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So, that’s a wrap! The final chapter of my novella, Fixing History, has been published. If you missed a chapter, here’s the series index. On to the footnotes: 1.  My teenaged son, for whom I wrote this novella, disagrees with… Continue Reading →

These author’s notes relate to Fixing History Chapter 10. If you’re looking for a different chapter or footnote page, see the Fixing History series index link. 1.  The culvert where our travelers hid the time machine in Central Park exists… Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →