Historical Fiction

But never fast enough...

Jan 22 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

"The Drawing Board" and The Drawing Board

I'm back to both kinds

Dec 12, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

In-between Times

I seem to spend much of my life in between this or that, frustrated that I need to make moment-by-moment decisions without sufficient information.

Nov 14, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

The Secret Chord & Silence

I’ve noted before that I write few true book reviews.

Nov 4, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Take a Chance on Indies

If you crave variety and stories from Off the Beaten Path, I have two treats for you.

Oct 25, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Farewell, O Syria

A Song for Damascus

Oct 11, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

I Arrived Home to This Beauty

Seriously off the beaten path

Sep 2, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Summer Reading Strategy

As promised, I'm going to divulge my current, highly strategized reading plan:

Jul 19, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Cloud Cuckoo Land and Girl with a Pearl Earring

Whatever novels I read back to back, no matter how disparate, my brain goes into a compare/contrast mode.

Jul 10, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Farrukhzad, Farrūkhzādag, Yazdegerd, Yazdgerd, Yazdgird?

Beta Readers & a Polling Update

Jun 16, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Please - A Poll

I need your input

May 29, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

I Had Nearly Finished

But you'll have to wait.

May 23, 2025 • Lausanne Davis Carpenter

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