Book Signing at the RI Author Expo!

The 7th Annual Rhode Island Author Expo: December 7th, 2019 from 10am-430pm at Rhodes on the Pawtucket. Zahara and her friends (and so, so many enemies) are going to the author expo! I'll be signing copies of SUMMONED and trying (unsuccessfully)…
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Which Dead Poet Are You?

[quiz-cat id="581"]   Take the quiz and find out which famous poet best matches your personality! When you're done, make sure to click on page 2 below to learn more about these incredible writers from the past.   Fun…

Rise and Fall of the Assassins

As persecuted followers of an offshoot of Shia Islam, the medieval Nizari Ismailis
 of Persia and Syria developed a unique form of asymmetric warfare to offset the far superior military might of their enemies: a secret order of political…

Like Drops Through the Water Clock: Ancient Time-Telling Inventions

While the hourglass and the sundial are familiar pre-industrial inventions in the West for telling time, a different device in the ancient Middle East, the water clock, used the power of water to measure units of time. In its simplest form,…

Ancient Beats

Stringed instruments have been used to entertain for thousands of years.  The oud, an ancient pear-shaped stringed instrument, is still a popular instrument used in Middle Eastern music.  It's thought to be the descendent of the lute.  Both…