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This blog is designed to share the research sources and methods of author, Joyce DiPastena, in the hope of benefiting other writers interested in setting their stories in the Middle Ages, or increasing the medieval texture of works already completed. Joyce specializes in medieval fiction...mystery, suspense, and adventure, with a strong dash of romance.
About Me
Joyce DiPastena
Arizona, United States
Author of LOYALTY'S WEB and ILLUMINATIONS OF THE HEART. Joyce DiPastena fell in love with the Middle Ages when she first read Thomas B. Costain’s THE CONQUERING FAMILY in high school. A graduate of the University of Arizona with a degree specializing in medieval history, Joyce lives in Arizona with her two cats, Clio and Glinka Rimsky-Korsokov.
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The Great and Terrible: Clear as the Moon, by Chris Stewart (fiction) - begun in December 2008 The Death of a Squire, by Maureen Ash (fiction) The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas (fiction)** The Dark Lantern, by Gerri Brightwell (fiction) Black Sheep, by Georgette Heyer (fiction)** Mr Monk Goes to Germany, by Lee Goldberg (fiction) Catherine, Called Birdy, by Karen Cushman (fiction)** Miss Delacourt Speaks Her Mind, by Heidi Ashworth (fiction) Seeking Persephone, by Sarah M. Eden (fiction) Messiah: The Little-known Story of Handel's Beloved Oratorio, by Tim Slover (non-fiction) Dogsbody, by Diana Wynne Jones (fiction)** The Convenient Marriage, by Georgette Heyer (fiction)** A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, by Bill O'Reilly (non-fiction)
Arabella, by Georgette Heyer (fiction)**
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (fiction)
The Lives of Christopher Chant, by Diana Wynne Jones (fiction)** Martha's Freedom Train, by C. Larene Hall (fiction)
Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones (fiction)**
Spellbound, by Jaimey Grant (fiction)
The Stranger She Married, by Donna Hatch (fiction)**
By Love or By Sea, by Rachel Rager (fiction)
Marguerite Makes a Book, by Bruce Robertson and Kathryn Hewitt (fiction)
The Sister Pact, by Cami Checketts (fiction)
Trail of Storms, by Marsha Ward (fiction)
The Conqueror, by Georgette Heyer (fiction)**
**re-reading of an old favorite
***Favorite "new" book of 2008
What Am I Reading Now?
The Ball's In Her Court, by Heather Justesen (fiction)
The Holy Bible & Mormonism, by Christopher Mills (non-fiction)
"Margaret looked up at him from where she sat by the window.
"Oh, Brother Gregory, what's wrong with your hand"
"I'm just scratching it; it itches."
"Really, is it red?"
"No, it's just a bite. You gave me a flea."
I don't have fleas, Brother Gregory," insisted Margaret.
"Everyone has fleas, Margaret. It's part of God's plan."
"I don't. I wash them off."
"Margaret, you haven't any sense at all. They just hop back. You can't wash enough to keep them off."
"I do."
"Aren't you afraid your skin will come off? It could, you know. That's much worse than fleas." Brother Gregory spoke with an air of absolute certainty.
"Everyone tells me that. It hasn't come off yet."
"Margaret, you're too hardheaded for your own good. Now take for your next sentence, 'Fleas do not wash off.'"
"Is this right?" She held up the tablet, and Brother Gregory shook his head in mock indignation.
"I despair of you, Margaret. Flea is not spelled with one e--it's spelled with two.""— Judith Merkle Riley
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