:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-15/2017-02-10T16:55:38+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/01/20/four-against-the-beasts-in-chapter-15-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/the_oath_of_the_seven_chiefs_-_project_gutenberg_etext_14994.pngthe_oath_of_the_seven_chiefs_-_project_gutenberg_etext_14994The Seven Against Thebes, a team effort that didn't end well (Illustration from "Stories from the Greek Tragedians" by Rev. Alfred J. Church, M.A. (1879).)2017-01-20T20:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-14/2017-01-20T15:00:20+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/01/13/its-nighttime-soap-opera-time-in-chapter-14-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/800px-mating_earthworms.jpg800px-mating_earthwormsYou'll figure out why by the end of the chapter!2017-01-13T13:22:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-13/2017-01-13T12:53:55+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2017/01/06/its-just-one-darn-thing-after-another-in-chapter-13-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/glindoni-dee.jpgGlindoni, Henry Gillard, 1852-1913; John Dee Performing an Experiment before Elizabeth IRoyal magicians have been around for a while! (Painting: "John Dee Performing an Experiment before Elizabeth I" by Henry Gillard Glindoni (1852-1913), image available under Creative Commons license from Wellcome Library2017-01-06T19:24:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-12/2017-01-06T15:53:55+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/12/30/hunting-a-supernatural-creature-is-difficult-in-chapter-12-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/galician_dragon_medieval_age.jpggalician_dragon_medieval_age14th century granite relief from Galicia2016-12-30T12:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-11/2016-12-30T02:40:15+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/12/28/a-retrospective-on-the-tv-series-the-green-hornet/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/casey-with-hornet.jpgcasey-with-hornethttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/kato-bruce-lee-vs-robin.jpgkato-bruce-lee-vs-robinhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/green-honet-large-tv-guide.jpggreen-honet-large-tv-guidehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/green-hornet-icon.jpggreen-hornet-icon2016-12-29T16:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/12/23/not-all-monsters-are-monsters-in-chapter-11-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/500px-arms_of_kate_the_great.png500px-arms_of_kate_the_greatIf you know whose coat arms this is, the end of the chapter will be no surprise! (Source: Wikipedia/Sodacan)2016-12-23T12:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-10/2016-12-23T11:53:37+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/12/16/a-new-look-to-honor-as-the-wyrm-tyrns-chapter-10/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/breydon-sky1.pngbreydon-skyhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/john_william_waterhouse_-_la_belle_dame_sans_merci_1893.jpgjohn_william_waterhouse_-_la_belle_dame_sans_merci_1893La Belle Dame sans Merci (1893) by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)2016-12-17T16:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-9/2016-12-16T01:50:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/12/09/wounded-creatures-are-dangerous-in-chapter-9-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/800px-breydon-north.jpg800px-breydon-northBreydon Water, not far from where Jackie and Geoff are watching the wyrm (Credit: Wikipedia/Rackellar)2016-12-09T15:14:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/12/02/things-get-wyrmy-in-chapter-8-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/o-lotte-chewing-gum-advertisement-giant-cat-facebook.jpgo-lotte-chewing-gum-advertisement-giant-cat-facebookOK, so this giant cat is loose in Japan. This is from a Lotte gum commercial. No, I don't understand it, either.2016-12-02T21:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-7/2016-12-02T00:38:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/11/25/an-apology-no-chapter-today-112516/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/an_operator_treating_ann_ford_a_society_lady_with_-perkins_wellcome_v0011092.jpgan_operator_treating_ann_ford_a_society_lady_with_-perkins_wellcome_v0011092Not what happened to me, just funny. Dr. Elisha Perkins used these metal tractors to treat the electrical fluid behind many diseases circa 18022016-11-26T07:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/11/18/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends-in-chapter-7-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/743px-sketchbook_of_fishes_-_11-_leafy_sea_dragon_-_william_buelow_gould_c18321.jpg743px-sketchbook_of_fishes_-_11-_leafy_sea_dragon_-_william_buelow_gould_c1832Is this what the wyrm looks like? No, it's actually a sketch from 1832 of the common or weedy seadragon, which inhabits waters off Australia and reaches the whole of 18 inches in length!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/743px-sketchbook_of_fishes_-_11-_leafy_sea_dragon_-_william_buelow_gould_c1832.jpg743px-sketchbook_of_fishes_-_11-_leafy_sea_dragon_-_william_buelow_gould_c18322016-11-19T00:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-6/2016-11-18T02:16:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/11/11/its-all-talk-in-chapter-six-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/455px-ambrose_burnside2.jpg455px-ambrose_burnside2Burnside, sideburns, get it? Real U.S. Civil War general. Led his troops to disaster at Antietam, Fredricksburg, and "The Crater." His home state of Rhode Island rewarded his military incompetence by electing him as Governor and as a U.S. Senator. Americans sometimes do strange things like that.2016-11-11T13:28:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-5/2016-11-11T13:14:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/11/04/hunka-hunka-burnin-somethin-in-chapter-5-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/william_blake_003.jpgwilliam_blake_003It's not quite a dragon breathing fire on a woman, but it's William Blake, and I say it's close enough!2016-11-05T14:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-4/2016-11-04T12:27:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/10/30/my-2016-horror-moldy-oldie-edward-page-mitchell-the-crystal-man/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/clocks_a_watch-maker_seated_at_his_workbench_with_a_long-ca_wellcome_v0023855.jpgclocks_a_watch-maker_seated_at_his_workbench_with_a_long-ca_wellcome_v0023855Can't have a time-traveling clock without a clock-maker! (Source: Wikipedia/Wellcome Images)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/800px-great-moon-hoax-1835-new-york-sun-lithograph-298px.jpg800px-great-moon-hoax-1835-new-york-sun-lithograph-298pxIn 1835, the Moon was not a harsh mistress!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/edward-mitchell-100dpi.jpgedward-mitchell-100dpiEdward Page Mitchell2016-12-11T01:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/10/28/the-wyrm-takes-center-stage-in-chapter-4-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dobryna.jpgdobryna2016-11-01T16:57:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-2/2016-10-28T12:05:18+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-3/2016-10-28T12:02:34+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/10/21/questions-about-relationships-in-chapter-3-of-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/512px-gustave_moreau_003.jpg512px-gustave_moreau_003Calpurnia's second husband. No, the one on the right. (By Gustave Moreau, 1876)2016-10-21T13:55:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/10/14/intrigue-raises-its-head-in-as-the-wyrm-tyrns-chapter-two/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/397px-latte_at_doppio_ristretto_chiang_mai_02.jpg397px-latte_at_doppio_ristretto_chiang_mai_02Is this barista trying to draw a wyrm on the latte? Is it a clue? (Credit: Wikipedia/"Takeaway")2016-10-15T13:55:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/as-the-wyrm-tyrns/awt-ch-1/2016-10-14T14:05:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/10/07/a-new-serial-as-the-wyrm-tyrns/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-04-versailles-07-dragon-fountain.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESYou do not want a wyrm loose in the Water! (Photo; E. J. Barnes)2016-10-07T12:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/10/02/death-of-a-hat/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-10-coutances-15-ej-at-coutances-railway-station.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESE.J. is smiling because she has her new hathttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-08-gratot-65-gratot-castle-hat-on-moat.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESNooooooooooooooo!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-08-gratot-61-gratot-castle-ruddy-shelduck-on-moat.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESIt's a ruddy sheduck, E.J.! Don't go for your camera!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-08-gratot-09-gratot-kitten-in-residence-cropped.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESThe gray guardian of the castlehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-08-gratot-12-gratot-castle.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESInside the perimeter wall of the ruined castlehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-08-gratot-04-gratot-church-tower-with-cows.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESSee: cows. And Gratot's church in the background. The ruined castle is barely visible to its left.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2016-09-09-blainville-sur-mer-01-richard-claires-house.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESWhere we stayed in Normandy2016-10-03T21:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/10/01/review-dawn-kurtagich-the-dead-house/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/the-dead-house.jpgthe-dead-house2016-10-02T04:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/09/24/reaching-out-to-a-fellow-blogger/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-31-norwich-85-swan.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESWe lunched by the Wensum, which is popular with boaters as well as swanshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-31-norwich-44-julians-cell.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESJulian's cell (reconstructed after the WWII bombing of the church)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-30-gtyarmouth-23-city-walls.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESNo self-respecting medieval wall would be complete without slits for the archers to shoot the besiegers.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-30-gtyarmouth-02-windmills.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESWell, it's actually the expansion of the windmill farm that's supposed to dig up Skimaskall, but you get the idea.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-27-paris-33-bateau-mouche-quai-brian-tour-eiffel.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESYes, I was in Paris. No, my French is not very good.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-08-30-gtyarmouth-05-beach-crispina-brian.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESThat's Crispina on the left. Me, I'm sporting a t-shirt with the death's head design from Mother Goose's headstone. Call it a tribute to story-tellers.2016-10-01T17:39:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/04/03/women-as-werewolves-reviewing-ginger-snaps-and-when-animals-dream/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/when-animals-dream-2.jpgwhen animals dream 2On the other hand, I'm growing hair on my body, my fingernails bleed, and I just had a nice meal of glasshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/when-animals-dream-1.jpgWhen animals dream 1I just want my mother to be well and to work down at the fish processing plant like everyone else in townhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ginger-snaps.jpgGinger-SnapsGinger smokes, has sex, and turns into a werewolf. Bridget lives in Ginger's shadow . . . until she has to take charge.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/ginger-snaps-gif.gifGinger Snaps gifSee? Femininity and blood can be fun!2016-09-13T18:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-23/2016-02-14T18:13:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/02/11/chapter-23-of-magicians-misfortune-and-time-to-take-a-break/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/thule_carta_marina_olaus_magnus.jpgThule_carta_marina_Olaus_MagnusUltima Thule, the end of the world, has monsters2016-02-20T23:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-22/2016-02-11T10:48:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/2016-02-11T10:48:04+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/02/05/chapter-22-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/blake_dante_hell_v.jpgBlake_Dante_Hell_VYou think after what I've written I'm going to explain why I used this picture? OK, here's the deal. It's WIlliam Blake, if by some off-chance your inadequate education didn't include art history. It's from his interpretation of Dante's "Divine Comedy." And yes, it's set in a circle of hell. Which one? Think about Harry Eberhardt, and the answer should be obvious.2016-02-08T18:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-21/2016-02-05T14:01:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/01/29/chapter-21-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/charge_of_the_light_brigade.jpgCharge_of_the_Light_Brigade"SNAFU" originated in the military, so a picture of a military SNAFU seemed appropriate. This is "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Richard Caton Woodville, Jr. (1856-1927) who's family's life has its own SNAFU moments. Although famous and successful as a battlefield artist, Woodville committed suicide by shooting himself. Sadly, he may have taken after his father RCW, Sr., another noted artist, who died of a morphine overdose at age 30.2016-01-29T15:19:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-20/2016-02-06T19:58:49+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/01/22/chapter-20-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/main_street.jpgmain_streetWhere Becky had her first adventure2016-01-22T08:21:29+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-19/2016-01-22T08:01:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/01/15/chapter-19-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/800px-longleat_maze.jpg800px-Longleat_mazeSome traps can be quite convoluted (Longleat maze, England)2016-01-19T08:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-18/2016-01-15T14:03:10+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/01/11/review-the-rook-by-daniel-omalley/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/the-rook.jpgThe RookThere's an explanation in the story for all four symbols on the shield2016-01-16T02:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2016/01/08/chapter-eighteen-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stc3b6wer_titanic.jpgDer Untergang der TitanicDer Untergang der Titanic2016-01-08T16:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-17/2016-01-08T16:27:25+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2016/01/01/chapter-seventeen-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/la_belle_dam_sans_merci.jpgLa_Belle_Dam_Sans_MerciFor Harry, every woman is "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" (depicted here by Frank Dicksee (1853-1928))2016-01-02T01:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-16/2016-01-01T15:15:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/12/25/starting-part-2-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/800px-ss_austria_shipwreck.jpg800px-SS_Austria_shipwreck(SS Austria, destroyed by fire at sea, 13 September 1858)2015-12-25T12:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-15/2015-12-25T11:48:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/12/18/chapter-fifteen-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/john_d_batten_1892_27.jpgJohn_d_batten_1892_27This may not end well2015-12-19T19:50:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-14/2015-12-18T14:54:13+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/12/11/harry-hits-the-road-in-chapter-14-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/800px-donner_pass_kingp052.jpg800px-Donner_Pass_kingp052Worst road trip? This is a picture of Donner Pass.2015-12-14T01:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-13/2015-12-14T03:06:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/12/04/lucky-for-harry-chapter-thirteen-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/the_penance_of_eleanor_abbey.jpgThe_Penance_of_Eleanor_(Abbey)2015-12-09T11:54:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-12/2015-12-14T01:54:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/12/01/the-2015-moldy-oldies-midwich-cuckoos-of-the-damned/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/cotd.jpgCotDAt least Children of the Damned made the evil kids multi-racial. That's progress, sort of.