FREE First Chapters Collection from Paper Lantern Writers!

on June 15, 2020

I’m very pleased to announce that Paper Lantern Writers–a Historical Fiction Writers Collective that I belong to–is launching a store! Our initial volume offers readers a sneak peek into the various historical worlds of our current members. Download Paper Lantern Writers’ FIRST CHAPTERS: VOLUME ONE on either a .epub platform or a .pdf platform for… Read More


UNDER THE ALMOND TREES – YouTube Interview with Author Linda Ulleseit

on June 3, 2020

Find out more about Paper Lantern Writer Linda Ulleseit in this YouTube interview. UNDER THE ALMOND TREES   The Paper Lantern Writers are a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished. Our goal is to tell a cracking good story, using the context of history. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel!


Memories of Ellen: YouTube Interview with Author Linda Ulleseit

on May 9, 2020

Paper Lantern Writer Linda Ulleseit featured her great-great-grandmother Ellen VanValkenburgh in her historical saga UNDER THE ALMOND TREES. Find out more about Linda’s family journey in this YouTube interview. UNDER THE ALMOND TREES   The Paper Lantern Writers are a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished. Our goal is to tell a… Read More


LOCATION TRIP – YouTube Interview with Author Charity (aka C.J. Lee)

on April 18, 2020

This is how you do it! A location trip to the Isle of Jersey with author C. J. Lee. Find out more in this YouTube interview. WHERE WILL THIS LOCATION TRIP LEAD???? The Paper Lantern Writers are a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished. Our goal is to tell a cracking good… Read More


What She Wore…Wednesday March 11, 1914

on March 11, 2020

From the Washington (District of Columbia) Times…New Spring Silk Frocks! “Choose from materials such as taffeta silk, charmeuse, and silk crepe in styles and colors suitable for street or evening wear. Among the colors are new blues, soft greens, wisteria, tango, elephant’s breath, burgundy: also the pastel shades for evening wear.” Tango? From the Pantene… Read More


What She Wore…Wednesday February 26, 1908

on February 25, 2020

Fresh from New York City (and The Evening World newspaper), it’s Bloomingdales, selling $18 & $20 Taffeta and Satin Foulard Dresses at – – – $10.75!    


What She Wore…Wednesday February 19, 1947

on February 25, 2020

Ladies! Here’s a Well-Cut Frock from the Fort Myers, Florida News-Press! “Here’s a most attractive tub frock with just the practical features you need for workaday wear: Front-button closing, easy fullness below the shoulder yoke, action back, big pockets and a sash to fit the waistline.”


Just in time for Saint Valentine’s Day…Stinky Vinegar Valentines!

on February 14, 2020

The feast of Saint Valentine of Rome was designated in the year 496. The date? February 14th, of course. About 900 years later, Saint Valentine and his feast day (already celebrated with food, drink, jousting, poetry, singing, and dancing) somehow became associated with romance, passion, and love. And so began the need to send Saint… Read More


What She Wore…Wednesday February 12, 1919

on February 12, 2020

The (Munster, Indiana) Times suggests that Your Valentine wants 51-Gauge Crepe Ringless Chiffons @ 59 cents a pair. “51-gauge beautiful chiffons–aristocrats of the hosiery world–available at this extremely low price only because of tiny irregularities!”   Just what would these chiffons costs if there were no irregularities at all?