Three people gathered around the white cloth under the late-day sun. One woman shook a small leather pouch, whispering a question to the gods as she did so. She emptied its contents into her bejeweled hands, exhaling once over them before releasing the lot onto the cloth. Strips of nut wood landed on the fabric.…
A huge god stands atop a jagged peak, his eyes fixed on his target. A giant looms in the mist below. With one hand, he swings his hammer, which glints like lightning in the darkness. The weapon connects, and the giant falls. The ground quakes and the obsidian valley splinters to forever shape the landscape.…
How one little book made a big life impact All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. JRR Tolkien A long-awaited milestone Readers, I am over the moon to share that my first book became a bestseller on Kindle last week! I wish I could have…
Valkyrie, Freyja, and women of the Viking era A well-behaved woman rarely makes history. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich **Trigger warning for blood, gore, descriptions of war and bloodshed** Freyja’s Chosen The Norse goddess Freyja chooses her slain We wind and wind the web of spears, there where the banners of bold men go forth; we must…