A Souvenir from England

A disclaimer about the photos in this post: I took them in 2006 and had to size down the files. This messes with the watermarks a bit, but they are nonetheless intact and witness to my adventures in England. Enjoy. Ten years ago, I boarded a plane to leave for England for the first time. I […]

Stranger than Fiction Pt 4: Oxford & Elsewhere

Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 4. Enjoy! When I first saw the ruins of […]

Stranger than Fiction Pt 3: Joan of Arc

Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 3. Enjoy! There is no greater legend than that […]

Stranger than Fiction Pt 2: Catherine, Called Birdy

Author’s Note: I presented a version of this piece at the Medieval and Renaissance Studies Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 3, 2015 as part of an alumni panel. I’ve divided it into four parts and edited it for the blogosphere. This is part 2. Enjoy! My first guidebook to medieval life was […]