Month August 2020
We’re spending extra time with Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Chapter 9, so that Mackenzie can connect some more dots. The original premise of our novella was, “What if America never existed?” The three travelers figured that would be the result if… Continue Reading →
Strident voices shouted commands in German, answered by Herr Bonhoeffer’s calm tones. Footsteps led down the hall into the parlor, followed by a muffled conversation that seemed to last forever. The cold, silent bedroom where Mackenzie stood belied the… Continue Reading →
Could Hitler still be in power in 1960? Not in our story! The Man in the High Castle already explored that storyline. It asks the question, “What if the Allies, including America, lost WWII?” Our story asks the question, “What… Continue Reading →
Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. Dateline: November 1, 1960, Berlin, Germany As the sparkling air resolved into a new scene, several rows of moss-covered tombstones came into view. Beyond the stone wall, a… Continue Reading →
The events of Chapter 7 were short enough that the chapter combines two datelines, but they bring up a host of topics for further exploration. If you missed prior chapters, here’s the Fixing history series index link. 1. If you… Continue Reading →
The sun glittered brightly in the wake of the canoes. With the natives’ backs turned, Mackenzie could finally snap a photo of them, with the Mission of the Blessed Sacrament in the distance. The floodwater had receded a… Continue Reading →
Today’s notes on Fixing History Chapter 6 are a little longer than usual, because this is a topic I’ve researched for another book. If you would like to find other chapters, see the series index. 1. The Ohlone and Coastal… Continue Reading →
Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. Dateline: March 8, 1852, Sacramento, CA A fleet of canoes paddled toward their oak grove island, surrounded as it was by a flooded inland sea. Mackenzie shivered as… Continue Reading →
It may seem counter-intuitive, but these footnotes on Fixing History, Chapter 5, lead us directly back to the French and Indian War. That conflict started in 1754, and in 1756 it was compounded by the Seven Years’ War in Europe. … Continue Reading →
Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. The three travelers retraced their steps by the light of a silver Paris moon, and Nik took some time reprogramming the time machine computer. Then the lights shimmered,… Continue Reading →
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