“Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too.“
Marcus Aurelius

All things do indeed pass; however, if we were able to fly high above the river of time, we would understand that as the river rushes, it is all still part of the river at every moment.

That is an idea which has always fascinated me as a writer and a historian. It is the distance and also the immediacy of the past. We are always beyond it and yet, it is always passing before us.

When I began to study medieval history more in depth in graduate school, the complexities of understanding something as fluid as the past became immediately apparent to me. Events most people take as settled fact were debated. Details were open to discussion and vulnerable to the discovery of new sources or fresh ways of examining existing sources. What was remembered, and how, mattered.

This way of thinking about the past permeates my storytelling and writing.

So, have a look around. Follow whatever interests you. I hope you’ll find something here that makes you curious about a time, a place, or a story.

Welcome to a place of histories, stories, and other things worth remembering!