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kirstie-village.jpgKirstie VillageWas making Kirstie Alley play the evil scientist some sort of allusion to her Scientology beliefs?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/villageofthedamned1960.jpgVillageofthedamned1960Why does mind control always seem to involve the eyes?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/vod.jpgVodIt ain't normal, I tell you!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/john_wyndham_parkes_lucas_beynon_harris.jpgJohn_Wyndham_Parkes_Lucas_Beynon_HarrisForget all those other names; just call me John Wyndham2015-12-02T18:27:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-epilog/2015-11-29T19:48:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-45/2015-11-29T19:43:18+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-44/2015-11-29T19:38:37+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-43/2015-11-29T19:33:10+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-42/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sdp.pngSDP2015-11-29T19:29:48+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-41/2015-11-29T13:04:38+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-40/2015-11-29T13:00:45+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-39/2015-11-29T12:52:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-38/2015-11-29T02:59:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-37/2015-11-29T02:58:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-36/2015-11-29T02:57:49+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/11/27/chapter-twelve-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bapstesel.pngBapsteselThings are not what they appear to be in this chapter2015-11-27T13:35:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-11/2015-11-27T13:32:37+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-34/2015-11-26T13:36:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-33/2015-11-26T13:35:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-35/2015-11-26T13:35:13+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-1/2015-11-21T03:16:00+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/11/20/chapter-eleven-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lady-lilith.jpgLady-LilithThe original woman who could not be a pal: Lady Lillith (painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) between 1866 and 1873)2015-11-22T18:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-10/2015-11-24T03:45:33+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/11/13/chapter-ten-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/schongauer_anthony.jpgSchongauer_AnthonyHarry would say this isn't quite as bad as what he's about to go through. (The Temptation of Saint Anthony by Martin Schöngauer (1450-1491)2015-11-15T22:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-9/2015-11-13T16:00:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/11/06/chapter-9-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/gustavedoreparadiselostsatanprofile.jpgGustaveDoreParadiseLostSatanProfileGustave Dore's depiction of what some call the most sympathetic treatment of the devil, John Milton's "Paradise Lost"2015-11-06T15:03:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-8/2015-11-21T03:48:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/10/30/chapter-eight-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/agasse_quagga.jpgAgasse_QuaggaQuagga painted by Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767 - 1849)2015-11-02T04:40:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-7/2015-10-30T12:01:22+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/10/23/chapter-seven-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/madwoman-in-terror.jpgMadwoman in terror"Harry, one look at you is enough to drive a girl mad!"2015-10-25T19:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-6/2015-10-23T13:08:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/10/16/chapter-six-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/marielaveau_frank_schneider.pngMarieLaveau_(Frank_Schneider)Amelia may be the descendant of Marie Laveau, but sometimes that's just not good enough2015-10-18T17:31:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-5/2015-10-16T13:51:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/10/09/chapter-five-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/800px-scotch_whiskies.jpg800px-Scotch_whiskiesScotch whiskey, used by the finer necromancers. Doc Helen. Sanderson's landlord, usually keeps about twice as many bottles as this around, not to mention her stock of bourbon2015-10-11T20:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-4/2015-10-09T13:04:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/10/02/chapter-4-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/la_fontaine_-_tales_and_novels_in_verse_-_v2_p130.jpgLe Diable de Papefiguiere, by Charles EisenHarry's in for s surprise, but not the one he's figuring on.2015-10-04T18:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-3/2015-10-02T11:49:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/09/25/chapter-3-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/465px-die_gartenlaube_1872_b_065.jpg465px-Die_Gartenlaube_(1872)_b_065Harry contemplating his next seduction2015-09-26T01:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/magicians-misfortune/mm-ch-2/2015-09-25T12:04:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/09/18/chapter-two-of-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/jan_van_bijlert_-_young_man_drinking_a_glass_of_wine_-_wga02184.jpgJan_van_Bijlert_-_Young_Man_Drinking_a_Glass_of_Wine_-_WGA02184Harry likes to think of himself this way . . . well, without the mustache. ("Young Man Drinking a Glass of Wine" by Jan van Bijlert (1597-1671))2015-09-18T11:11:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/09/11/starting-a-new-story-magicians-misfortune/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the_enchanted_garden_of_messer_ansaldo_by_marie_spartali_stillman_1889.jpgThe_Enchanted_Garden_of_Messer_Ansaldo_by_Marie_Spartali_Stillman_(1889)In the story from the Decameron, a man uses magic to win the love of a married woman, but ultimately renounces it. I'm sorry to say Harry Eberhardt would not be so honorable. ("The Enchanted Garden of Messer Ansaldo" (1889) by the bewitching Maria Spartali Spillman (1844-1927))2015-09-11T17:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-32/2015-09-09T15:07:35+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-31/2015-09-09T15:07:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-30/2015-09-09T15:06:31+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-29/2015-09-09T15:05:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-28/2015-09-07T18:36:40+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-27/2015-09-07T18:36:05+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-26/2015-09-07T18:35:34+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-25/2015-09-06T14:26:01+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-24/2015-09-06T14:19:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-23/2015-09-06T14:11:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-22/2015-09-04T14:04:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-21/2015-09-04T14:03:45+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-20/2015-09-04T14:03:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/09/04/not-quite-the-start-of-another-story/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/w-_otway_cannell_2_merlin_and_vivienne.jpgW._Otway_Cannell_2_Merlin_and_VivienneOne summer vacation the author imagined he was talking to Merlin, though what he really wanted was to meet Merlin's hot date ("Merlin and Vivien" (1916) by W. Otway Cannell (1883-1969))https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/800px-haggis_scoticus.jpg800px-Haggis_scoticusThe wild haggis and how it is prepared as food (Photo credit: Wikipedia/Emoscopes)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hubble-lostinspace.jpg0105-4x5color.aiNot where I am. (NGC 6503, photo taken by Hubble Telescope)2015-09-05T19:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-19/2015-09-03T17:28:33+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-18/2015-09-03T17:27:48+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-17/2015-09-03T17:27:04+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-16/2015-09-02T21:48:07+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-15/2015-09-02T21:47:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/09/01/inspiration-in-a-letter-from-the-past/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/picture-001.jpgPicture 0012015-10-06T02:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/08/24/my-fall-from-grace-getting-a-smart-phone/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/450px-auguste_rodin-the_thinker-legion_of_honor-lincoln_park-san_francisco.jpg450px-Auguste_Rodin-The_Thinker-Legion_of_Honor-Lincoln_Park-San_FranciscoMe. At least in my imagination.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/brick.pngbrickThought to be an early prototype of the smart phonehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/michyellowbooks.jpgMichYellowBooksObsolete way to keep track of your phone numbers (Credit: Wikipedia/Cgord)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tardis2.jpgTARDIS2When this si the nearest thing you can find to a pay phone, you're in trouble.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/colossus.jpgColossusUnlike early mainframes, mobile phone-computers do not come with women to do your clerical duties for you2015-08-25T17:10:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-14/2015-08-24T18:03:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-13/2015-08-24T17:32:39+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/08/11/the-spirit-is-willing-but-the-movie-is-dated/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/siw.jpgSIWSpurned female ghost. Chandelier. Vandalism has its humorous aspects.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jill-townsend-the-spirit-is-willing-pic-5.jpgjill-townsend-the-spirit-is-willing-pic-5No, you did not just lose your virginity to me; you lost it to my look-alike ghostly ancestress!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/spirit-is-willing-16a.jpgSpirit Is Willing 16aWhat IS it with hot librarians?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/the_spirit_is_willing_poster.jpgThe_Spirit_Is_Willing_posterIn case you were wondering, the meat cleaver is the murder weapon2015-08-24T16:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-12/2015-08-11T20:42:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-11/2015-08-11T20:42:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-10/2015-08-11T20:41:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-9/2015-08-10T21:26:55+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-8/2015-08-10T21:25:48+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-7/2015-08-10T21:24:32+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-6/2015-08-06T01:41:33+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-5/2015-08-06T01:41:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/08/05/boulle-because-it-is-absurd/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/233px-masaccio_-_the_expulsion_from_the_garden_of_eden_-_wga14181.jpg233px-Masaccio_-_The_Expulsion_from_the_Garden_of_Eden_-_WGA14181This is good news?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pierre_boulle.jpgPierre_BoulleBoulle c. 1968 (credit: Wikipedia)2015-08-12T05:31:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/08/03/henchman-at-boston-comic-con-2015/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/igor.jpgIgorAll henchmen model themselves on the best: Young Frankenstein's Igorhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/444px-ingres_princess_albert_de_broglie.jpg444px-Ingres_Princess_Albert_de_BroglieOne woman chose to be portrayed as the subject of this Ingres paintinghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cos-play-ejb.jpgcos play EJBCosplayers as Thor and Luigi (photo: E. J. Barnes)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/registration.jpgregistrationA scene from last year's conhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/merchandise-at-comic-con.jpgMerchandise at Comic ConSome merchandise at this year's con (Photo: Boston Globe)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/belle-de-jour.jpgBelle de jourNo, Doctor Who is not going sexy; this is Billie Piper as the call girl2015-09-25T11:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/07/31/concluding-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch-and-taking-a-break/2015-08-02T16:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-25/2015-07-31T11:09:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-26/2015-08-03T15:21:25+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/07/24/chapter-25-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/it_costs_more_to_revenge_injuries_than_to_bear_them.pngit_costs_more_to_revenge_injuries_than_to_bear_themHestia's not big on proverbs2015-07-24T11:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-24/2015-07-24T11:28:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-4/2015-07-19T23:39:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/07/17/chapter-24-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/forseti_zu_gericht_sitzend.jpgForseti_zu_Gericht_sitzend2015-07-17T08:00:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-23/2015-07-17T07:26:08+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/07/10/chapter-23-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witches/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/800px-circe_by_wright_barker_1889.jpg800px-Circe_by_Wright_Barker_(1889)I could see Aunt Tara posing like this ("Circe" by Wright Barker (1864-1941)2015-07-10T10:42:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-22/2015-07-10T10:39:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/07/03/chapter-22-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/salvator_rosa_italian_-_allegory_of_fortune_-_google_art_project.jpgSalvator_Rosa_(Italian_-_Allegory_of_Fortune_-_Google_Art_ProjectSpeaking of planning and luck, artist Salvator Rosai (1615-1673) planned this "Allegory of Fortune" as a satire on Papal corruption, and only escaped being jailed and excommunicated thanks to the lucky intervention of the Pope's brother!2015-07-05T18:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-21/2015-07-03T12:34:49+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/07/01/genesis-the-unauthorized-real-lowdown/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jan_brueghel_de_oude_en_peter_paul_rubens_-_het_aards_paradijs_met_de_zondeval_van_adam_en_eva.jpgJan_Brueghel_de_Oude_en_Peter_Paul_Rubens_-_Het_aards_paradijs_met_de_zondeval_van_Adam_en_EvaIraq, 4004 BC. Definitely a tourist destination back then. ("The Garden of Eden with the Fall of Man" by Jan Brueghal the Elder (1568-1625) and Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640))2015-07-01T16:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/06/26/beginning-part-iii-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/404px-burnetts_cocaine_for_the_hair_advertisement_mcclures_1896.jpg404px-Burnett's_Cocaine_for_the_hair_(advertisement,_McClure's_1896)When chugging shampoo sounds like a good idea, it's time to give up that fourth cup of coffee2015-06-29T13:58:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-20/2015-06-26T12:20:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-3/2015-06-23T00:01:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/06/19/chapter-twenty-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/509px-1869_frederic_leighton_-_electra_at_the_tomb_of_agamemnon.jpg509px-1869_Frederic_Leighton_-_Electra_at_the_Tomb_of_AgamemnonYou'll figure out why I posted this image when you finish reading the chapter.2015-06-21T18:58:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-19/2015-06-19T11:49:23+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/06/14/a-retrospective-on-sledge-hammer-tv/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/police_squad_cast.jpgPolice_Squad_CastPolice Squad!'s leads. That's Leslie Nielsen on the left. Now you remember?