I’ll never look at playing the flute the same again…

Tackling my TBR one book at a time… Some thoughts about the book and things that inspired me.

Learn all about this favorite Roman holiday

Read about the sordid tale of Acte and Euphrosynus (Romans were so dramatic! Wait…)

Classics? History? Archaeology? What on earth is the difference?

It’s time for me to follow my true passion.

Learn all about meteors and meteor showers, including how to see the Eta Aquariids, peaking on May 6!

Learn what Douglas K. Miller’s newest book can teach us about writing biography!

What can we as biographers and other writers learn from Rachelle Bergstein’s work in The Genius of Judy?

A new series is coming up about Orion! Here’s how you can get early access and exclusive content about it (but don’t worry, the main articles will be here, too!).

What are planetary nebulae? Well….if you are looking for planets, you’re in the wrong place! Let’s check it out.

History-making stunt pilot Bessie Coleman’s path was not an easy one. Learn more about history’s first Black woman to ever get a pilot’s license.

You won’t think wood frogs are so common after reading this!

My research into Benjamin Franklin and the Republic of Letters. Plus, an interactive map I made with ArcGIS.

Ever wonder what happens when people DO touch things they are asked not to at museums and similar places?

The final installment of my series on Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudor dynasty.

Part two of my series about Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudor dynasty.

Henry VIII’s grandmother was a medieval badass. Find out more about this fascinating woman in my three part series!

What has rosemary been used for historically? Find out in this rainy day post!

Good times in costume at the New England Botanical Gardens at Tower Hill!