The War Queens of History
A post on Atlas Obscura highlights bad-ass war queens from history, including Queen Tamar of Georgia, who ushered in the nation's golden age; Caterina...
The Doppelganger Murder
A 23-year-old German-Iraqi woman tricked police into believing she'd been murdered, when in reality she and a friend had stalked and killed her lookalike....
These Weapons of War Will Make You Sick
Biological warfare wasn't an invention of the 20th century. After far back as the 14th century B.C., armies used diseases and toxins as weapons of...
The 2,500 Year Old Love Letter
A post on Archaeology World shares the discovery of a 2,500 year-old love letter found in Iznik, formerly ancient Nicaea. Engraved on the sarcophagus...
Blood Tells the Tale
An article on Strange Ago shares 10 superstitions about blood that you can use to make your writing even creepier. Of course, we know...
The Nuns Who Meowed
An article on Curious Archive describes the meowing nuns of France. Purportedly an example of mass hysteria, the phenomenon started with one medieval nun...
The Flower of Temple Street was a Killer Diller
The week before the discovery of the Black Dahlia murder, the Flower of Temple Street was all the buzz in Los Angeles. In 1947,...
The Power of 3,000 Year Old Wishes
Archaeologists in Germering, Germany, have unearthed a 3,000-year-old wooden wishing well filled with over 100 well-preserved artifacts. Experts believe that people left the objects...
120 Kicking Scene Prompts
Industrial Scripts shares 120 prompts to kick off a scene in your story. The prompts are separated into different categories based on the expected emotions...
What Does this Food Feel Like?
This week's Write the Book prompt was suggested by guest Erika Nichols-Frazer and involves food.
Think of a food or meal that has some emotional...