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sledge-hammer-leads.jpgSledge Hammer leadsSledge, flanked by Trunk and Doreau2016-02-21T18:00:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/06/12/chapter-19-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/basset-hound-4-black-white-engraving-from-1881-cassell-s-the-book-of-the-dog.jpgbasset-hound-4-black-white-engraving-from-1881-cassell-s-the-book-of-the-dogJane is having some bitter feelings about "man's best friend."2015-06-14T17:49:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-18/2015-06-12T10:15:18+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-2/2015-06-08T15:12:00+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/06/05/chapter-18-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the_mermaid_and_the_satyr.jpgThe_Mermaid_and_the_SatyrThe way things are going in Netherfield, this could become a common sight. ("The Mermaid and the Satyr" by Ferdinand Leeke (1859-1923))2015-06-08T01:43:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-17/2015-06-05T13:20:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/prophecies-ch-1/2015-06-03T00:02:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/prophecies-and-penalties/2015-05-31T23:25:51+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/05/29/chapter-17-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lampitsferry.jpgLampitsFerryThe glamour of ferry travel. I've been on a chain-drawn ferry in Nova Scotia, but this example comes from 19th century Scotland.2015-06-01T00:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-16/2015-05-29T12:55:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/05/22/chapter-16-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hester_thrale.jpgHester_ThraleIf Hester Thrale was my mother, I would tell her everything!2015-05-22T10:52:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-15/2015-05-22T10:49:58+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/05/15/chapter-15-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch-and-a-new-miranda-milan-picture/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/miranda-ii-for-blog.pngMiranda II for blogMiranda Milan II: Miranda Furiosa (Art by E.J. Barnes, all rights reserved)2015-05-19T06:56:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-14/2015-05-15T09:50:15+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/05/08/chapter-14-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/800px-man_in_the_iron_masque_crop.jpg800px-Man_in_the_Iron_Masque_cropA historical question of identity: the Man in the Iron Mask (died 1703), as depicted in 17892015-05-10T18:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-13/2015-05-08T10:26:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/05/04/going-back-to-underworld-before-they-release-a-fifth-film/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eve.jpgEveYou wouldn't like me when I'm angry . . . oops! wrong franchise; this is the vamp-wolf or were-pire or something.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lucian_with_singe.jpgLucian_with_SingeThis Welshman went to the dogs, in a good wayhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cold-comfort-farm-005.jpgCold-Comfort-Farm-005You knew she'd turn into a lean, mean killing machinehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/underworld_poster.jpgUnderworld_poster2015-05-07T05:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/05/01/visiting-the-mall-of-lost-souls-in-chapter-13-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/450px-great_western_arcade_inside.jpg450px-Great_Western_Arcade_insideAnd the Mall of Lost Souls isn't just an American thing. If you look closely, you can see it lurking within Birmingham, England's Great Western Arcade, which has had more than a century's experience in entrapping the unwary2015-05-04T05:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-12/2015-05-01T11:15:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/04/25/riding-the-mbta-subways-all-of-them/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/500x500_610445_file-e1344977027330.png500x500_610445_file-e1344977027330You didn't know Boston had a molasses flood? The company that owned the ruptured tank claimed anarchists had destroyed it, but the courts ruled that the company was at fault.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/0424151033-00.jpg0424151033-00The Mattapan trolley. They use an old jet engine to clear this line's tracks.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/0424151048-00.jpg0424151048-00E. J. at the Mattapan station, which I'd never visited before.2015-04-28T16:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/04/24/chapter-12-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/venusferrari.jpgVenusFerrariThis painting EXACTLY captures the spirit of this chapter . . . except that we don't know if the killer is a guy, Miranda is hardly a love goddess, and Jane isn't quite the tramp Helen of Troy was. But apart from that, it's exactly right. ("Venus Preventing Aeneas From Killing Helen" by Luca Ferrari (1605-1654))2015-04-26T18:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-11/2015-04-24T11:54:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/04/17/new-art-work-for-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch-and-chapter-11/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/miranda-i-300dpi-for-blog.jpgMiranda I 300dpi for blogMiranda Milan (Art by E. J. Barnes All rights reserved)2015-04-19T19:57:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-10/2015-04-17T10:28:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/04/10/mysteries-and-mistakes-chapter-10-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ivankupala.jpgIvankupalaThere is the sort of mystery that lead to many mistakes, some of which take 9 months. It's "Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala" (a hybrid pagan/Christian midsummer celebration in Russia) by Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902)2015-04-12T18:07:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-9/2015-04-10T07:25:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/01/28/review-rachel-urquhart-the-visionist/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/800px-tree_of_life_-_shaker_-_painted_by_hannah_cohoon.jpg800px-Tree_of_Life_-_Shaker_-_painted_by_Hannah_CohoonOne of the more famous gift drawingshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/visionist.jpgvisionist2018-01-08T02:45:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/04/03/chapter-9-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/germany_-_schleswig-holstein_-_kiel_-_parade_-_statues_4890336131.jpgGermany_-_Schleswig-Holstein_-_Kiel_-_Parade_-_Statues_(4890336131)A parade after Medusa joined the audience2015-04-03T13:00:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-8/2015-10-14T17:12:13+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/04/01/april-fools-day/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/matejko_stac584czyk.jpgMatejko_Stańczyk2015-04-02T20:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/03/27/chapter-8-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/648px-fritz_roeber_walpurgisnacht.jpg648px-Fritz_Roeber_WalpurgisnachtArtist: Fritz Roeber (1851 - 1924)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/new_york_renfaire_2004_maypole.jpgNew_York_RenFaire_2004_maypole2015-03-29T18:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-7/2015-03-27T09:18:33+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/03/20/chapter-7-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch-and-the-role-of-comedy-in-horror/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/800px-dracula_1958_e.jpg800px-Dracula_1958_eDr. Abraham Van Helsing, M.D, D. Ph., D. Litt., etc., if you please . . . or at least Peter Cushing taking on the role in one of Hammer's Dracula films2015-03-22T09:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-6/2015-03-21T13:02:36+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/03/13/chapter-6-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/629px-a_small_book_of_designs_copy_a_object_7_the_first_book_of_urizen_plate_23.jpg629px-A_Small_Book_of_Designs_copy_A_object_7_The_First_Book_of_Urizen_plate_23Blake's Urizen, the spirit of law and reason, sometimes a dark figure in his mythology2015-03-13T11:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-5/2015-03-13T11:10:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/03/06/chapter-5-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/vasnetsov_kulachni_boi.jpgVasnetsov_Kulachni_boiJane is not the Merchant Kalashnikov, but her battles are going to have equally mixed results (Illustration by Viktor Vasnetsov (1848 - 1926) for the poem "The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov" by Mikhail Lermontov (1814 - 1841))2015-03-06T12:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-4/2015-03-06T12:20:41+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/02/27/chapter-4-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/encycbrit1913.jpgEncycBrit1913The old version of TMI2015-03-02T20:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-3/2015-02-27T10:51:29+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/02/20/chapter-3-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/amedeo_preziosi_-_istanbul_cafe.jpgAmedeo_Preziosi_-_Istanbul_cafeJane ends up at a coffehouse, but even Netherfield doesn't have coffeehouses as exotic as this one. Painting by Amadeo Preziosi (1816 - 1882), who for many years made his living painting watercolors for tourists in the Near East and Balkans!2015-02-20T12:12:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/snw-ch-2/2015-02-20T12:05:11+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/02/13/chapter-2-of-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/800px-johan_zoffany_-_the_family_of_sir_william_young_-_google_art_project.jpg800px-Johan_Zoffany_-_The_Family_of_Sir_William_Young_-_Google_Art_ProjectThe Family of Sir William Young (c. 1768) by Johann Zoffany (1733 -1810)2015-02-13T13:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/02/09/snow-days-no-days-in-a-daze/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/800px-chocolatebiscotti.jpg800px-ChocolateBiscottiChocolate-coated biscotti (credit: Wikipedia/Drewboy64)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/0209151647-01.jpg0209151647-01The pile in our back yard2015-02-10T15:26:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/sanderson-comes-to-farnham/2015-02-09T18:55:38+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/2015-02-09T18:54:47+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2015/02/06/beginning-a-new-serial-summer-of-the-netherfield-witch/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_1530_r1.jpgimg_1530_r1Although the show only went there a few times, "Bewitched" is remembered in Salem (sigh). E. J. Barnes is trying to figure out which aspect of this is most amusing.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/0805131918-00.jpg0805131918-00C'mon, folks, it's not Camp Crystal Lake. People have FUN here2015-02-06T17:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2015/01/27/looking-ahead-and-behind-though-not-both-at-once/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pentagram_levi.jpgPentagram_(Levi)Emily didn't realize just how much pentagrams meant to herhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/0127151308-01.jpg0127151308-01It's E.J. Barnes's turn to shovel out the back yard2015-01-29T17:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/28/on-the-third-or-fourth-day-of-christmas/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/434px-merryoldsanta.jpg434px-MerryOldSantaJust thinking about day 7 is bringing Santa back to his old selfhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chicago_santa_claus_1902.jpgChicago_Santa_Claus_1902Poor people need Santa, too! (Source: DN-0001069, Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago Historical Society via Wikipedia)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/373px-scrooges_third_visitor-john_leech1843-1.jpg373px-Scrooges_third_visitor-John_Leech,1843 (1)Santa on the First Day of Christmashttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/santaandgoat.gifSantaandgoatSanta after three days of spiked eggnog2014-12-28T23:19:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/26/the-final-chapter-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/797px-statelibqld_1_137422_tea_party_in_the_garden_possibly_at_nanango_1900-1910.jpg797px-StateLibQld_1_137422_Tea_party_in_the_garden,_possibly_at_Nanango,_1900-1910"My name is Gabriel Fisher, and these are some of my mates and children."2014-12-26T09:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/22/this-years-christmas-ghost-story-when-the-ghost-came-in-from-the-cold/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1display_image-php.jpg1display_image-phpTell us a story, please! (John Everett Millais, A Winter's Tale)2014-12-26T09:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/19/chapter-45-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/the_chocolate_girl_by_jean-c3a9tienne_liotard.jpgThe_Chocolate_Girl_by_Jean-Étienne_Liotard2014-12-21T19:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/12/chapter-44-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/800px-albert_bierstadt_-_a_storm_in_the_rocky_mountains_mt-_rosalie_-_google_art_project.jpg800px-Albert_Bierstadt_-_A_Storm_in_the_Rocky_Mountains,_Mt._Rosalie_-_Google_Art_ProjectHow much symbolism can I cram in here? Well, there's a mountain, just like in the story. There's a storm, and we all know what that used to mean in Hollywood movies. And the painter, Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) named the mountain after the woman who was then his mistress.2014-12-16T00:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/09/the-year-in-review-2014/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/675px-loc-rotunda-clock.jpeg675px-LoC-Rotunda-ClockIt's about time for all those Father Time images again! This is the rotunda clock in the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson building. The sculptor, John Flanagan (1865-1952) also designed the Washington Quarter2014-12-12T16:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/12/05/prophecies-and-penalties-chapter-43/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/platypus-head-closeup-animal-profile-web620.jpgplatypus-head-closeup-animal-profile-web620Emily is about as confused as this creature, originally dubbed Ornithorhynchus paradoxus by European naturalists. (Photo source: Zoos Victoria website)2014-12-08T19:46:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/28/chapter-42-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the_norns_and_the_tree.jpgThe_Norns_and_the_TreeThe supernatural figures in the lives of the three sisters in this