by M.N. Stroh | Nov 22, 2017 | Historical Factoids, Irish Culture Insight, Research
I confess. One of the first aspects that attracted me to the Middle Ages was fashion. I absolutely loved the dresses medieval women wore, and the guy’s clothes weren’t half bad either.So when I first set out to learn about 10th century Ireland, fashion...
by M.N. Stroh | Nov 11, 2017 | My Writing, Personal, Research
If there’s one thing historical fiction writers and readers should share in common, it’s that innate desire to discover a window into the past. That driving force compels insatiably. We want to be that fly on the wall. To see how it all happened…at...
by M.N. Stroh | Sep 2, 2017 | A Day in the Life, Personal
How can there be an all-powerful, loving God, when there is evil in the world?This is a question many of us stumble over. You hear it most often from self-professing intellectuals, then repeated by others, too stunned by the apparently flawless logic on the surface,...
by M.N. Stroh | Jul 27, 2017 | A Day in the Life, My Writing, Personal
Did you ever think this day would come? I sure had my doubts. But it’s finally here! Well…confession, it came in June. I just haven’t had the opportunity until now to share the news. So we know I’m a little slow. Sorry about that. But just...
by M.N. Stroh | May 14, 2017 | A Day in the Life, Personal
Back when I was a sophomore in high school, we had this substitute teacher named Mrs. Shirley. Now, when you hear the name Shirley, images of a happy bubbly person might spring to mind. Maybe a bouncy little girl like the silver screen actress Shirley Temple. Mrs....