CAPTAIN BARTHOLOMEW QUASAR

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I may not blog often but there are days when I have to… or I’d never have any friends pointing a ray-gun at my head. But today I’m just having fun before I plot another murder. Anyway, my writer friend Milo James Fowler is a prolific short story writer and now he touches the stars with … Continue reading →

Plodding Towards Publication

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Today is the monthly Insecure Writers Support Group post and I am flip-flopping between positivity and insecurity. I should feel positive having completed the 100k in 100 days challenge that began on January 1st, and then plunged straight into the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, completing that as well. I may be exhausted but I’m … Continue reading →

Z is for Zachary Taylor

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Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th president of the United States, serving only 16 months in office from March 1849 until his death on July 9 1850 from acute gastroenteritis. Taylor was born near Barboursville, Virginia to a prominent family of planters who migrated westward to Kentucky in his youth. He … Continue reading →

Y is for York

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The Battle of York was fought during the War of 1812, on April 27, 1813, in York (present-day Toronto), the capital of the province of Upper Canada (present-day Ontario), between United States forces and the British defenders of York. U.S. forces under Brigadier General Zebulon Pike were able to defeat the defenders of York, comprising a British-led force under the … Continue reading →

X is for X-mark signature and literacy

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So some of those that fought in the War of 1812, the X-mark signature would have been an easier option than signing their names when required – and a mere description of their appearance didn’t suffice to identify them. Literacy rates in North America ranged from 60% to 90%, but more in the towns. In … Continue reading →