Writing and Words

Words can open doors. Words can close doors. When used effectively, words can sell products, tell stories, and change minds. Choosing the right words is important.

Cigar quotePoetry

Interlude/Cat Scratches on a Blue Silk Pillow
Lord Thantos
On the Charles
These Old Shoes
I Remember How All the Cars Stopped / On State Highway Forty-One

History and Art

The Auspicious Event: The Destruction of the Janissary Corps in 1826 - This is a brief discussion of the Ottoman Empire's attempts to reform the Janissary Corps; the failure of those efforts and the final destruction of the corps.

Shaithan's Wind: The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 - This is a brief chronicle of the military events surrounding the rebellion of the Indian troops of the British East India Company army during the summer and fall of 1857.

A Question of Provenance: Teri Horton and the Possible, Unknown Jackson Pollock Painting

A Brief Sketch: Treadwell Family History, 1899-1959 - This is a summary of sixty years in one southern African-America family.

Consumer Advice

Things to Consider Before Buying a Mobility Scooter
Community Living Program Helps Consumers Gain Independence

Some Interesting Resources

Janissary soldierBooks and Such

Amber Quill
BookCrossing
Crescent Blues
Erotica Readers & Writers Association
FFFound
Islamic Science Fiction
Library Thing

Graphic and Web Design

Aviary
Brusheezy
CSS Leak

Writing History

The Gentleman's Page
Victorian London
Victorian Web Sites

Writing Resources

netLibrary
Project Gutenberg
Thesaurus.com
Toledo-Lucas County Library
WritersDigest.com