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My August Reading Log

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Victoria Janssen

Nonfiction: The Rape of Belgium: The Untold Story of World War I by Larry Zuckerman was a slog, but not because it’s a bad book. It was a slog because it’s difficult to read about so much pure, unadulterated fuckery … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Mira’s Last Dance: Penric & Desdemona Book 5 by Lois McMaster Bujold was delightful to read, but it felt like it ended too soon, not just because it leaves the door open for the next story, but because it … Continue reading →

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My May Reading Log

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Black Tides of Heaven by J.Y. Yang is Asian-flavored science fantasy with a familiar plot, following the twin children of a dictator as they grow into their paranormal abilities and oppose their mother’s reign. Only one of the … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas entertained me just as much as the first book in the series, and I am really bummed the third book isn’t out yet. I love the many female characters and the complexities … Continue reading →

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Knitting and World War One

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Victoria Janssen

The Wool Brigades of World War I, When Knitting Was a Patriotic Duty, an article for Atlas Obscura, reminded me of an excellent book I read years ago: No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting (1990) by Anne … Continue reading →

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For the Love of a Soldier – “The Aid Station, 1916”

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Victoria Janssen

My World War One erotica story “The Aid Station, 1916” is appearing in For the Love of a Soldier from Circlet Press, edited by Kristina Wright. It’s out June 29th. This one has been in limbo for a long time, … Continue reading →

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“Preparations For Victory,” Edmund Blunden

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Victoria Janssen

Preparations For Victory My soul, dread not the pestilence that hags The valley; flinch not you, my body young. At these great shouting smokes and snarling jags Of fiery iron; as yet may not be flung The dice that claims … Continue reading →

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September/October 2014 Reading Log

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Victoria Janssen

I didn’t read very much beyond nonfiction in progress in September. Fanfiction: London Orbital by merripestin (Sherlock) features Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sally Donovan, and Greg Lestrade trapped together in a car all night, for a case. Snappy dialogue ensues. … Continue reading →

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“Two Hundred Years After,” Siegfried Sassoon

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Victoria Janssen

Two Hundred Years After Trudging by Corbie Ridge one winter’s night, (Unless old hearsay memories tricked his sight) Along the pallid edge of the quiet sky He watched a nosing lorry grinding on, And straggling files of men; when these … Continue reading →

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New sale!

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Victoria Janssen

I’m happy to announce I’ve sold a short story, “The Aid Station,” to editor Kristina Wright for her military-themed anthology, For the Love of a Soldier. Look for it in November! It’s set in 1916, and features a British ambulance … Continue reading →

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