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Volume 15 #12: Soundings and Sextants,Part Two

Previous / Next Soundings and Sextants,Part Two, Celestial Navigation Methods Written by Iver P. Cooper According to Marx’s book on the Spanish flota, ship’s navigators were regarded with scorn and, on many occasions, the denouement to the stranding of a ship’s crew was the assassination or execution of the navigator (71). Up-time celestial navigation methods may […]

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Volume 15 #11: Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Six

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin,Part Six: The Polish Incident or The Wet Firecracker War Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Third Lieutenant Boris Timrovich, Tim to his friends, was savoring the victory. Right up to the time he was called into the commandant’s office. He had beaten Third Lieutenant Igor Milosevic in […]

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Volume 15 #10: Sonata, Part One

Previous / Next Note: This is a story of Marla Linder, Franz Sylwester, and their music. It consists of Sonata, Part One (Grantville Gazette Volume 15), Sonata, Part Two (Grantville Gazette 16), Sonata, Part Three (Grantville Gazette 17), and Sonata, Part Four (Grantville Gazette 18). This touching story is part of 1635: Music and Murder, published by Baen. Sonata, Part […]

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Volume 15 #9: Dog Days

Previous / Next Dog Days Written by Richard Evans Spring 1632, Grantville, Thuringia, Germany, early morning Old Pete sat in his favorite spot and huffed out a breath of air that made his mouth flap comfortably. He laid his head down onto his paws and watched the streets through the white wooden pickets of the […]

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Volume 15 #8: The Whippoorwill

Previous / Next The Whippoorwill Written by John Zeek “I’m getting too old for this shit.” Anse Hatfield swung off his horse, the dull pains in his back and legs reminding him that camping rough and riding all day was a young man’s game. He waved to Sergeant Albrecht. “Hold off making camp. Now that […]

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Volume 15 #7: A Falcon Falls

Previous / Next A Falcon Falls Written by Kerryn Offord Saturday Morning, December 31, 1633, Grantville “Swan Lake! How does she expect us to do Swan Lake? And in Magdeburg. The woman is raving.” Harvey Matowski glanced back up the road. Nearly half a mile away, just outside the high school, he could see the headlights […]

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Volume 15 #6: Breakthroughs

Previous / Next Breakthroughs Written by Jack Carroll General Electronics laboratoriesMarch 1634 Something didn’t fit, and it looked important. Else Berding had gone to the break room for a cup of coffee. She came out to see Jennifer Hanson in the hallway, carrying on a conversation through a ham walkie-talkie. It was a little bit […]

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Volume 15 #5: The Old Gray Goose

Previous / Next The Old Gray Goose Written by Terry Howard GrantvilleThanksgiving, 1635 “Why are you not happy, Herr Benito? We have a half day off.” The new butcher’s helper, Hans Knefler, glanced over at the man he’d been assigned to work with out of the corner of his eye as they walked home from […]

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Volume 15 #4: A Pirate’s Ken

Previous / Next A Pirate’s Ken Written by Iver P. Cooper The lookout squinted. In the east, a horizon-hugging bank of clouds glowed red, heralding the imminent sunrise. In the west, the sky was a deep azure, with only a few stars still glimmering. Below his perch was a dark skeleton of masts and spars. […]

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Volume 15 #3: The Summer of Our Discontent

Previous / Next The Summer of Our Discontent Written by Virginia DeMarce Grantville, May 1634 Susan Logsden sat in the front pew of Grantville’s rebuilt Presbyterian church, flanked on one side by Grampa Ben and Grandma Gloria and on the other by her half-sister Pam Hardesty and half-brother Cory Joe Lang. She couldn’t stop the […]

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Volume 15 #2: Letters of Trade

Previous / Next Letters of Trade Written by David Dingwall October 1630Downham Market, Norfolk To John Paulet, Winchester To my good friend John, and to your lady wife Jane, we congratulate you at the glad news of the birth of your first son, Charles. We hope both mother and child are well, and his auspices […]

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Volume 15 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode Four

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode Four Written by Eric Flint Krzysztof Opalinski was obviously puzzled by Morris’ reference to himself as Gandalf. But, to Melissa’s surprise, his companion Jakub Zaborowsky grinned. “Not exactly, Herr Roth—at least, not from our viewpoint. You are more in the way of our Elrond. Perhaps Galadriel.” Morris gaped […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 12 #8: To Kill A Redbird

Previous To Kill A Redbird Marc Tyrrell A townhouse in Hamburg Monday, February 11, 1636, 8:25 p.m. “So, that is my proposal, meine Herren. What do you think?” Hans Geisel looked around the well-lit, wood paneled room at the five other men seated there, watching their body language. Predictably, Wilhelm van den Berg was relaxed, […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 12 #7: That Old Chestnut

