by lzadmin | Mar 4, 2013 | Sassy Scholar
Our language is evolving and new words (neologisms) are being added to the dictionary in greater numbers than ever before, and yet we continue to use sayings from long ago–their original meanings lost in the annals of history. Here’s a few common sayings we still use...
by lzadmin | Dec 21, 2012 | Fabulous Females, Sassy Scholar
It’s Fab Female Friday and with only several days left before Christmas, I had no choice but to write about Mary, Mother of God. Icon. Saint. Legendary Jewish mother. Naturally, everyone knows about the biblical Mary. The woman is an icon of epic proportions. Images...
by lzadmin | Nov 23, 2012 | Fabulous Females, Sassy Scholar
Julia Domna: Wife. Mother. Philosopher. Political mover & shaker. The astrologer’s prediction proved correct! Married in her teens to a 40-something widower Roman commander named Septimus Severus—soon to become the first African Roman emperor—Julia &...
by lzadmin | Nov 7, 2012 | Engaging Enigmas
Myth and history collide in my novel, The Merkabah Recruit. Often times, they are rooted and merged so deeply in ancient history and culture we can’t figure where one ends and the other begins. Add modern science to the mix and those fantastical myths are now...