U for United States Navy

U for United States Navy

My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. U for United States Navy (2015) Although there were few victors, the War of 1812 saw a power-shift at sea, from the Royal Navy to the burgeoning US Navy. Although today, the Royal Navy remains a force … Continue reading

T for Treachery

T for Treachery

My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. T for Treachery (2019)  At last I can give you the Final Part of Azure Spark, the investigation featuring my Welsh detective Sparkle Anwyl and her partner Kama Pillai.  I hope you’ve already joined these main characters … Continue reading

R for Rurikid Diarchy

R for Rurikid Diarchy

My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. R for Rurikid Diarchy 1933 (2017) Time for another shift in world history. And all because I couldn’t stop constructing my Kanata alternative history. The initial trigger, Leif Eriksson’s permanent colonisation of Vinland, inspired me to rewrite … Continue reading

Q for Quisling

Q for Quisling

My 2020 Blogging from A to Z Challenge revisits my best posts from the 2014 to 2019 Challenges. Q for Quisling (2014)  A word we often see, maybe use. But do you know how it originated? Shakespeare perhaps? Or??? In fact, it was a word originating in World War II and appropriate in many contexts. … Continue reading