Who Killed Benny Evangelista?
In a post on Historic Mysteries, Lauren Dillon dives into the mysterious murder of faith healer Benny Evangelista and his family. Known as the...
The Secret Garden
This week's Write the Book prompt was inspired by Meg Wolitzer. Write a scene or poem that takes place in a secret or famous...
Just Like Mummy Made
If you think modern health crazes are nuts, you'll love this. For centuries, Europeans ground up and ingested mummy remains as medicinal remedies. Created...
Prompt: Behind the Music (USSR Version)
Spies smuggling information in and out of enemy territory have to think creatively when finding hiding places. In an article for Wired, Lily Hay...
Try Short Forms to Support Your Big Project
In a new blog post, Mary Carroll Moore suggests two exercises that encourage you to start small when working on a big project. "Sometimes...
Was This Plant the B.C. Viagra?
Have you heard of Silphium? Probably not, but the plant was so popular with Greeks and Romans that it was harvested to extinction. That's...
Who’s Your Wild Thing?
This week's Write the Book prompt was suggested by Jennifer McMahon, who suggests creating your own monster.
Some of McMahon's suggestions: What type of monster...
The Right Honorable Shoeblack Society
In many major cities, you were likely to find young boys and men eking out a living by shining shoes at train stations and...
Reasons to be Cheerful
In 1903, Salt Lake City's coffin makers went on strike to assert their right to make merry. "A thousand workmen have laid aside their...
Who’s Living in that 3,400 Year Old City?
Extreme drought in Iraq caused a dip in the water level of the Mosul reservoir, revealing a 3,400 year old Mittani Empire-era city once...
