Rubicon

Jan 10, 2015 | Theatre - Writing

On this day in 49 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar led a single legion, the Legio XIII Gemina, south over the Rubicon from Cisalpine Gaul to invade Italy. His own country.  I never think of this as happening in January, though it was just at the start of the Roman New...

EVE OF IDES tonight!

Mar 14, 2014 | Shakespeare - Theatre

2058 years ago tomorrow, Julius Caesar was assassinated. On this, the anniversary of the eve of his murder at the hands of his political rivals, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival is having a one-night-only concert reading of my play, EVE OF IDES. Directed by Jan...

Tomorrow Night – EVE OF IDES in Ann Arbor

Mar 13, 2014 | Books - Shakespeare - Theatre

On Friday night, March 14th, at the Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival is having a one-night-only concert reading of my Caesar/Brutus play, EVE OF IDES. Directed by Jan Blixt, the cast includes John Seibert as Caesar, Robert...

A Muse – A Short Story

Oct 28, 2013 | Writing

The door closed, and Father Giacomo placed the long stone in a small, felt-lined case before shuffling back up the hallway. His feet ached already, and the day had barely begun. But at ninety-three years old, he felt he was lucky to feel his legs, much less balance on...

Four Emperors Tour!

Oct 8, 2013 | Books - History - The Novel

Thanks to the astonishing and marvelous Amy Philips Bruno at Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, I'm touring the interwebs promoting the second book in the Colossus series, The Four Emperors, now out in paperback! Reviews, interviews, guest posts, book...