chapter (Art work for Faeroe Island stamp by Anker Eli Petersen)2014-11-29T02:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/27/2859/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/freedom_from_want.jpgFreedom_From_Want2014-11-27T16:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/21/chapter-41-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/364px-mirabello_cavalori_001.jpg364px-Mirabello_Cavalori_001The Lavinia of Roman legend is famous for her hair spontaneously bursting into flames. Emily is not going to be so lucky.2014-11-21T14:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/11/19/teller-of-tales/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/220px-robert_louis_stevenson_knox_series.jpg220px-Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Knox_SeriesRobert Louis Stevensonhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rvb-in-uniform.jpgRVB in uniformRudolph Varnum Bixby2016-02-25T21:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/18/that-walking-stick-will-be-in-an-art-show/2014-11-20T09:30:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/17/review-violet-hunt-more-tales-of-the-uneasy-1911-1925/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/415px-portrait_of_henry_james_1913.jpg415px-Portrait_of_Henry_James_1913In her preface to "More Tales of the Uneasy," Hunt gives credit for the title to Henry Jameshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/oscar_wilde_sarony.jpgOscar_Wilde_SaronyIf this guy had proposed to me, I'd be pretty uneasy, toohttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/violet-hunt-1912.jpgNPG x135370; (Isabel) Violet Hunt by Emil Otto ('E.O.') HoppÈThe author around the time she wrote "Tales of the Uneasy"2014-11-18T16:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/14/prophecies-and-penalties-chapter-40/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nick-and-nora-drink.jpgnick-and-nora-drinkNick and Nora at their favorite activity: drinking2014-11-17T14:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/11/07/chapter-39-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/345px-rws_tarot_02_high_priestess-1.jpg345px-RWS_Tarot_02_High_Priestess (1)There are a few aspects of being the Prophesied One Emily hasn't quite considered2014-11-09T13:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/31/a-halloween-horror-story-death-and-professor-appleton/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/snap-apple_night_globalphilosophy.pngSnap-Apple_Night_globalphilosophyAh! A good old-fashioned Halloween celebration: dancing, bobbing for apples, telling stories, going home drunk, waking up in the morning with a succubus in your bed . . . "Snap-Apple Night" (1833) by Daniel Maclise (1811-1870)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/halloween-card-mirror-2.jpgHalloween-card-mirror-2Some Halloween traditions have died out, and it's probably just as well2014-11-02T17:38:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/30/chapter-38-of-prophecies-and-penalties-a-day-early/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/circe_invidiosa_-_john_william_waterhouse.jpgCirce_Invidiosa_-_John_William_WaterhouseCirce Invidiosa by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)2014-10-30T18:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/29/review-vernon-lee-hauntings/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/vernon_lee_violet_paget_by_sargent-1889.jpgVernon_Lee_(Violet_Paget)_by_Sargent 1889Vernon Lee, eluding the artistry of John Singer Sargenthttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/violet_paget_-_vernon_lee_ca_1870.jpgViolet_Paget_-_Vernon_Lee_ca_1870Violet Page before she became the androgynous Vernon Lee2014-10-30T16:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/24/chapter-37-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/deserted_village.jpgdeserted_villageThe Deserted Village - 1837 Artist: Carl Rakeman (1878-1965)2014-10-24T06:04:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/22/the-parting-of-ways/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fork_in_the_road_-_geograph-org-uk_-_1355424.jpgFork_in_the_road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1355424I looked for images of "a parting of ways" and kept getting stills from Doctor Who. So here's a fork in the road, instead. (Credit: Jonathan Billinger)2014-10-23T12:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/20/review-the-supernatural-stories-of-gertrude-atherton/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/death-and-the-sleeping-lady.jpgDeath and the Sleeping Lady. . . once less chastely. Which one do you think more effective?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/371px-the_lady_and_death.jpg371px-The_Lady_and_Death"Death and the Woman" is also a common artistic motif. Sebald Beham (1500-1550) tackled it at least twice, once chastely . . .https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gertrude_atherton_-_project_gutenberg_etext_14256.jpgGertrude_Atherton_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_14256Atherton's picture from her 1905 collection of short stories, "The Bell in the Fog"2014-10-21T19:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/17/chapter-36-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/traitement_baquet.jpgTraitement_baquetThe ethics of Mesmer's treatment of patients with animal magnetism were equally debatable. Was he offering a valuable psychiatric service, or taking advantage of sexual hysteria?2014-10-20T19:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/12/bicycle-travels-nashua-river-rail-trail/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0599.jpgIMG_0599I grew up in the area, and we could always see the distant mountains Monadnock and Wachusett on the horizonhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0675.jpgIMG_0675Broadmeadow isn't a meadow anymore: it was once a swamp that was drained in colonial times, and has reverted back to samplandhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0638.jpgIMG_0638A view of the river from the rail trail in Pepperellhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0657.jpgIMG_0657All that's left of one mill; I remember when this wall still stood a few stories tall.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0577.jpgIMG_0577Downtown Ayer todayhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0646.jpgIMG_06462014-10-15T22:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/09/chapter-35-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-10-15T21:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/07/review-women-ghost-story-writers-of-the-victorian-age/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/483px-john_singer_sargent_002.jpg483px-John_Singer_Sargent_002C'mon, after that description you want to know what Vernon Lee looked like, and this is how John Singer Sargent saw herhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/412px-gertrude_atherton_2.jpg412px-Gertrude_Atherton_2Gertrude Atherton, probably thinking how nice you'd look as a corpsehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/elizabeth_gaskell_1832.jpgElizabeth_Gaskell_1832Surely Elizabeth Gaskell is too young and pretty to write horror stories!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mrjames1900-1.jpgMRJames1900 (1)M.R. James looks like the scholar and horror writer that he was2014-10-26T15:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/10/03/chapter-34-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/galileo_before_the_holy_office.jpgGalileo_before_the_Holy_OfficeGalileo renounced the heliocentric theory, too. Look what good that did.2014-10-05T17:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/27/wishes-for-a-birthday/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/albert_bierstadt_-_on_the_hudson_river_near_irvington_-_google_art_project.jpgAlbert_Bierstadt_-_On_the_Hudson_River_Near_Irvington_-_Google_Art_Project"On the Hudson River Near Irvington" - Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) c. 1866-702014-12-15T09:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/26/chapter-33-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/religionconflict.jpgReligionConflictNothing personal, Alex, but I have a few questions for you . . . and this time, I want ANSWERS!2014-09-28T15:22:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/19/chapter-32-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/800px-schlacht_am_weic39fen_berg_c-k_063.jpg800px-Schlacht_am_Weißen_Berg_C-K_063It's not quite the Battle of White Mountain, but the outcome is equally one-sided2014-09-21T18:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/12/chapter-31-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-an-intriguing-picture/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/poseidons_mistress_on_the_shore.jpgPoseidon's_mistress_on_the_shore"Poseidon's mistress on the shore" by William Henry Margetsonhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/margetson_william_henry_at_the_cottage_door.jpgMargetson_William_Henry_At_The_Cottage_Door"At the Cottage Door" by William Henry Margetsonhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/margetson-illustration-18911.pngMargetson illustration 1891Lavinia didn't actually have to throw Emily into a trance; controlling her dreams was sufficient!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/margetson-illustration-1891.pngMargetson illustration 1891This isn't what actually happened, but I couldn't resist the image!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/100223hypnotis.jpg100223hypnotisNot quite what's going on in this chapter, but I couldn't resist using this picture2014-09-15T03:11:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/08/review-tim-powers-unleashes-the-nephilim-on-19th-century-poetry/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/302px-edward_burne-jones_sidonia_von_bork.jpg302px-Edward_Burne-Jones_Sidonia_von_BorkAnd to complete the loop, the most famous portrait of Sidonia was painted by Edward Burne-Jones, who, like Dante Gabriel Rossetti, was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhoodhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/468px-dante_gabriel_rossetti_-_beata_beatrix_1864-1870.jpg468px-Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti_-_Beata_Beatrix,_1864-1870Give Powers credit: he recognized that Rossetti had already turned his wife into something supernaturalhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/486px-john_william_polidori_by_f-g-_gainsford.jpg486px-John_William_Polidori_by_F.G._GainsfordIt's fitting that Polidori becomes a vampire because in real life he introduced vampires into English literature2014-09-09T19:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/05/an-apology-for-the-duplicate-posts/2014-09-05T14:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/09/05/chapter-30-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-a-notice-about-posts/2014-09-12T17:13:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/29/chapter-29-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-john_everett_millais_-_ophelia_-_google_art_project.jpg800px-John_Everett_Millais_-_Ophelia_-_Google_Art_ProjectIt's that kind of day for Emily, again2014-08-30T19:52:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/25/coffee-or-pastry/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/776px-vincent_willem_van_gogh_076.jpg776px-Vincent_Willem_van_Gogh_076I like my coffee house decor a little more subtle than Van Gogh's depiction of onehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/chocolate_chocolate_chip_muffins.jpgChocolate_Chocolate_Chip_MuffinsChocolate chocolate-chip muffins? YES!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-a_small_cup_of_coffee.jpg800px-A_small_cup_of_coffeeSource: Wikipedia/Julius Schorzman2014-09-28T15:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/22/chapter-28-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/750px-green_mountains.jpg750px-Green_mountains2014-08-22T09:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/17/going-historical-going-pirate-adding-a-blog/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/750px-flag_of_edward_england-svg.png750px-Flag_of_Edward_England.svgYep, pirates! I wanted to teach a fun history course for a change2014-08-27T07:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/15/chapter-27-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-an-apology/2014-08-15T19:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/08/chapter-26-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-08-09T18:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/05/freedom-of-the-blog/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mimeograph_1918.pngMimeograph,_1918Ah, the smell of the ink from these things takes me back to junior high school!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/zenger_tryal_illustration.jpgzenger_tryal_illustrationZenger's trial2014-08-07T14:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/08/01/the-trial-chapter-25-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-queen-carolines-trial/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/trial_of_queen_caroline_by_sir_george_hayter.jpgTrial_of_Queen_Caroline_by_Sir_George_HayterIt was a different scandal, and a different court, but it was still a trial2014-08-03T17:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/28/caring-for-a-parent/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_1514.jpgIMG_1514And she came to watch me get my doctorate, too!2014-08-03T16:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/25/chapter-24-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/compendiummaleficarumengraving5.jpgCompendiumMaleficarumEngraving5Reading is fundamental (to demonolatry)2014-07-25T10:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/21/a-brief-introduction-to-ms-sanderson/2014-07-25T09:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/18/chapter-23-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-18T13:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/14/it-is-good-to-be-the-king/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/396px-emperor_joshua_a-_norton_i-1.jpg396px-Emperor_Joshua_A._Norton_I (1)The one and only Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico (Don't recognize him? Go look up Joshua Norton (c. 1819 - 1880))https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/450px-david_cameron_official.jpg450px-David_Cameron_officialThe man currently pulling Queen Lizzie's strings (official portrait)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/432px-carl_philip.jpg432px-Carl_PhilipI could have been King of Sweden, or at least a Harry Potter clone! (Credit: Oskar Karlin)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/471px-dc3a9sirc3a9e_clary1807-robert_lefc3a8vre.jpg471px-Désirée_Clary1807-Robert_LefèvreIt's who you sleep with that matters!