Water. Out of the great rivers long ago, mermen of a kind — the Seven Sages — emerged. It was they, ancient Mesopotamians told, who brought the gifts of civilization to humankind. But water was also the amniotic soup of chaos. Only after a god-hero split the sea monster Tiamat in two was life on …
I am calling it Vegan Figs Diablo… with bacon. It’s a clear night in Charlottesville, and I really should be writing about the gorgeous full moon that hangs above the reservoir behind our house. The ancient moon god, Nanna-Suen, is one of my most favorite character’s preoccupations, and I’ve been learning more about magic in …
A princess betrothed to Nebuchadnezzar travels from her palace in Hamadan to Babylon. True story, and it’s angling to be the beginning of my historical novel. Amytis’ journey, 2500 years ago, from what is modern, northern Iran to what is modern, central Iraq passed through a changing landscape with a dizzying variety of flora and …
