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I aten’t dead

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Just overwhelmed. This post is going to be a little bit of everything. First, I have been remiss in not telling you all how the Foundations Revealed competition turned out. The wonderful and inimitable Ruth Goodman announced the winners in … Continue reading →

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From the Leaf-Mould

Posted on December 21, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Artist’s statement from the senior capstone class. It had to answer several very specific questions, and I asked the professor I named if he was fine with me doing so, and he was. I’d been writing for about seven years … Continue reading →

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What I hope to be up to for the rest of the summer

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

We heard cicadas on the 30th of June, and all at once we passed into high summer. When you hear six weeks until first frost it’s as if you’ve crested the tallest in a series of hills and are looking … Continue reading →

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May wrap-up

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

Reading: Wingfeather Tales: a collection of short stories by several authours, set in the world of the Wingfeather Saga. The novella at the end would have been really good if it weren’t for 95% of the sentences being so easily … Continue reading →

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“Polybius observed that deisidaimonia — fear and respect for the supernatural — held the Roman state together.”

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

(Roman Religion, Valerie Warrior) I think it may be time to talk a little more about the Vestal Virgin story. I’ve mentioned it here on account of reading books for it, but not enough to really give an idea of … Continue reading →

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The long-awaited Theodosius essay

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Nolie Alcarturiel

(I don’t know how many of you have been waiting on the edge of your seats for this, but here it is anyway. Formatting’s a bit off in the longer quotes.)   Theodosius I was the last to rule both halves … Continue reading →

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