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How Mussolini Got Blindsided

January 21, 2021

I do have a passion for storytelling; for visiting the fantasy worlds in my head and returning with something that must be transposed onto paper; a painting of words, one might say. My grandmother was an author; my grandfather and my father were both artists. My father was also a very, very good cook. And my love for food might be considered a fine art by some as well. Here are some recipes I’ve pulled together from the worlds my novels take place in: South Tyrol, Italy; the former Czechoslovakia, and Ukraine.

Christmas Traditions and Recipes from My Novels’ Worlds to Yours

January 7, 2021

I do have a passion for storytelling; for visiting the fantasy worlds in my head and returning with something that must be transposed onto paper; a painting of words, one might say. My grandmother was an author; my grandfather and my father were both artists. My father was also a very, very good cook. And my love for food might be considered a fine art by some as well. Here are some recipes I’ve pulled together from the worlds my novels take place in: South Tyrol, Italy; the former Czechoslovakia, and Ukraine.

A War of Broken Promises: The Sudetenland

November 12, 2020

Regardless of where I choose to set my next historical fiction novel, I have to do a lot of research. I try to travel to all of the destinations. My trip to Litomerice in the Czech Republic was one of the most enriching in my career. Here’s a quick look at how the Sudetenland came to be occupied by the Nazis.