by Stephanie Dray | Sep 13, 2011 | Fun Stuff, Miscellany
I wish I could claim to add some original content to this article, but all I can do is link it and tell you how great it is. Caroline Lawrence has a gift for boiling things down to the essential and interesting and I don’t want to lose track of this information,...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 30, 2011 | Fun Stuff
I’m pretty sure I’ve never done anything that was such a waste of time before–especially considering my lack of artistic skill and tools, but one of the things that always creeps me out about Roman statuary is the dead eyes. On the one hand, I prefer...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 29, 2011 | Miscellany
I’ve known Constance Chamberlain for about ten years, but hadn’t heard this story before. Because I’m interested in all things writing, not to mention all things that have historical roots, I invited this excellent musician to make this guest post...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 22, 2011 | Bad Girls of the Ancient World, Lily of the Nile, My Works, Song of the Nile, Upcoming Events
Stephanie discusses the most vilified women in history and the role mythology played in their image, then and now.
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 22, 2011 | Cleopatra Contest, For Writers, Miscellany
It gives me great pleasure to introduce another semi-finalists for the Cleopatra Writing Contest for Young Women. Abigail Grant is a talented young woman. Over the course of the next few weeks I’ll be featuring these young authors and I hope you’ll make...