Pocket Politics

Life without pockets is HARD, and that is just one way that women have been discriminated against across centuries. I have lived pocketless over large stretches of my life, conforming to fashion. No more. Now that I spend my days in front of a computer and rarely see...

The Codpiece Conundrum

As an author of historical romance, I can assure you the devil is in the details. Readers are well educated and do not hesitate to call out an author when questioning the authenticity or accuracy of a story element, no matter how trivial. That makes it even more...

Travel inspired by fiction

I was excited to see that The King’s General by Daphne du Maurier was the best-selling book the year I was born. Growing up, I read all her books, loved them all, and fell in love with Cornwall. I got to travel there about 15 years ago with three of my oldest friends...