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/345px-kronprinsessan_victoria_i_sundsvall_20060606.jpg345px-Kronprinsessan_Victoria_i_Sundsvall_20060606Others will never be royals, but I already am! (Credit: Hendrik Sendelbach)2014-07-18T22:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/11/chapter-22-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hedge_maze_st_louis_botanical_gardens_st_louis_missouri_-_june_2003.jpgHedge_Maze,_St_Louis_Botanical_Gardens_(St_Louis,_Missouri_-_June_2003)Emily could wish her investigation was this simple2014-07-13T17:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/07/04/chapter-21-of-prophecies-and-penalties-whippings-and-prisons/2014-07-12T19:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/27/chapter-20-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1939_a_betterthings_detail_horizontal_960x766.jpg1939_A_BetterThings_Detail_Horizontal_960x766The future looked bright for DuPont and chemistry in 19392014-07-12T19:30:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/20/chapter-19-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-some-niceties-of-language/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-the_damnation_of_obadiah.jpg800px-The_damnation_of_obadiahDespite the caption, this is an excommunication scene from the novel, not a damnation; let's not get as sloppy as Dr. Slophttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/breaking_the_waves_us_poster.jpgBreaking_the_waves_us_posterShe's damned pretty, according to the Wee Frees in the movie2014-07-12T19:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/13/prophecies-and-penalties-chapter-18-and-a-short-vacation/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/seth_warner_statue_at_bennington_vermont.jpgSeth_Warner_statue_at_Bennington_VermontThat's a statue of Vermont military leader Seth Warner erected in front of the Bennington obelisk (Credit: Wikipedia)2014-07-12T19:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/06/chapter-17-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-12T19:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/30/chapter-16-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-a-new-banner/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/baphomet.pngBaphometWhile popularly associated with the idea of the Devil, Levi's Baphmet has a more complex symbolic meaning2014-07-12T19:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/23/follow-up-on-chapter-15-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-12T19:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/23/chapter-15-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-12T19:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/16/prophecies-and-penalties-chapter-14-is-now-up/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/the_death_of_jezebel.jpgThe_Death_of_JezebelFortunately for Jezebel Johnson, certain forms of punishment have been discarded by the Children2014-07-12T18:56:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/09/chapter-13-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/picture-008.jpgPicture 008Looking down from the Holy Hill to the stone dwelling house2014-07-12T18:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/05/fictional-religious-communities/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/shirley_ma_shaker_village.jpgShirley,_MA_Shaker_VillageShirley Shaker Village, from Howells's "Three Villages"https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/redwood-shaker-elder.jpgRedwood Shaker ElderThe evil Shaker elder is a stock figure in 19th century Shaker fiction (Image copyright by E.J. Barnes)2014-07-12T18:31:53+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/02/chapter-12-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-12T18:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/25/chapter-11-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-a-musical-interlude/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sharon-falconer.jpgSharon FalconerAll female street preachers should look like Sister Sharon Falconer (played by Jean Simmons from the movie "Elmer Gantry")2014-07-12T18:22:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/18/chapter-10-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/800px-geyer_school_of_ohio_in_1915.jpg800px-Geyer_School_of_Ohio_in_1915This sort of gives you the idea of the tenor of Assembly Day2014-07-12T18:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/11/chapter-nine-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-12T18:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/04/chapter-8-of-prophesies-and-penalties-and-maps/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/alfred_korzybski.jpgAlfred_KorzybskiKorzybski (well, actually only a photo of Korzybski, since there is a difference)2014-07-12T17:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/28/chapter-7-of-prophecies-and-penalties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/607px-old_bracelets_aka.jpg607px-Old_bracelets_(aka)Read the chapter, then you'll understand!2014-07-12T17:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/21/chapter-6-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-spring/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/northern_cardinal_pair-27527.jpgNorthern_Cardinal_Pair-27527A females and male cardinal2014-07-12T17:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/14/chapter-5-of-prophecies-and-penalties/2014-07-12T17:35:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/07/chapter-4-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-charismatic-instruments/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/amana-heritage.jpgAmana heritageAmana is ready for touristshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/amana.jpgAmanaAmana on a Sunday in the early 20th century2014-07-12T17:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/02/28/chapter-3-of-prophecies-and-penalties-is-up/2014-07-12T17:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/02/21/chapter-two-of-prophecies-and-penalties-and-charlie-on-the-mta/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/charliecard_800.jpgCharlieCard_800https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kingston-quartet_lg.jpgkingston-quartet_lgThe Kingston Trio, with Mitt Romney at right2014-07-12T17:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/02/14/an-old-birthday-and-a-new-story/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ferris-wheel.jpgFerris-wheelThe original, built for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 18932014-07-12T17:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-epilogue/2014-07-12T16:57:00+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-21/2014-07-12T16:47:27+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-20/2014-07-12T16:38:36+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-19/2014-07-12T16:06:20+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-18/2014-07-12T15:42:15+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-17/2014-07-12T14:48:13+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-16/2014-07-12T14:24:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-15/2014-07-12T14:11:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-14/2014-07-12T13:57:52+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-13/2014-07-12T13:43:49+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-12/2014-07-11T22:31:19+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-11/2014-07-11T22:14:45+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-10/2014-07-11T22:08:54+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-9/2014-07-11T22:02:01+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-8/2014-07-11T20:53:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-7/2014-07-11T20:49:07+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-6/2014-07-11T20:43:28+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-5/2014-07-11T20:36:41+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-4/2014-07-11T19:23:43+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-3/2014-07-09T15:47:50+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-2/2014-07-08T18:09:39+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2014/07/07/for-love-of-maps/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/800px-bartholomew_gosnold_monument_cuttyhunk_ma.jpg800px-Bartholomew_Gosnold_Monument,_Cuttyhunk_MAThis is the Gosnold Monument on Cuttyhunk. It's on an island, so you can't walk up to it. I guess visitors are just supposed to admire it from afar. (Source: Wikipedia/John Phelan)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/download.jpgdownloadIt's not "Rosebud," but it did play a role in my youthhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/citgo-pennsylvania-map.jpgCitgo Pennsylvania mapEvery gas station chain gave you free mapshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1915natgeog.jpg1915NatGeogThe cover design has become simpler and features a color photograph usually, but it's the same magazine2014-07-16T20:12:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/nightfeather-ghosts/ng-ch-1/2014-07-05T20:18:17+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2014/06/30/the-middle-of-the-year/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/800px-tartu_laululava_-_europeade2011.jpg800px-Tartu_laululava_-_Europeade2011This was in 2011, but you get the idea (Credit: Wikipedia/Arrto)2014-07-01T21:07:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/04/chapter-19-of-dragon-lady-tweeting-and-four-weeks-to-the-conclusion/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/greylock-picture.pngGreylock pictureGreylock, highest mountain in the Berkshires2014-06-29T19:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/23/a-mary-wilkins-freeman-twofer/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/grayson-hall-certain-shadows-of-the-wall.jpggrayson-hall-certain-shadows-of-the-wallFew women could play a grim spinster better than Grayson Hallhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/330px-mary_eleanor_wilkins_freeman.jpg330px-Mary_Eleanor_Wilkins_FreemanI am a proper woman, who desires affection but will not compromise my dignity for the folly of romancehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mary_eleanor_wilkins_freeman_cph-3b05405.jpgMary_Eleanor_Wilkins_Freeman_cph.3b05405You want to call ME an old maid? I'll show you!2014-06-26T15:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/16/how-did-the-reading-habits-of-your-parents-affect-you/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/october-the-first-is-too-late.jpgOctober the first is too lateTime travel, ancient Greece, one-night stands in the past, present, and future - what's not to like?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/black-sheep.jpgBlack SheepThe Regency was cheap in paperbackhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/thespectrewhichfrightenedtheholyalliance.jpgthespectrewhichfrightenedtheholyallianceVan Loon's art may have been primitive, but he did not talk down to his young readershttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/coronados-children-title-page.jpgCoronado's Children Title PageYou could smell the Old West right from the start!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/uncle_remus_crop_1881.jpgUncle_Remus_crop,_1881Kindly ole storyteller, now racist stereotype2014-07-11T12:07:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/10/visiting-where-shakers-conducted-businesses-sacred-and-secular/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bassg-023.jpgBASSG 023Many Shakers villages, like Tyringham, are located in beautiful locations; this is a view from the meetinghouse's current sitehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bassg-019.jpgBASSG 019The meetinghouse as it appears todayhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bassg-016.jpgBASSG 016The Seed House as it appears todayhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/fernside.pngFernsideThe former Shaker Village of Tyringham as it appeared circa 18862014-06-26T15:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/06/02/is-it-the-birthday-of-cagliostro-definitely-a-man-of-mystery/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/463px-1784_darbes_elisa_von_der_recke_anagoria.jpg463px-1784_Darbes_Elisa_von_der_Recke_anagoriaCagliostro's target for seduction, Elisa von der Recke, as she appeared in 1784https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2223-vilces_muiza_0.jpg2223-vilces_muiza_0The former manor house of the von Medems, now a school in Vilcehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/tischbein_-_elisa_von_der_recke.jpgQuelle: projekt.gutenberg.deElisa v. d. Recke 1775.Portrait von TischbeinCagiostro's target for seduction: Elisa von der Recke (1754 - 1833)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/433px-portrait_of_giuseppe_balsamo_called_count_alessandro_cagliostro_lacma_62-18_1_of_2.jpg433px-Portrait_of_Giuseppe_Balsamo_(called_Count_Alessandro_Cagliostro)_LACMA_62.18_(1_of_2)Eliminate the round belly, and Cagliostro looks impressive2014-06-03T23:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/30/conspiracies-imaginary-and-real/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dorothea-biron-talleyrand-1.jpgDorothea-Biron-Talleyrand (1)Dorothea in her youthhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/duchess_of_courland_kauffman.jpgDuchess_of_Courland_kauffmanThe Duchess of Sagan in her younger dayshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/talleyrand_02.jpgTalleyrand_02Talleyrand in 1809https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/congressvienna.jpgCongressViennaThe Congress of Vienna, showing the most important diplomatshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/moritz_von_schwind_austrian_-_queen_of_the_night_-_google_art_project.jpgMoritz_von_Schwind_(Austrian_-_Queen_of_the_Night_-_Google_Art_ProjectThe Queen of the Night from "The Magic Flute"2014-06-02T12:15:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/27/memorial-day-and-the-shifting-grounds-of-commemoration/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/300px-sarhingham.jpg300px-SARHinghamBefore the Federal Gov't supplied flag-holding grave markers for veterans, groups such as the Sons of the American Revolution provided them. I remember planting flags in many of these. (Source: Wikipedia/Timothy Valentine)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/568px-kissing_the_war_goodbye.jpg568px-Kissing_the_War_GoodbyeThis famous photo was taken on V-J Day in 1945. Wouldn't kissing (between consenting adults) be a great way to celebrate the end of wars?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/564px-decorationdaymccutcheon.jpg564px-DecorationDayMcCutcheonThis early 20th century cartoon captures the essence of Memorial Day's original meanings2014-06-27T15:43:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/20/working-at-a-comics-convention-mecaf/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mecaf-photo.jpgMeCAF photoE. J. Barnes and me (photo: Keith O'Brien)2014-05-22T16:43:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/05/12/review-russell-kirk-ancestral-shadows/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/russell-kirk-ancestral-shadows.jpgrussell kirk ancestral shadows2014-05-14T22:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/27/review-spencer-kansa-wormwood-star-the-magickal-life-of-marjorie-cameron/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cameron-as-scarlet-woman.jpgCameron as Scarlet WomanMarjorie, you keep haunting my readershttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wormwood.jpgwormwoodA painting and photo of Cameron adorn the cover of the book2014-05-01T14:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/29/bad-movie-night-cinematic-history-and-salem/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/zardoz_zed.jpgZardoz_zedIt just doesn't get any sillier than thishttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/salempp.jpgsalemppWitch, n. (2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the Devil. -- Ambrose Biercehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/salem_a.jpgsalem_aA babe is a babe in any century: the leading witch in "Salem"2014-05-01T23:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/21/a-birthday-a-discovery-elaine-may/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jmamericanwayofdeath.gifJmamericanwayofdeathThe book is grimmer than the skithttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/494px-elaine_may_and_mike_nichols_1960.jpg494px-Elaine_May_and_Mike_Nichols_1960Nichols and May (although that's May on the left, if you haven't guessed)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/a-new-leaf-dvd-cover1.jpga-new-leaf-dvd-cover1Nothing like a smart lady playing a clueless one!2014-04-24T13:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/13/hangsaman-by-shirley-jackson/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/9780143107040.jpg9780143107040https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/shirleyjack.jpgShirleyJack2014-04-15T17:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/04/07/new-additions-to-the-zombie-reading-shelf-tm/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1543andreasvesaliusfabricabaseofthebrain.jpg1543,AndreasVesalius'Fabrica,BaseOfTheBrainhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/white-zombie.jpgwhite