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Here you can find samples of my work and learn about my novels and related content.

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The Bright Report The Bright Report
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The Bright Report Volume 2 The Bright Report Volume 2
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Calliope’s Inspiration

The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VanGogh-starry_night_ballance1.jpg
Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh [4512243112421514243341335331453324512253321125231545311314453234124245422]
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich
Wanderer above the sea of fog, by Caspar David Friedrich [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Man_Writing_a_Letter_by_Gabri%C3%ABl_Metsu.jpg
Man Writing a Letter by Gabriël Metsu [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Books
The Librarian (c. 1570) by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Novel
Orpheus and Eurydice (1862) by Edward Poynter
Ambush by Giovanni Battista Quadrone
By Giovanni Battista Quadrone – Il Giro del Mondo, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45676144
The Lies of Locke Lamora Cover
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
The Sorceress (1913), by John William Waterhouse Jr
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Concert of Birds, by Frans Snyders (Attr.) (1629-1657) [Public Domain]
Now is the time to read
Antique Beauty by Stepan Bakalovich
Unusual Latin terms in English Writing
The Tease (1901) by John William Godward
Valentine's Day
Pygmalion by Jean-Léon Gérôme [Public domain]
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALa_farandole_de_P%C3%A9trarque.jpg
By Marie Alexandre Valentin Sellier (19/20th century) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Patreon Launch
The Muses, Urania and Calliope, by Simon Vouet [Public Domain]
Time to Learn
Forbidden Books, By Alexander Mark Rossi (1897).
Using Latin
Saint Cecilia (1895), by John William Waterhouse
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436105
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
after Hans Holbein the Younger, oil on panel, late 16th century (1533-1534)
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heraldry
With Copper Plate Lowered (c. 1651), attributed to Bartholomeus van Bassen
Rewriting and asking for help
Consulting the Oracle (1884) by John William Waterhouse
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Nymphs finding the head of Orpheus, John William Waterhouse (1900) [Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain]
Red Seas Under Red Skies Review
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adam_Silo_(attr)_-_A_seascape_with_Tall_ships.jpg
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Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884)
Romeo and Juliet by Frank Dicksee (1884) from WikiMedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DickseeRomeoandJuliet.jpg
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Reaching New Worlds
Miranda – The Tempest, by John William Waterhouse
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAdolf_Eberle_Der_gelunge_Brief.jpg
Brief, by Adolf Eberle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Stuck at Home
After the Dance (1876), by John William Waterhouse
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Books
Still life with a lighted candle (1627) by Pieter Claesz
Deus Ex Machina
Oedipus at Colonus (1788), by Jean-Antione-Theodore Giroust
How to use Latin
A Priestess of Bacchus, by John William Godward (1890)
By Johannes Vermeer - Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
By Johannes Vermeer – Unknown, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=160013
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Holbein_the_Younger_-_The_Ambassadors_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger (1533)
Learning at Home
Drawing lesson *oil on panel *69 x 60,3 cm *signed b.l.: A. Van Strij
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
The Zaparozhye Cossacks Writing a Mocking Letter to the Turkish Sultan *oil on canvas *358 × 203 cm *signed b.c.: И.Репин 1880-91
Gods and Mythology
Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl (1646), by François Perrier
Starting something new
By J. M. W. Turner – The Athenaeum (http://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=20906), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1511781

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