Sticks and Stones and Mammoth Bones

I am once again writing a book on a short deadline.  Unlike Heroines of Mercy Street,  it is not a book that the Marginalia will have any interest in.  My friends and family will feel no need to buy  or read it.*  I won’t post the cover here.**  There will be no interviews, guest posts,…

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Prehistoric Redheads

Like every other redhead I know, I have a mental list of notable gingers from history:  Richard the Lion-Hearted, Christopher Columbus, Elizabeth I, Thomas Jefferson, Lucille Ball…*  It’s a natural defense against phrases like “red-headed stepchild” and that popular playground taunt, “I’d rather be dead than red on the head.” ** Not speaking for anyone…

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