zombie2014-04-11T12:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/31/misadventures-while-nearsighted/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/banknote-100-estonian-krooni-koidula.jpgbanknote-100-estonian-krooni-koidulahttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/jungle-gym2-1.jpgjungle-gym2 (1)This is the style of jungle gym that was on the elementary school playgroundhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/thurber-house-and-woman.jpgThurber house and womanThis image, for example, looks a lot like his homehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/450px-james_thurber_house.jpg450px-James_Thurber_House2014-04-02T18:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/10/traveling-in-imagination-to-viking-iceland/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/northlanders-7.jpgNorthlanders 7https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/491px-manuscript_gylfi.jpg491px-Manuscript_GylfiMuch of the Prose Edda consists of King Gylfi asking question of three different aspects of the god Odinhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/400px-snorre_sturluson-christian_krohg.jpg400px-Snorre_Sturluson-Christian_KrohgSnorri as imagined by the 19th century Norwegian illustratorhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/law_speaker.jpgLaw_speakerCommonwealth government: the annual Althinghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/saga-of-icelanders.jpgSaga of IcelandersIt includes both Egil's Saga and the Laxdaela Saga, by the way2014-04-03T09:16:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/24/alchemists-of-alchemy-principe-and-jonson/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/zoffany-garrick_in_the_alchemist.jpgZoffany-Garrick_in_The_AlchemistAn 18th century production of the playhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/homunculus_faust.jpgHomunculus_Faust"I'm not mad, I'm just creating a homunculus."https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kircher_021-750x1024.jpgkircher_021-750x1024Principe decodes the allegories in several alchemical drawings2014-03-26T15:18:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/17/dreams/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/751px-latvia_rundc481le_palace_2.jpg751px-Latvia_Rundāle_palace_2When I say upscale, I mean UPSCALE (Pilsrundale, Latvia /credit Wikipedia/Wojsyl)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/herbert_draper_-_the_lament_for_icarus_-_google_art_project.jpgHerbert_Draper_-_The_Lament_for_Icarus_-_Google_Art_ProjectClearly not a sexual imagehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3redshirt.png3redshirt2014-03-21T00:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2014/03/12/the-improved-order-of-the-guano-bats/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/552px-desmodus_rotundus_feeding.jpg552px-Desmodus_rotundus_feedingThe face of evil! Preying on the unclean! Do you want to be like this?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/402px-planet_comics_43658.jpg402px-Planet_Comics_43658A legendary early Grand Panjandrumhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-1879_flowing_hair_stella.png800px-1879_Flowing_Hair_StellaGold coins are always welcome in payment, especially at face value!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/800px-hibernating_virginia_big_eared_bats_in_cave.jpg800px-Hibernating_Virginia_big_eared_bats_in_caveImagine the fun of hanging out with your fellow Guano Bats in the cave!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/458px-dscn5766-guano-glantz_crop_b.jpg458px-DSCN5766-guano-glantz_crop_bIt's a 19th century mine of you-know-whathttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/600px-schneeeule_fuetterung.jpg600px-Schneeeule_FuetterungDo you really want to be known as one of these? 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You can see why Ivy loved haunting this place.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/800px-chicago_cultural_center_-_grand_staircase_and_preston_bradley_hall.jpg800px-Chicago_Cultural_Center_-_Grand_Staircase_and_Preston_Bradley_HallAn interior view of the old library buildinghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/then_and_now_chicago_public_library_chicago_cultural_center_245007399.jpgThen_and_Now_Chicago_Public_Library_Chicago_Cultural_Center_(245007399)The old library building in 1903, and how it looks today as the Chicago Cultural Center2013-12-22T23:46:01+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-13/2013-12-22T23:44:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-12/2013-12-22T23:35:42+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-11/2013-12-22T13:48:40+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-10/2013-12-22T13:45:59+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/22/the-final-chapter-of-nightfeather-ghosts/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/nightfeather-ghosts-banner.pngnightfeather-ghosts-banner.png2013-12-22T13:27:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-9/2013-12-22T00:17:53+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-8/2013-12-21T15:51:42+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-7/2013-12-21T15:35:30+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/21/chapter-21-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-the-winter-solstice/2013-12-21T14:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/20/ghost-conductor-chapter-20-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-20T12:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/19/chapter-19-of-nightfeather-ghosts-is-up/2013-12-19T17:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/18/chapter-18-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-no-more-than-six-chapters-left/2013-12-18T14:36:39+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/17/the-haunting-of-chapter-17-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-17T14:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/16/back-to-the-present-in-chapter-16-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-16T12:01:32+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/15/chapter-15-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-the-events-of-1896/2013-12-15T15:36:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/14/set-the-way-back-machine-for-chapter-14-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-14T14:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/13/chapter-13-of-nightfeather-ghosts-is-up/2013-12-13T12:43:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/12/chapter-12-of-nightfeather-ghosts-is-available/2013-12-12T13:26:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/11/chapter-11-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-11T12:16:48+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/10/chapter-10-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-the-peralta-reavis-land-fraud/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/the-baron-of-arizona.jpgThe Baron of Arizonahttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/james_addison_reavis_in_prison_clothes.jpgJames_Addison_Reavis_in_prison_clothesReavis as a prisonerhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/451px-doc3b1a_sofia_loreto_micaela_de_peralta-reavis2.jpg451px-Doña_Sofia_Loreto_Micaela_de_Peralta-Reavis2The Peralta heiress, Reavis's second wifehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/364px-don_miguel_nemecio_silva_de_peralta_de_la_cordoba.jpg364px-Don_Miguel_Nemecio_Silva_de_Peralta_de_la_CordobaDon Miguel Peralta, founder of the Barony of Arizonahttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/527px-james_addison_peralta-reavis.jpg527px-James_Addison_Peralta-ReavisJames Addison Reavis2013-12-19T13:10:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/09/chapter-9-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-silver/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/100_usd_1890_series.jpg100_USD,_1890_seriesThis note could be redeemed for $100 in coins, gold or silverhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/593px-1796_dollar_reverse.jpg593px-1796_dollar_reverseEarly silver dollar reversehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/596px-1796_dollar_obverse.jpg596px-1796_dollar_obverseEarly silver dollar obverse2013-12-22T16:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-6/2013-12-08T14:36:46+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-5/2013-12-08T14:31:24+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/08/chapter-8-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-08T14:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/07/chapter-7-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-an-old-acquaintance/2013-12-08T13:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/06/chapter-6-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-06T11:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/12/05/chapter-5-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-the-new-background/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/leslie-ghost-story-picture.pngleslie-ghost-story-picture.pngA MOMENT OF INTENSE EXCITEMENT - THE GHOST STORY NEARING THE CLIMAX.2013-12-05T18:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-4/2013-12-04T22:43:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/04/chapter-4-of-nightfeather-ghosts/2013-12-04T13:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-3/2013-12-03T18:59:02+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/03/chapter-3-of-nightfeather-ghosts-and-joseph-rodes-buchanan/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mrs-buchanan.pngMrs. BuchananThe cover of this edition features a picture of the second Mrs. Buchananhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/18221_post.jpg18221_POSTAnn Rowan Buchanan, painted by John Peter Frankensteinhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/buchanan.jpgbuchananJoseph Rodes Buchanan2013-12-03T14:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-2/2013-12-02T23:48:43+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/02/chapter-2-of-nightfeatherghosts-and-tarot/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/345px-rws_tarot_02_high_priestess.jpg345px-RWS_Tarot_02_High_PriestessThe High Priestess seems like a good choice for this story2013-12-02T14:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/mc-ch-1/2013-12-02T14:56:12+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/marthas-children/2013-12-01T23:33:50+00:00weekly0.6https://sillyverse.com/2013/12/01/a-christmas-ghost-story/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/whistlemcbryde.jpgwhistlemcbrydeJames had a friend illustrate the first volume of his ghost storieshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mrjames1900.jpgMRJames1900James looks like the scholar he was2013-12-01T21:06:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/11/27/the-next-story-is-a-ghost-story/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/373px-scrooges_third_visitor-john_leech1843.jpg373px-Scrooges_third_visitor-John_Leech,1843There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long long ago2013-11-28T16:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/11/20/oregon-vampires-and-elves/2013-11-22T23:45:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/11/07/review-mitchell-witchcraft-and-magic-in-the-nordic-middle-ages/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/337px-freya_by_penrose.jpg337px-Freya_by_PenroseFreyja and the Necklace - J. Doyle Penrose (1913) Clearly there's more to Freyja than I learned in Edith Hamiltonhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mitchell-book-cover.jpgMitchell book coverBook review2013-11-10T21:10:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/31/a-halloween-short-story-dead-cellphone/2013-10-31T21:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/31/review-william-hope-hodgson-the-ghost-pirates-1909/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/boats-of-the-glen-carrig-book-cover.jpgboats of the glen carrig book coverThe covers for the Night Shade Press volumes are gorgeoushttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/william_hope_hodgson.jpgWilliam_Hope_HodgsonWilliam Hope Hodgson2013-11-03T00:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/31/the-conclusion-to-marthas-children/2013-10-31T20:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/28/no-post-today-or-tomorrow-three-on-halloween/2013-10-28T20:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/25/chapter-36-of-marthas-children-and-halloween-next/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/woman_of_babylon_by_durer.jpgWoman_of_Babylon_by_DurerEVERYONE wants in on this battle!2013-10-25T21:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/20/the-magic-of-owen-davies/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/grimoires.jpgGrimoiresSince I mentioned it and recommend it, here's the earlier bookhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/america-bewitched.jpgAmerica Bewitched2013-10-21T22:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/18/chapter-35-of-marthas-children-with-the-end-in-sight/2013-10-20T18:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/14/off-to-the-movies-one-old-one-new-hell-house-hell-baby/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/hell_baby_film.jpgHell_Baby_filmWhen the poster shows a scene that's not in the film, be on your guard!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/franklin-mcdowall.pngFranklin McDowallShe's so earnest, he's so resigned to fatehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/legend_of_hell_house21.jpglegend_of_hell_house21The Legend of Hell House: the house and the team2013-10-20T18:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/11/chapter-34-of-marthas-children-and-op-art/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/riley_movement_in_squares.jpgRiley,_Movement_in_SquaresBridget Riley's "Movement in Squares" (1962) is a representative example of black-and-white op arthttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/eschers_relativity.jpgEscher's_RelativityEscher's "Relativity" (1953)2013-10-13T15:29:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/08/playing-at-history-your-author-as-george-s-boutwell/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sam_0388.