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Volume 16 #11: The High-Stepping Beauties

Previous / Next The High-Stepping Beauties Written by Kevin H. Evans Joseph stood on the platform, his eyes tightly shut, straining with his whole self to hear the whistle. It was time. The schedule said it was time, the whistle would tell. There it was, the distant chime. It was the first notes of a […]

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Volume 16 #9: Tell Me What You Eat, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are

Previous / Next Tell Me What You Eat, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are Written by Anette Pedersen Food and Cooking According to Class in 1632 Introduction In the Germany of 1632 the difference between the food available to the rich and to the poor was immensely bigger than it is today. Not so […]

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Volume 16 #8: Sonata, Part Two

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 16 #8: Stretching Out Part Four Beyond the Line

Previous / Next Stretching Out, Part Four:Beyond the Line Written by Iver P. Cooper Trinidad, April, 1634 It was a lake, but one unlike any other they had seen. This was the famous Pitch Lake of Trinidad. A hundred acres of tar. David Pieterszoon de Vries, captain of the fluyt Walvis, studied it for a few […]

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Volume 16 #7: Hunting Traditions

Previous / Next Hunting Traditions Written by Garrett W. Vance Walt Dorrman looked up at the cold blue skies of an early October morning and knew that it was time to go hunting. He went to his small but well loved gun collection and held them one by one, as if greeting old friends. He […]

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Volume 16 #6: Sure Thing

Previous / Next Sure Thing Written by Kerryn Offord Sunrise, Monday, March 13, 1634,Magdeburg Elisabetha Schmelzer was sure the shadow walking behind her was a man, and that he was following her. Every time she stopped, he stopped as well. She wasn’t quite ready to panic just yet, but a woman alone in this area […]

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Volume 16 #5: The Galloping Goose

Previous / Next The Galloping Goose Written by Herbert and William Sakalaucks “Okay, guys, very carefully, peel the logo stencils and coverings off the doors and I’ll get the big one on the back end,” Arlen instructed. The sharp smell of drying paint hung in the air, a fine mist shrouding the gathered crowd, as […]

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Volume 16 #4: Doc

Previous / Next Doc Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett “Get out of the goddamned way, Little Ferdie!” Ferdinand Bader got out of Sergeant Sandler’s way as quickly as he could. Not that he was really in the way, but it was typical of Sandler to shout, just as it was typical of Captain […]

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Volume 16 #3: Wedding Daze

Previous / Next Wedding Daze Written by Virginia DeMarce Grantville, August 1634 Velma Hardesty took a good look at herself in the mirror. Jacques-Pierre Dumais came to the trailer and talked to her for an hour or two at least three or four times a week and gave her ideas on which she was to […]

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Volume 16 #2: E. Coli: A Tale of Redemption

Previous / Next E. Coli: A Tale of Redemption Written by Terry Howard Ken paused in front of Jimmy Dick barely long enough to say, “Incoming,” before moving down the bar and taking shelter in the back room. Jimmy glanced in the mirror to see his ex-wife, Bina Rae, framed by the early afternoon sun, […]

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Volume 16 #1: Duty Calls

Previous / Next Duty Calls Written by Karen Bergstralh March, 1634 The room was packed with villagers happy to see visitors and hear the latest news and gossip. Rob Clark, stretching his legs, found two young boys under the table. It seemed to him that every inch of space was crammed with people. Some youngsters […]

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Volume 15 #15: Tennis: The Game of Kings

Previous Tennis: The Game of Kings Written by Iver P. Cooper Many of the stories of the 1632 Universe relate to the flow of ideas—technological and social—from the up-timers to the down-timers. But the flow can be in the other direction, too. My story “The Chase” (Ring of Fire 2) relates how the up-timers learn […]

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Volume 15 #14: The Theobroma Shell Game

Previous / Next The Theobroma Shell Game Written by Karen C. Evans Chocolate, that magical substance that smoothes out the rough parts of our lives. Those of us who have been living with the Grantville “disaster” these past years are reconciled to the fact that we will never have chocolate again. It isn’t available in […]

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Volume 15 #13: The Geared Locomotive or What Wood You Shay To?

Previous / Next The Geared Locomotive or What Wood You Shay To? Written by Kevin H. Evans Geared locomotives were developed to handle rough track industrial applications. Most notable were logging short lines, and mining short lines. The traditional steam locomotive has cylinders parallel to the ground with the effort of those cylinders transferred to […]

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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 #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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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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Volume 13 #17: The Spark of Inspiration

Previous / Next The Spark of Inspiration Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Neil O’Connor looked over at Johan. “Say what ever you like, man, that girl is fine.” He continued to turn the spark plug wrench as he talked. “She may be pretty but she is too forward, I think,” Albrecht Knopf said. […]

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Volume 13 #16: Plugging Along

