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Footnotes 6

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 →

Chapter 6: Mission of the Blessed Sacrament

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 →

Footnotes 5

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 →

Chapter 5: King William IV of North America

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 →

Footnotes 4

Louie, Louie – Oh, baby!  Did you know there are at least 20 kings named Louis on the list of French monarchs?  Chapter 4 is the point in our story where we see the dominoes starting to fall.  If the… Continue Reading →

Chapter 4: Louis the Seventeenth

Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. Dateline: 1811, Paris, France           A puff of dust kicked up as the time machine came to rest in a narrow lane.  Mackenzie rubbed her nose, but Nik sneezed… Continue Reading →

Chapter 3: The Rights of British America

Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. Dateline: June 1, 1774, Williamsburg, Virginia           This time when they landed, the birds weren’t silent.  They were twittering overhead in the oaks.  It seemed like Mackenzie’s scream was… Continue Reading →

Footnotes 3

Dear reader, The following are author’s notes on Fixing History, chapter 3. 1.  Jefferson’s 1774 treatise on the Rights of British America is just as important as presented in Chapter 3.  You can see images of it from the Library of… Continue Reading →

Footnotes 2

Dear reader, The following are footnotes on Fixing History, chapter 2. I’ve chosen not to use the typical footnote numbering in the novella text, because I don’t want to distract you from the adventure. So you might call these end… Continue Reading →

Chapter 2: The Indestructible Man

Disclaimer for social media: This is historical fiction for entertainment only. If you missed previous chapters, click here.           “Fix history,” Mackenzie repeated.  “You mean, like, go back and make sure Ferdinand and Isabella never fund Columbus’ voyage?”           “I… Continue Reading →

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