Previous / Next I used to be a stately tree, tall and straight, dominating my neighbors in the forest. Until Grantville came to town. My name is Chris, and I used to be a European chestnut tree, but Grantville brought the chestnut blight with it when it came back from the year 2000. I had […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 12 #6: A Flask and a Handshake

Previous / Next A Flask and a Handshake Natalie Silk Spring 1636 “Wife!” Danel Nahon rushed through the door of his small home and saw that Dora wasn’t there. Dora’s favorite stool by the hearth had her mending basket resting on top of it. With three young growing children, the basket was always filled with […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 12 #5: Escaping The What-Ifs

Previous / Next Escaping The What-Ifs Mike Knopp Redbird Institute Construction Site North of Röblitz, West Virginia County, Thuringia-Franconia October 6, 1635 Pierre Petit stood at the top of the hill, watching the train steadily move up the incline. A metallic pinging of the pinion on the rack and safety catches rang distinctively under the […]

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1632 & Beyond 12 #4: Renamed

Previous / Next Renamed Bethanne Kim Redbird Institute Early July 1635 Phil Bartolli fished a plain red handkerchief out of his pocket to wipe his brow. Reconsidering, he wiped his whole face. “I keep hearing that we’re in the middle of the Little Ice Age, but it sure doesn’t feel like it on a day […]

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1632 & Beyond 12 #3: But Will It Play In Peoria?

Previous / Next But Will It Play In Peoria? Tracy S. Morris March 1635 “Eeeeh, what’s up, Paul?” Betsy Springer held a carrot between two fingers like Bugs Bunny pretending to hold a cigar as she pingponged into Managing Editor Paul Kindred’s office at the Grantville Times with her usual high energy. Today, his star […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 12 #2: Chautauqua, Disney, And The World’s Fair

Previous / Next Chautauqua, Disney, And The World’s Fair Bjorn Hasseler Rudolstadt, Rudolstadt-Schwarzburg County, SoTF August 1634 Countess Emelie of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst was nineteen, six months pregnant, and distracting herself with the most marvelous idea. She and her fifty-three-year-old husband Count Ludwig Guenther of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt had returned to Rudolstadt from Magdeburg just a few days ago. […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 12 #1: What is Redbird?

Previous / Next What is Redbird? Bethanne Kim Why is this in nonfiction when Redbird is fictional? It’s not a story. It’s the story behind the story. Most of what is written in this universe is solidly built on the foundation of what is real. Grantville isn’t real, but Mannington (the town Grantville is based […]

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Volume 14 #17: Soundings and Sextants, Part One, Navigational Instruments Old and New

Previous Soundings and Sextants, Part One, Navigational Instruments Old and New Written by Iver P. Cooper In Mr. Midshipman Hornblower, the tyrannical senior midshipman, Mr. Simpson, given a navigation problem by the sailing master, computes the ship’s position as being in Central Africa. The captain acidly praises him for discovering the source of the Nile. Poor […]

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Volume 14 #16: Second Hand Help

Previous / Next Second Hand Help Written by Vincent W. Coljee In Grantville Gazette, Volume 10, vaccinations in the 1632 universe were discussed as something Grantville would introduce to early modern Europe and beyond. Vaccinations are an extremely useful and beneficial healthcare innovation both from the societal and personal perspective. Widespread use of vaccinations can prevent […]

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Volume 14 #15: Metallic Fusion: Putting it Together in 1632

Previous / Next Metallic Fusion: Putting it Together in 1632 Written by Kevin H. Evans The construction of machines and devices requires that sections of material be attached to each other. This can be accomplished by friction, adhesives, mechanical connections, and welding. Down-time fastening methods were mostly mechanical. That is the methods depended on adhesion […]

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Volume 14 #14: Radio Killed the Video Star: Mass Communication Development in the 1632 Universe

Previous / Next Radio Killed the Video Star: Mass Communication Development in the 1632 Universe Written by Jay Robison As we have seen so far in both fiction (“Waves of Change” Grantville Gazette, Volume 9) and non-fiction (articles by Rick Boatright and others), the mass media of radio and television are bringing big changes to seventeenth […]

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Volume 14 #13:Stretching Out, Part Three: Maria’s Mission

Previous / Next Stretching Out, Part Three: Maria’s Mission Written by Iver P. Cooper Grantville, September 1633 “You’ve heard the news, Mevrouw Vorst?” David de Vries brandished a folded copy of the Grantville Times. Maria Vorst turned to face him. “Who hasn’t, Captain? Is it really as bad as the papers say?” “Probably worse. Over sixty […]

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Volume 14 #12: Joseph Hanauer, Part Three: All Creatures Stand in Judgment