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESA moment relaxing outdoors, with the old town hall in the backgroundhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sam_0401.jpgSAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESMe as Boutwell in the parlor of his house2013-10-09T16:27:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/10/04/chapter-33-of-marthas-children-and-taking-on-a-historical-character/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/800px-gov-_george_s-_boutwell_house_groton_ma.jpg800px-Gov._George_S._Boutwell_House,_Groton_MABoutwell House Groton Historical Society (photo: John Phelan)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/505px-george_boutwell_brady-handy_photo_portrait_ca1870-1880.jpg505px-George_Boutwell,_Brady-Handy_photo_portrait,_ca1870-1880This is the real Boutwell2013-10-13T18:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/27/chapter-32-of-marthas-children-and-mudd/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/harcourt_fenton_mudd_2266.jpgHarcourt_Fenton_Mudd_2266Carmel as Mudd in "Mudd's Women"2013-09-27T16:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/22/for-once-a-video-that-does-justice-to-the-book-the-green-man/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/the-green-man-bbc-video-cover-art.jpgThe Green Man BBC video cover artUnderhill on the left, Allington on the righthttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/green_man_-_geograph-org-uk_-_1225230.jpgGreen_Man_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1225230A silver ornament that looks similar figures in the story. (Photo: Wikipedia/Richard Croft)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/etching_of_vendome_green_man_misericord.jpgEtching_of_Vendome_Green_Man_misericord2013-09-30T16:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/20/chapter-31-of-marthas-children-and-getting-rid-of-ghosts/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/asgrim-follows-snorri.jpgAsgrim follows SnorriSnorri the Godi was so clever, he was an Icelandic ghost busterhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ghost_of_maria_marten.jpgGhost_of_Maria_MartenA ghost with a mission: Maria Marten appears to her mother in a dream2013-09-23T13:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/17/stoker-devolution-from-dracula-to-seven-stars-to-the-awakening/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/blood-from-the-mummys-tomb.jpgBlood from the Mummy's TombValerie Leon's cleavage is often said to be the best part of this Hammer filmhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/awakeningposter1980.jpgAwakeningposter1980Mummy is a baaad girl!2014-01-02T15:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/13/chapter-30-of-marthas-children-and-mayor-richard-j-daley/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/563px-richardmdaley.jpg563px-RichardmdaleyHer served as mayor even longer than his fatherhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/4-machine-cartoon.jpg4-machine-cartoonHow the machine workshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/daley-and-family-1955.jpgHIST chi_mag_sept08_001.jpg2013-09-22T21:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/11/off-topic-off-blog-911-commemorations/2013-09-19T01:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/10/review-the-magazine-of-fantasy-and-science-fiction-sept-oct-2013/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fsf-septoct2013-cover.jpgFSF SeptOct2013 coverAtmosphereic cover art by David A. Hardy2013-09-11T00:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/06/chapter-29-of-marthas-children/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/candy-striper-iii.jpgThe cover of this book for young readers conveys both the helpfulness and the gender stereotype2013-09-07T19:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/09/02/what-would-labor-day-u-s-be-like-without-a-union-meeting-and-cookout/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/800px-frans_francken_dj_werkstattkopie_hexenkc3bcche.jpg800px-Frans_Francken_dJ_(Werkstattkopie)_HexenkücheThe kitchen crew, local 13 of witches2013-09-15T19:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/30/chapter-28-of-marthas-children-and-dreams/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/borleyrectory1892.jpgBorleyRectory1892I'd go to "the most haunted house in England" for inspiration, but it burned in 1939.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/398px-demon_seed_1977.jpg398px-Demon_Seed_1977Someone already did a story where the "haunt" was a computer.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/how-they-met-themselves-1864.jpgHow They Met ThemselvesThis is usually not considered a good thing2013-09-18T11:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/26/the-comparative-anatomy-of-glamorous-vampires-two-novels/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/375px-christophermoore_at_politicsprose_4-7-10_by_cy_guy.jpg375px-ChristopherMoore_at_Politics+Prose_4-7-10_by_Cy_GuyMy name is Christopher Moore. I don't look mad, do I?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dead-until-dark.jpgdead until darkThink there might be sexy vampires in this book?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/schreck.jpgSchreckOh, my true love! Your hands! Your hair!2013-09-18T11:11:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/27/the-shell-grotto-margate/2013-08-28T13:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/23/chapter-27-of-marthas-children-and-rick-springfields-nick-knight/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nickknight_hunter.jpgnickknight_hunterBecause she's supposed to be a serious figure, Johnson was given the dowdy treatment.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/400px-rick-springfield_2010-10-20_photoby_adam-bielawski.jpg400px-Rick-Springfield_2010-10-20_photoby_Adam-BielawskiRick Springsteen in 2010 (photo: Adam Bielawski)2013-08-30T23:01:24+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/21/sillyverse-is-a-year-old/2013-08-25T09:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/18/a-forgotten-chapter-in-the-history-of-the-sillyverse/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/moran-morgenthau-wilson.jpgMoran Morgenthau WilsonRetiring Chief Moran, Secretary of the Treasury Morganthau, new Chief Frank Wilson2013-08-19T00:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/16/how-to-argue-politics-on-a-thread/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/nast-tammany.jpgNast-Tammany"Don't you dare call me a killer. I'm the real victim here!"https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/640px-jan_steen_-_argument_over_a_card_game_-_wga21735.jpg640px-Jan_Steen_-_Argument_over_a_Card_Game_-_WGA21735The more trivial the issue, the more important it is to win2013-08-26T15:11:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/16/chapter-26-of-marthas-children-and-ghosts/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/444px-ambrose_bierce_1892-10-07.jpg444px-Ambrose_Bierce_1892-10-07Bierce in 18922013-08-25T09:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/05/chapter-25-of-marthas-children-a-bit-ahead-of-schedule/2013-08-05T11:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/08/02/chapter-24-of-marthas-children-and-sorcerers-therein/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/marlowe-faust.jpgmarlowe faustwhile most of the council members think of themselves like thishttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/waterhouse_jw_-_the_sorceress_1913.jpgWaterhouse,_JW_-_The_Sorceress_(1913)Ivy would like to think of herself like this2013-08-22T11:56:37+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/29/milestone/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/539px-the_laughing_audience_or_a_pleased_audience_by_william_hogarth_2.jpg539px-The_Laughing_Audience_(or_A_Pleased_Audience)_by_William_Hogarth_(2)Hogarth's "The Laughing Audience"2013-08-11T00:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/29/when-prophesy-fails-and-fails-and-fails/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/273px-beguiling_of_merlin.jpg273px-Beguiling_of_MerlinIs it fate or sex appeal that allows Merlin to be trapped like this?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mother_shipton.jpgMother_ShiptonIt's 2013? Never mind.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/criswell.jpgcriswellWould you trust this man with the future?2013-08-05T11:21:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/26/chapter-23-of-marthas-children-and-the-days-of-rage/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bringthewarhome_revision.pngbringthewarhome_revisionPoster for the Days of Ragehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bringthewarhome_oct11_ocr_op.jpgbringthewarhome_oct11_ocr_opPoster for the Days of Rage2013-08-14T12:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/22/when-the-devil-went-to-law-in-america/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/daniel_webster_and_the_devil_argue_in_court.jpgDaniel_Webster_and_the_Devil_argue_in_courthttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/stephen_vincent_benc3a9t_yale_college_ba_1919.jpgStephen_Vincent_Benét_Yale_College_BA_1919He was a Yale man, class of 19192013-07-22T11:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/19/chapter-22-of-marthas-children-and-innocent-blood/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/innocent_blood_ver1.jpgInnocent_blood_ver1Movie poster2013-07-23T20:51:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/15/one-billion-years-plus-forty-brian-aldiss-and-the-history-of-sci-fi/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/brian-aldiss.jpgbrian.aldissBrian W. Aldiss2013-07-22T01:49:02+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/12/chapter-21-of-marthas-children-and-the-college-trip/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/u505wide.jpgU505wide. . . and in the museum today.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/us_navy_030205-n-0000x-001_a_boarding_party_from_the_uss_pillsbury_de_133_works_to_secure_a_tow_line_to_the_newly_captured_german_u-boat_u-505_on_jun_4_1944.jpgUS_Navy_030205-N-0000X-001_A_boarding_party_from_the_USS_Pillsbury_(DE_133)_works_to_secure_a_tow_line_to_the_newly_captured_German_U-boat_U-505_on_Jun_4,_1944The U-505 shortly after it was captured2013-07-15T21:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/08/the-goths-gothic-writers-that-is-twin-birthdays/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/493px-matthew_gregory_lewis_by_henry_william_pickersgill.jpg493px-Matthew_Gregory_Lewis_by_Henry_William_PickersgillHe's probably thinking up something else depraved for the monk to dohttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mrs-radcliffe.jpgMrs. RadcliffeMrs. Radcliffe2013-07-16T18:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/05/chapter-20-of-marthas-children-and-a-few-thoughts-on-the-dresden-files/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/storm_front.pngStorm_FrontCover for the first volume of the Dresden Files.2013-07-13T02:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/07/01/a-few-good-words-about-time-travel-two-books-du-maurier-and-riggs/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/missperegrinecover.jpgMissPeregrineCoverIs she floating in mid-air?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/thehouseonthestrand.jpgTheHouseOnTheStrand1st edition cover2013-07-03T19:20:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/28/chapter-19-of-marthas-children-and-the-vampire-bureau-star-design/2013-07-01T14:41:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/22/priscillas-lament/2013-06-23T12:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/21/chapter-18-of-marthas-children-and-time-travel/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cronocrimenes.jpgCronocrimenesThe "slasher" style poster makes this look like a stupider movie than it ishttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/to-say-nothing-of-the-dog-willis.jpgTo say nothing of the dog WillisIt's silly. It should be.2013-07-08T17:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/17/a-short-story-the-misplaced-voyage/2013-06-17T19:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/14/chapter-17-of-marthas-children-and-the-walker-report/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/chicago_3_lovenotwar_lrg.jpgchicago_3_lovenotwar_lrgChicago, Friday, August 30, 1968https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/walker-report.jpgWalker reportThe mas market paperback edition of the Walker Report2013-06-15T16:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/10/youll-be-missed-iain-m-banks/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/iain_menzies_banks.jpgIain_(Menzies)_BanksIain (M.) Banks (photo: Stuart Caie)2013-06-10T19:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/07/chapter-16-of-marthas-children-and-hierarchies/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/max_weber_1894.jpgMax_Weber_1894Weber is considered one of the founders of Sociologyhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bundesarchiv_bild_101i-771-0366-02a_russland_lagebesprechung_mit_hitler.jpgRussland, Lagebesprechung mit HitlerIt is probably a bad idea to compare your boss and your colleagues to Hitler and his generals (attr: Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-771-0366-02A / CC-BY-SA)2013-06-10T18:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/06/03/becoming-a-fan-doubleday-science-fiction-book-club/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/499px-robert_silverberg_2005.jpg499px-Robert_Silverberg_2005Robert Silverberg in 2005 (credit Wikipedia/Szymon Sokół)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/pschgstkkf1967.jpegpschgstkkf1967The cover was as creepy as the story.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/blb-in-grade-3.pngBLB in Grade 3The resemblance to Mr. Spock is uncanny, isn't it?2013-06-10T08:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/31/chapter-15-of-marthas-children-and-the-vampire-bureaus-star/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chicago-vampire-bureau-badge.pngChicago Vampire-Bureau-badgeMartha's Children2013-06-02T16:44:16+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/11/05/review-crawfords-the-witch-of-prague-1890/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/the-two-women-of-prague.jpgThe two women of Prague2024-10-26T20:31:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/12/04/review-magic-an-anthology-of-the-esoteric-and-arcane/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/magic-anthology-cover1.jpgMagic anthology cover(Artist: Nicolas Delort)2013-05-27T19:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/27/review-timepiece-by-heather-albano/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/timepiece_jpeg-3-230x300.jpgTimepiece_jpeg-3-230x300This is steampunk, so it's not a DeLorean2013-05-27T19:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/25/review-seanan-mcguire-midnight-blue-light-special/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cover_midnight.jpgcover_midnightCover art: Aly Fell2013-05-27T19:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/23/two-birthdays-related-to-magic-and-hollywood-on-april-23/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/inauguration_of_the_pleasure_dome.jpgInauguration_of_the_Pleasure_DomeCameron's colors are much more vibrant in the actual filmhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sandra_dee_in_imitation_of_life_trailer.jpgSandra_Dee_in_Imitation_of_Life_trailerIn 1959, Dee was a rising young star2013-05-27T00:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/24/chapter-14-of-marthas-children-the-45-and-the-new-blog-background/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/442px-carl-schurz.jpg442px-Carl-SchurzCarl Schurz, another refugee from Germany after 1848, was a Brigadier General at Gettysburg and a U.S. Senator after the warhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/elizabeth-i-allegorical-po.jpgElizabeth-I-Allegorical-PoHaving never married, Queen Elizabeth of England was reluctant to name an heir right up until she was on her deathbedhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/600px-coat_of_arms_of_great_britain_1714-1801-svg.png600px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Great_Britain_(1714-1801).svgThe Royal Coat of Arms for the Kingdom of Great Britain. Yes, that's the French fleur-de-lys in the upper right shield quadrant. The British monarchs were pretenders to the French throne (long story).https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cameron_r-_r-_mcian.jpgCameron_(R._R._McIan)We're supposed to believe this was normal dress for a Highland Cameron2013-06-08T12:25:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/20/the-false-prophet-of-leyden-massachusetts/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/leyden-town-hall.jpgLeyden town hallI remember passing by the town hall, which is a small wooden buildinghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/800px-leyden-frizzell_hill.jpg800px-Leyden-Frizzell_HillLeyden is a hilly and heavily forested town2013-05-26T23:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/17/part-2-of-marthas-children-begins-and-on-city-boundaries/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chicago_city_seal.pngChicago_city_sealChicago city sealhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/600px-map_of_cook_county_illinois_showing_townships.png600px-Map_of_Cook_County_Illinois_showing_townshipsThe City of Chicago and other communities in Cook County.2013-05-20T11:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/13/art-showart-sale-rebeccas-walking-stick-drawings/2013-05-14T15:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/10/chapter-12-of-marthas-children-and-blog-changes-coming/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mad-scientist.jpgMad-scientistTime to tinker with the blog's