by Chloe | Jan 15, 2021 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
Tattoo comes from the Samoan word tatau, “to strike,” which refers to the repetitive punctures needed to allow pigments to penetrate the skin. Tattooing is an ancient art form: Egyptian mummies dating back to 3351 B.C. sported tattoos, and Ötzi, “The Iceman,” found...
by Chloe | Dec 24, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
The Rat King was stirring…wait, that’s not it! I do have holiday viewing on my mind, though, not only the classics like It’s a Wonderful Life, The Nutcracker, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, but movies like Die Hard—does that count as a “classic” if it’s 32 years...
by Chloe | Dec 20, 2020 | New Heights, Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
I love a good sports romance, but tire of the same old ballplayers, and besides, why is it only the men who are athletic? So to “be the change I want to see in the world,” New Heights features rock climbing for both the hero and heroine, which is integral...
by Chloe | Dec 4, 2020 | Hard Truths, New Heights, Who Knew?
Camels, uniquely suited to the harsh desert climate, were once called “the ships of the desert,” and my new work in progress, Hard Truths, features a camel-riding scene in the context of an endurance race. So here’s not only Camel Riding 101, but some fascinating...
by Chloe | Nov 29, 2020 | Submerged Hopes, Who Knew?
Since I can’t resist a good pun, I used this phrase as a chapter title in Submerged Hopes for a character with the bends, but though it’s come to mean “angry,” the idiom originally meant intoxicated or “bent” in 1833. Today, let’s talk about “the bends,” or...
by Chloe | Nov 21, 2020 | New Heights, Who Knew?
Alas, this week it’s been too cloudy to see the Leonid meteor shower at all. The Leonids are one of the most famous and reliable meteor showers seen in the Northern Hemisphere. They peak in mid-November and are some of the fastest meteors seen. The Leonids are famous...
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