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Working Blurb for The Bloodstone Brooch
Release: March 2022 Aislinn Kennedy received a BA in art history from Columbia University, an MA in Applied Critical Archeology from the University of Rome, and a PhD from Princeton in Classical Archaeology. During the summer before her senior year at Columbia, Aislinn participated in a Greek and Roman Art Internship at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While there,…
An Yggdrasil
This is an Yggdrasil? It's a huge ash tree in Norse mythology that overspreads the world and binds earth, hell, and heaven together. You'll see this a lot in THE SUNSTONE BROOCH. So this is how it's pronounced: Pig without the P = igg Drop without the P = dro Silk without the K = sil igg-dro-sil
Writing During a Pandemic
It's not easy. But nothing is easy right now. Going to the grocery store is like planning for a trip out of town. You have to be sure to take your supplies: gloves, face mask, sanitizer, and shopping list so you can get in and out as quickly as possible. But for writing, I can't gather my supplies and sit…
Ages of MacKlenna Clan Members
The Topaz Brooch (10) Approximate ages they should be. Benoit, Remy Early/mid 30s Churchill, James 14 Duffy, Emily 23 yrs (Started residency in internal med) Fraser, Blane Allen 8 years Fraser, Elliott 74 years Fraser, James Cullen Finished law school Early 20s (23/24?) Fraser, JL O'Grady 43 yrs Fraser, Kevin 48 yrs Fraser, Lawrence "Lance" Paul 5 yrs Grant,…
The Topaz Brooch Cast of Characters
Alphabetical Order Adair, Brigadier General John: Commander of the reserve Kentuckians Benoit, Remy: Elliott's bodyguard, former Army medic Bonnard, Marguerite: Sophia's friend from 1789 Paris, dress shop owner Bowes, Colonel Maurice: Instructor at West Point Academy Bowes, Lieutenant Maurice: British Navy Lieutenant, ancestor of Colonel Bowes Bradshaw, Morgan: Billie's friend, caterer Butler, Robert: General Jackson’s military aide from Tallahassee Carroll,…