machinery!2013-05-10T09:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/07/the-writers-happy-lament-or-writers-block-as-an-aid-to-writing/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/caspar_david_friedrich_009.jpgCaspar_David_Friedrich_009And this is how I feel now (with a tip of my hat to C. D. Friedrich, who died 173 years ago today)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/799px-great_presidential_puzzle2.jpg799px-Great_presidential_puzzle2Sorting out a story's plot, characters, and themes feels like thishttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/john_everett_millais_-_ophelia_-_google_art_project.jpgJohn_Everett_Millais_-_Ophelia_-_Google_Art_ProjectThis is your mind on writer's block2013-05-13T01:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/05/03/chapter-11-of-marthas-children-and-vampire-lust-in-the-hunger-1983/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-hunger-movie-poster.jpgthe hunger movie posterOne of the posters gives a sense of the movie's stylehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/the-hunger-home-video-case.jpgThe Hunger home video caseThis image gives a sense of the movie's style, though it does not occur in the actual movie2013-05-03T17:53:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/26/in-pursuit-of-a-history-of-spiritual-shaking/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/800px-tree_of_life_-_shaker_-_painted_by_hannah_cohoon.jpg800px-Tree_of_Life_-_Shaker_-_painted_by_Hannah_CohoonThe famous Tree of Life by Sister Hannah Cohoonhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/twoyearsexperience.jpgtwoyearsexperienceThe last time I showed this, I didn't mention it was on the Shaker's holy hillhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0102.jpgimg_0102The ruins of the great barn (photo: Peter Van Demark)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0042.jpgimg_0042The Sister's Shop (all Harvard photos by Peter Van Demark)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/399px-rocker_in_the_shaker_village_at_pleasant_hill.jpg399px-Rocker_in_the_Shaker_Village_at_Pleasant_HillShaker rocking chair (credit: Carl Wycoff/Pleasant Hill)2014-04-11T11:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/29/spring-witches-a-reblog/2013-05-01T19:23:46+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/26/chapter-10-of-marthas-children/2013-04-26T14:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/19/chapter-9-of-marthas-children-and-the-ongoing-boston-bombing-story/2013-04-21T15:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/15/tragedy-and-uncertainty-in-boston/2013-04-22T13:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/14/the-land-of-the-dead/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nightbreed-gates.jpgRazas.de.Noche.[DVD-VHS_Sound][Spanish][www.abandomoviez.tk].[by.MoiPal] 071The rest of the Midian cemetery was equally impressivehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/naval-war-of-1812-marker.jpgNaval War of 1812 markerThis is an example of that fancy markerhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/picture0005_r1-2.jpgpicture0005_r1 (2)Bridget's gravestonehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/old-slates.jpgold slatesWeather-eroded slate stones in the old burial ground2013-04-23T14:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/12/chapter-8-of-marthas-children-and-the-logic-of-enthrallment/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bela_lugosi_dracula.jpgBela Lugosi DraculaDon't look at the eyes!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/edvard_munch_-_vampire_-_google_art_project.jpgEdvard Munch - VampireLove is a many-splendored thing2013-04-15T21:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/04/05/chapter-7-of-marthas-children-and-not-much-else/2013-04-08T20:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/31/writing-to-offend/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/casablanca_trailer_screenshot.jpgCasablanca,_Trailer_ScreenshotYou mean you didn't realize that Bogie and Bergman had a past relationship in "Casablanca?"https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gilbert-shylock.jpgGilbert-ShylockWhen Capt. Picard (Patrick Stewart) can portray Shylock, what does that tell us about us?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/peep_show_by_david_shankbone.jpgPeep_Show_by_David_ShankboneIt can seem like a very attractive ghetto (photo: David Shankbone)2013-04-07T13:08:10+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/09/24/using-magic-in-fiction/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/6th-7th-book-of-moses.jpgSixth and Seventh Book of Moses illustration2013-04-01T01:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/29/chapter-6-of-marthas-children-and-chicago-bronzeville/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mud-city-realty.jpgmid city realtyBronzeville's people knew they were being exploited (WPA)2013-03-29T05:41:54+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/22/chapter-5-of-marthas-children-and-chicago-sociology/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/oneill.gifO'neillFrancis O'Neill was Chicago's chief of police, 1901-05. He also collected Irish folk music.https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/800px-buildingsliningchicagoriver.jpg800px-BuildingsLiningChicagoRiverA view of the Loop from the Chicago River2013-03-23T22:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/18/the-end-of-the-knights-templar-1314/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/800px-interrogationofjacquesdemolay.jpg800px-InterrogationOfJacquesDeMolayAs a rule, the use of instruments indicates torture during the interrogation of the Templarshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/800px-templechurch-exterior.jpg800px-TempleChurch-ExteriorTemple Church in London, originally a Templar buildinghttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/597px-templars_burning.jpg597px-Templars_BurningThe burning of the Templars2019-07-20T22:40:50+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/15/chapter-4-of-marthas-children-and-looking-for-models-in-detective-fiction/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/428px-myrna_loy.jpg428px-Myrna_loyMyrna Loy's wit in "The Thin Man" is as appealing as her looks2013-03-15T16:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/10/chicago-1968-politics-as-riot/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/399px-abbie_hoffman_visiting_the_university_of_oklahoma_circa_1969.jpg399px-Abbie_Hoffman_visiting_the_University_of_Oklahoma_circa_1969Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman at an anti-war deomstrationhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/saigon-tet-offensive.jpgSaigon Tet OffensiveEven the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon was attacked during the Tet Offensivehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/800px-lyndon_johnson_signing_civil_rights_act_july_2_1964.jpg800px-Lyndon_Johnson_signing_Civil_Rights_Act,_July_2,_1964LBJ signs the Civil Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King, Jr. looks onhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/daley-nixon.jpgDaley NixonDaley in a favorite role, greeting a President2013-03-15T13:25:23+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/07/chapter-3-of-marthas-children-and-the-evolution-of-monsters/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/werewolf-4.jpgWerewolf 4By the 18th century, werewolves had become more bestial stillhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/werewolf-2.pngWerewolf 2Becoming more bestial (Germany, 1512)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/werewolf-1.jpgWerewolf 1Werewolf evolution in action? The ancient legend2013-03-09T13:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/04/criticizing-others-writing/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/800px-lyon-griswold-brawl.jpg800px-Lyon-griswold-brawlTypical American political discussionhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/janeaustencassandrawatercolour.jpgJaneAustenCassandraWatercolourBecause she published anonymously, is Jane Austen the Anti-Blogger?2013-03-06T19:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/03/01/chapter-2-of-marthas-children-and-the-sixties/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/414px-woodstock_august_15_1969.jpg414px-Woodstock_August_15,_1969Woodstock: symbolic apogee of the counterculturehttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1963_march_on_washington.jpg1963_march_on_washingtonIn 1963, protesters still dressed up to show they were proper folkhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/official_portrait_of_president_reagan_1981.jpgOfficial_Portrait_of_President_Reagan_1981Although Reagan's military service was making films in Hollywoodhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/levittownpa.jpgLevittownPAThe new American paradise: Levittown2013-03-03T18:32:20+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/25/vampires-in-chicago/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/barnabas-and-lady-love.jpgbarnabas and lady loveIt may look good for Barnabas, but it's still going to end badlyhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jonathan_frid_barnabas_collins_dark_shadows_1968.jpgJonathan_Frid_Barnabas_Collins_Dark_Shadows_1968The original Barnabas Collins was about 200 years oldhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/carmilla.jpgCarmillaDaddy to the rescue, musn't let daughter dear have lesbian sex-vampirism!2013-03-04T13:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/21/a-new-story-marthas-children/2013-02-25T16:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/16/another-birthday-pamela-colman-smith/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lairwhiteworm.jpgLairwhitewormThe "worm"https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/swords02.jpgSwords02The Two of Swordshttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pamela_colman_smith_circa_1912.jpgPamela_Colman_Smith_circa_1912Smith in her thirties2013-02-17T20:24:56+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/13/its-my-birthday-on-february-14/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/windmills-of-angla.jpgWindmills of AnglaThe windmills of Angla, with the storm fast approaching2014-02-06T20:03:45+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/05/the-imaginative-editor-lessons-in-writing-part-4/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/477px-maxwell_perkins_nywts.jpg477px-Maxwell_Perkins_NYWTSIf only Maxwell Perkins could be your editor!2013-02-12T17:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/05/chekhovs-gun-control-lessons-from-writing-part-3/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/ak-47_type_ii_part_dm-st-89-01131.jpgAK-47_type_II_Part_DM-ST-89-01131Writing color in a novel is like firing an assault rifle2013-02-05T20:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/04/stories-as-constellations-lessons-in-writing-part-2/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/argo_navis_hevelius.jpgArgo_Navis_HeveliusConstellation Argo Navis2013-02-05T17:41:06+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/03/panzers-and-plodders-lessons-in-writing-part-1/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/royal_irish_rifles_ration_party_somme_july_1916.jpgRoyal_Irish_Rifles_ration_party_Somme_July_1916Plodders (Royal Irish Rifles)https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bundesarchiv_bild_183-j08365_ausbildung_c3bcberrollen_durch_panzer.jpgAusbildung, Überrollen durch Panzerhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/320px-aberdean_proving_grounds_016.jpg320px-Aberdean_proving_grounds_016Panzer (German Federal Archive image)2013-02-05T18:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/02/01/chapter-23-the-end-of-the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/450px-adams-memorial-saintgaudens.jpg450px-Adams-memorial-SaintGaudensRest in peace, Rebecca, if you can2013-02-01T17:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/28/paranormal-romance-well-sort-of/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/burne-jones-le-vampire.jpgBurne-Jones-le-VampireThis is NOT what happens in the story2013-01-30T19:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/25/chapter-22-of-dragon-lady-and-my-patron-saint-of-digressions/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/saragossa-still.jpgSaragossa stillSome digressions are more pleasant than othershttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snackbarad.jpgSnackBarAdSoda and popcorn? Yeah! Cigarettes? Yuck!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/486px-jan_potocki.png486px-Jan_PotockiCount Jan Potocki2013-01-25T20:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/21/after-the-convention-a-prospective-writers-report/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gulliver_u_hvajninimc5af_-_grandville.jpgGulliver_u_Hvajninimů_-_GrandvilleThis would have looked normal at Arisia2013-01-28T01:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/11/chapter-20-of-dragon-lady/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/38_00365.jpg38_00365Perhaps an image of people applauding at the impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson is not the most auspicious for the occasion2013-01-19T13:29:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/18/the-climax-of-the-dragon-lady-of-stockbridge/2013-01-18T12:31:13+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/15/must-go-to-conventions-properly-attired/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/t-shirt-back.jpgT shirt backBack: The story identifiedhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/t-shirt-front.jpgT shirt frontFront: THAT walking stick2013-01-18T11:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/13/clark-ashton-smith-influenced-me-but-i-dont-write-like-him/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cas.jpgCASA writer, his books . . . but Smith was a painter, too.2013-01-31T01:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/11/summer-vacations-on-winnisquam/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/julia_margaret_cameron_-_vivien_and_merlin.jpgJulia_Margaret_Cameron_-_Vivien_and_MerlinDid I want to free Merlin, or be bewitched myself by Vivien?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3-kids.jpg3 kidsGail, Colin and me in front of our cabinhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/weirsriotlifearticle.jpgweirsriotlifearticleDid I forget to mention the famous motorcycle riot?https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/heidi.jpgheidiYou WILL NOT laugh at me!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/station-wagon.jpgstation wagonThat is a station wagon back there; they died out in the oil embargo.2013-01-28T23:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2013/01/07/the-phrenomagnetists-19th-century-scientists-of-the-mind/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/29-trilby-svengali.jpg29- Trilby- svengaliYou are under my power!https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/robthcollyerlitho.jpgrobthcollyerlithoCollyer, a transatlantic trichsterhttps://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/phrenology-journal_clean-1.jpgPhrenology-journal_clean (1)This is your head on phrenology2013-01-09T09:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/12/30/2012-in-review-from-my-perspective/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/624px-carlo_dolci_-_st_catherine_reading_a_book_-_wga06372.jpg624px-Carlo_Dolci_-_St_Catherine_Reading_a_Book_-_WGA06372Probably not a typical reader of this blog2013-01-01T22:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/12/28/chapter-18-of-dragon-lady-and-servants/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/leaf-image0007.jpgleaf-image0007Comparing Greeks and Americans this way earned her no favor in the U.S.2012-12-29T00:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://sillyverse.com/2012/12/24/xmas-meets-tarot-the-holiday-non-post-post/https://sillyverse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/feast-of-fools-e-j-barnes.jpgFeast of fools E J BarnesFeast of Fools - E. 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