The Haunted Schoolroom
In April 1944, in the last year of World War II, investigators believed the Wild Plum school, a one-room schoolhouse in Stark County, North...
Helen Duncan: The Last Witch of Britain
Though we think of witch hunts as something that occurred in the 17th and 18th centuries, the UK convicted its last witch in 1944.
During...
Indy v. Belloq was Only the Beginning
An article in the Daily Grail examines the ugly competition between alternative and mainstream archaeology, the basis for a gritty action-adventure thriller if we...
The Boy Who Cried “Action!”
The Mirror shares the tale of Oklahoma boy Ryan Hammond, who believes he is the reincarnation of 1940s era Hollywood agent Marty Martyn. Ryan...
Loosen Up with Writing Prompts
In a post on the BookBaby blog, Janna Lopez says writing prompts can unlock your creativity when you're stuck. "Everything is a prompt. Yes, everything!"...
Who Was Jesus’s Grandma?
Who was Mary's mother and Jesus' grandmother? You'd be hard-pressed to find a reference to any of Mary and Joseph's lineage in common texts,...
The Book That Shouldn’t Exist
While cleaning out their parents' book collection, this book lover found a book called Baptista: A Quiet Story by D. Richard. The problem? No...
Cosplay to Get Into Your Character’s Head
This week's Write the Book prompt was inspired by podcast guest Andrew Liptak.
Dress in character and write about the person who are representing. If...
Christmas Superstitions
Strange Ago shares some old Christmas superstitions that could add some charm or eeriness to your next holiday tale:
The Crowing of the Cocks. Centuries...
My Kid Can Draw Better Than That!
Shades of Star Trek! Researchers have suggested that ancient plaques may have been the work of children, rather than religious artifacts. In reaching their...