Previous / Next Joseph Hanauer, Part Three: All Creatures Stand in Judgment Written by Douglas W. Jones 10th of Tamuz, 5391 ( July 10, 1631 ) The trip by cart from Grantville to a wooded hillside above Magdala had only taken a day. Seen from the hillside, the village looked large. Yossie had expected Magdala to be […]

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Volume 14 #11: Cinco de Mayo . . . er, der Fünfte Mai

Previous / Next Cinco de Mayo . . . er, der Fünfte Mai Written by Edith Wild “So what the heck is a taco, really?” asked Maria, David’s girlfriend. It was with great fanfare that the owners of the Thuringen Gardens added real honest-to-god tacos to their menu in May of 1634. May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, was to be […]

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Volume 14 #10: School Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Rule Days

Previous / Next School Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Rule Days Written by Terry Howard February, 1635, Grantville It all started on the first day of school. Chaim was in the hallway when he heard a kid say, “Hey, Hans. Look! A Shirley Temple haircut!” “What are you talkin’ about?” “The banana curls, just […]

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Volume 14 #9: Stepping Up

Previous / Next Stepping Up Written by Jack Carroll American Electric WorksThe president’s office7:30 PM Gottfried voiced an untranslatable grunt of frustration. “How on earth do they come up with this?” Landon looked at the page. “Hmm. Yes. You have every right to be confused, the author should have shown some intermediate steps. Well, let’s walk […]

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Volume 14 #8: The New Romantics

Previous / Next The New Romantics Written by Kerryn Offord Grantville, February 1634 Hazel Patton couldn’t stand not knowing what the giggling was all about a moment longer. She poked her head around the corner to find three of her teacher trainees giggling over a book. Walking over to them she held out a hand […]

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Volume 14 #7: Songs and Ballads

Previous / Next Songs and Ballads Written by Virginia DeMarce Judith Roth claimed no expertise at the piano—only lessons from the seventh through the sixteenth years of her life. She had been profoundly grateful when the last teacher to whom she had been assigned at the Levine School of Music had concurred with her own […]

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Volume 14 #5: Gearing Up

Previous / Next Gearing Up Written by Sean Massey Happy AcresOctober 1633 “Du dummes, undankbares Stück scheiße!” Jost Neubert screamed. He waved his arms and hit the old John Deere Model B tractor with his hat. The tractor hadn’t seen this much work in decades, and steam now poured out of the radiator. “Warum jetzt??” Jost […]

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Volume 14 #5: A Matter of Unehrlichkeit

Previous / Next A Matter of Unehrlichkeit Written by Kim Mackey The breeze along the Rhine was beginning to freshen again when Philipp Hainhofer glanced once more towards the gates of Cologne. Where are you Georg? It’s been over an hour! His youngest daughter, Sophie, noticed his look. “He’s probably in a beer tavern somewhere with […]

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volume 14 #4: Bats in the Belfry

Previous / Next Bats in the Belfry Written by Garrett W. Vance Late May, 1634 Pam Miller walked briskly down Grantville’s main street, hoping to avoid the friendly looking fellow heading her way from the Freedom Arches. It looked like he may be trying to get her attention; she had no idea why and was […]

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Volume 14 #3: Mrs. Schumacher

Previous / Next Mrs. Schumacher Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett “Lena! Lena! It’s here!” Helena looked up from the pot she was stirring to see her cousin Dorothea Kellerin pushing open the door. The girl was barely able to hold on to the basket of food she’d bought at the market, considering the […]

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Volume 14 #2: Jenny and the King’s Men

Previous / Next Jenny and the King’s Men Written by Mark Huston And thus a mighty deed was done by Jenny’s valiant hand,Black Prelacy and Popery she drove from Scottish land;King Charles he was a shuffling knave, priest Laud a meddling fool,But Jenny was a woman wise, who beat them with a stool! The column […]

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Volume 14 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode Three

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode Three Written by Eric FlintChapter 3 Fortunately, they were hungry—or James might have spent half an hour instead of three minutes making wisecracks about Lord and Lady Roth and the way they bid fair to make pikers out of any European aristocrats barring maybe the odd emperor here […]

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Volume 13 #19: Turn, Turn, Turn

Previous Turn, Turn, Turn Written by Virginia DeMarce July 1634 Father Nicholas Smithson, S.J., cleared his throat for the third time. Crossing his arms over his chest, he leaned back against the wall of St. Mary’s rectory. After a pause, he cleared his throat for the fourth time. With obvious reluctance, Father Athanasius Kircher, S.J., […]

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Volume 13 #18: Sunday Driver

Previous / Next Sunday Driver Written by Laura Runkle GrantvilleJuly, 1634 Father Nicholas Smithson stood by the side door and shook hands after early mass at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church. Father Athanasius Kircher was greeting parishioners coming out of the main door, but some always left by the quicker route. He smiled as he saw […]

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