The Lady Was a Vamp?
Try as we might, we can't seem to discourage writers from exploring the vampire myth. If you're going to indulge, you might as well...
Baby Farms Planted Babies
Today's prompt is a bit sadder and more gruesome than most, but writers of horror and dark mystery or even dark fantasy might find...
The Sleeping Girl of Turville
In 1870, in the English town of Turville, an 11-year old girl named Ellen Sadler went to sleep one day and didn't wake for...
11 Extinct Foods
An article on Mental Floss examines 11 foods - animal and vegetable - that have gone extinct. If you're looking for an interesting detail...
History’s Greatest Jinx?
One man was present at the assassinations of both President Abraham Lincoln and President James Garfield, some sixteen years apart.
Before reading his extraordinary circumstances,...
Who’s Buried in the Dragon Slayer’s Tomb?
St. Mary Magdalene church in Lyminster, West Sussex, alleges to house the grave marker of a dragon slayer who rid the town of a...
The Adventures of History’s Youngest Pirates
We love kid gangs - from the Nazi fighters of 1940s comics to super-hero sidekicks, from the Goonies to Dumbledore's Army, kid gangs are...
She Was (Probably) Not Amused
Purportedly the favorite dish of Queen Victoria, Brown Windsor soup was a thick meat soup popular during the era. It's referenced in Harry Potter-...
Would You Do This Job?
An article on the British Newspaper Archive shares a number of unusual jobs that no longer exist. Some, like lamplighter and knocker-up (not a...
Your Parasocial Relationship
Inspired by Sue William Silverman's memoir, The Pat Boone Fan Club: My Life as a White Anglo Saxon Jew, this week's Write the Book...
