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a few hardcovers and pbs available from Closed Circle, signed. Latest: Moonlover and the Fountain of Blood, Jane Fancher short story. Chernevog, part 2 of the Rusalka trilogy co-written by CJ and Jane; and Orion's Children, a tetralogy from Lynn. Plus, coming soon: e-books: Yvgenie, and books from Jane.

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CONVENTION APPEARANCES

At Miscon 2013, around Memorial Day, Missoula MT, At SoonerCon, in OKC, around June 15, also Spokon in Spokane, in July/August, Beyond that, we aren't sure.
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some real interesting historical research…

One of the fun bits about genealogy as a hobby is that you end up delving into places and areas you’ve never remotely understood. And I always pooh-poohed any possibility of being able to trace ancestry back into the Roman Empire, but research got me into some really, really interesting characters, during the Really Dark [...]

a new perspective on emigrations and other mass movements…

You learn things chasing ancestors..things that aren’t in the history books, nor quite spelled out in anthropology texts.

American kids hear a lot of Pilgrims seeking religous freedom in the Colonies, and not a great deal about the English Civil War, phase 1 and phase 2, which were about the same time. The two groups, [...]

Thought for the day…we’re all related.

You know one  of my hobbies is genealogy. And you’ve heard the 6 Degrees of Separation theory. Well, I have one for you.

You are one. Your parents are 2. Your grandparents are 4 in number. Your great-grandparents are 8. You have 16 great-great (or 2nd-great) grandparents. You have 32 third-great-grandparents. And 64 fourth-great grandparents.

Certain observations follow [...]