Greece!

Our big trip began when TSA confiscated my daughter’s jar of peanut butter (yes, I was highly annoyed), but picked up from there. We made several stops in Greece last year, but this time decided to hunker down on one island- Crete. Home to the ancient Minoans,...

Contest Winner!

Drumroll please!*imagine drumroll*And the winner of the Greek Swag contest is…MEDEIA SHARIF!!Yep, I’m leaving ancient Egypt for a while to play in the early Middle Ages, focusing on one super awesome woman. I still have to finish Book #2 (so close, and yet...

My Ode to Delos

I thought I would go out on a limb here and post one of the rare poems I’ve written. While visiting Delos, Greece this summer I was struck by the windswept, barren beauty of the deserted island. The winds at the top of the island’s mountain must have been...