Miriam Lets Out A Boorish Shriek
A trireme is a Roman military ship with three banks of oars and approximately 50 rowers in each of the three banks. The word comes from...
The Study Of Alchemy Today
Miriam bat Isaac is my fictional detective pursuing the study of alchemy. Modeled after the most celebrated alchemist of her time, Maria...
The Psychological Thriller
Over the decades, the definition of mystery fiction has broadened to include any story about a crime, whether it be a “cozy”, “noir”, or...
The Art Of Tattooing
The way society perceives tattoos has varied immensely throughout history. Today tattooing is so popular in North America that about one...
How Readers Choose A Book
The first thing a reader has to know is what the book is about. Is it fiction or nonfiction? Classic, literary, or genre fiction (e.g.,...
_The Study of Alchemy Today
Miriam bat Isaac is my fictional detective pursuing the study of alchemy. Modeled after the most celebrated alchemist of her time, Maria...
The Roman Conception Of Beauty
Ovid, a Roman poet one generation before Miriam’s, wrote about a woman’s beauty. It consisted, he said, of a pale complexion, rosy...
Step Into My Time Machine
Time travel refers to the movement between certain points in time, analogous to the movement between certain points in space. This...
Thumbs Up
In “The Mistress”, a story in The Deadliest Deceptions, Miriam tells us about her search for a killer: Accompanied by the drone of wasps,...
Who Can Resist This Bargain?
Who stole the scrolls containing the Alchemical League's valuable formulas? Perhaps the thief was even Miriam’s frantic father, on the...