Reading Ancient Mail isn’t Snooping, Right?

Reading Ancient Mail isn’t Snooping, Right?

Late in the fall of 1896, Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt, scholars fresh from Oxford took the steamer to Cairo. They wanted to become Famous Archaeologists during a period when the British were fascinated by ancient Egyptian artifacts. So fascinated that said artifacts were disappearing from Egypt like sliced grapes from a toddler’s plate.  They decided to dig…

Story Prompt from History: Waves on a Windless Sea

Story Prompt from History: Waves on a Windless Sea

Irene Dykstra had a big dream: become a published author. Alzheimers caught up with her before she could realize that dream, but she left behind a folder of newspaper clippings that inspired her story ideas.  She was my children’s g-g grandmother, and I inherited her collection. I’m planning on sharing one clip a week in…