Monthly Archives: November 2020

The Lost One: Part One

Posted on November 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Dr. Lisbeth Zambrano awoke with a start in the night. Something was crying. Something small and scared and a long way away was sending a cry out into the ether, hoping that someone would hear it it and pay attention … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Greek Warriors

Posted on November 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Greek Warriors: Hoplites and Heroes, by Carolyn Willekes This book was not what I expected at all. The book’s title promises a strong interest in hoplite warfare, but the end result of the book is more a narrative history of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Great Battles Of The Hellenistic World

Posted on November 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Great Battles of the Hellenistic World, by Joseph Pietrykowski One of the more consistent aspects of the Hellenistic World was the continual fighting that took place between the various successor states to Alexander the Great. Some empires bring periods of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Into The Land Of Bones

Posted on November 26, 2020 by nathanalbright

Into The Land Of Bones: Alexander The Great In Afghanistan, by Frank L. Holt This is a book I would have liked the chance to have reviewed academically, because I looked at a later book of his that dealt with … Continue reading →

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The Korinthidon Pre-Cognition Team: Part Four

Posted on November 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Lisbeth had learned at least a few things in her lengthy study of korinthidons, and one of those things was to watch the way that they behaved and then follow their lead. It did not take long for the korinthidons … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Very Best Of Dan Fogelberg

Posted on November 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Very Best Of Dan Fogelberg, by Dan Fogelberg This cd makes a decisive moment in the history of Dan Fogelberg as an artist, and that is when his best of compilations and the recognition of his greatness as an … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Re-Covered

Posted on November 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Re-Covered, by Dan Wilson In the 1970’s, there was a large amount of albums that were made by songwriters like Laura Nyro and Carole Bayer Sager and others which were pillaged for material by those who (generally rightly) believed that … Continue reading →

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Album Review: One Night At First Avenue

Posted on November 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

One Night At First Avenue, by Semisonic This album is, at least as far as I know, the only live album ever recorded and released by Semisonic over the course of their career. It tells the listener more or less … Continue reading →

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The Korinthidon Pre-Cognition Team: Part Three

Posted on November 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Before too long, it came time for winter, and a flurry of communications demonstrated that the proper support for Lisbeth’s proposal was to be expected. When it came time to travel to the Southern continent, she traveled to the capital … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Hill Of Bones

Posted on November 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

Hill Of Bones, by the Medieval Murderers The Medieval Murderers is a collaboration of mystery writers Karen Maitland, Susanna Gregory, Bernard Knight, Philip Gooden, and Ian Morson, and in this particular book the group has decided to tackle the myths … Continue reading →

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