Previous / Next Plugging Along Written by Kerryn Offord The Saale Industrial Zone, winter 1633-34 Larry Karickhoff turned the key of the pickup. The engine fired a few times, backfired, and stopped. “What’s the hold up, Larry? Day’s over, everyone wants to get home,” Johann Rademacher said. Larry tried the engine again, with the same result. […]

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Volume 13 #15: Supply and Demand

Previous / Next Supply and Demand Written by Rick Boatright Tink tink tink… The little yellow screwdriver rang against the side of the Cora’s mug as Father Nicholas Smithson sat silently in the rectory kitchen. “Why so glum, Nick?” Father Nicholas Smithson looked up from staring into his coffee mug to see his good friend […]

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Volume 13 #14: The Doodlebugger

Previous / Next The Doodlebugger Written by Iver P. Cooper Wietze Oil Field, near Celle, in the Duchy of CalenbergEarly, 1634 “Hans, dammit! Where’s the report on the new mine cars?” “In a moment, sir.” Hans started rummaging through the files, at first calmly, then more frantically. “I am sure it’s here somewhere.” “Perhaps it’ll […]

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Volume 13 #13: Guilds 101

Previous / Next Guilds 101 Written by Karen Bergstralh Guilds had a long history. Depending upon your exact definition, a form of guilds can be traced back over 4,000 years. By the twentieth century all but a few guilds had disappeared and the handful that remain had altered greatly. A major factor in their disappearance […]

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Volume 13 #12: The Wooden Wonders of Grantville

Previous / Next The Wooden Wonders of Grantville Written by Iver P. Cooper The “Wooden Wonder” (or “Timber Terror”) of World War II was the De Havilland Mosquito, a highly successful aircraft, made primarily from wood, used in both fighter and bomber configurations. The fact that it competed effectively with aluminum-based aircraft shows that it […]

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Volume 13 #11: The Music of the Spheres . . . er, Ring

Previous / Next The Music of the Spheres . . . er, Ring Written by David Carrico A lot has been said in the various 1632 discussion threads on Baen’s Bar, as well as in print, about how early modern Europe’s populace really weren’t too different from people of today. They were technically adept, given the tools that they […]

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Volume 13 #10: Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 5

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Five,The Dog and Pony Show Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Natasha alighted from the carriage at her family’s dacha outside of Moscow, along with her aunt, Sofia Petrovna. Both were wearing full regalia, “dressed to the nines,” as Bernie put it. Aunt Sofia served as […]

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Volume 13 #9: Joseph Hanauer, Part Two

Previous / Next Joseph Hanauer, Part Two:These Things Have No Fixed Measure Written by Douglas W. Jones 12th of Sivan, 5391 ( June 12, 1631 ) As Yossie walked down the road Thursday morning, he was struck by an unlikely fact. His surroundings no longer shocked him. When he’d arrived in Grantville, the well-painted houses […]

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Volume 13 #8: Sailing Upwind

Previous / Next Sailing Upwind Written by Kevin and Karen Evans Late September 1633 “Sally, did Mr. Pridmore say where he was going?” Reva leaned toward the young receptionist, to keep the conversation a little more private. Reva worried about Marlon. He hadn’t been eating or sleeping well for the last week. Just like he […]

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Volume 13 #7: The Truth According to Buddha

Previous / Next The Truth According to Buddha Written by Terry Howard “Hey, Jimmy Dick.” Bubba sidled up to the bar and waited for Jimmy to order him a beer. It was Thursday and Bubba was broke. “You hear about the horrible way the school treated preacher Wiley’s kid?” “No. What happened?” “He was up […]

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Volume 13 #6: Out of a Job?

Previous / Next Out of a Job? Written by Iver P. Cooper I am no ordinary assassin. As one of the foreign agents of the Most Serene Republic, it is my task to bring our wayward glassmakers back into the fold. I prefer the carrot to the stick, and the stick to the dagger. But […]

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Volume 13 #5: The Ear of the Beholder

Previous / Next The Ear of the Beholder Written by Terry Martin “No way, man, I thought they were Brits!” “Way, dude. They were Brits. But their first record was in German.” Danny grunted to signify that was settled. “Not only that, but it was recorded in Paris.” “France?” “Is there any other?” “Well, not […]

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Volume 13 #4: Nothing’s Ever Simple

Previous / Next Nothing’s Ever Simple Written by Virginia DeMarce Grantville, December 1633 “That’s probably about the best we can do.” Roberta Sutter looked at the stacks of paper on the table in front of her with considerable dissatisfaction. “We’ve interviewed everyone in town,” Sandra Prickett said. “We’ve made them look for family Bibles and […]

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Volume 13 #3: A Tinker’s Progress

Previous / Next A Tinker’s Progress Written by Terry Howard Jack Jones made his way into the sleepy little town of Elstow, about a mile south of Bedford in Bedfordshire, home to perhaps five hundred souls—give or take half a hundred. There was a notable stone cross in the center of town where he stopped […]

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Volume 13 #2: Protected Species

Previous / Next Protected Species Written by Garrett W. Vance Summer of 1634 “All right everyone, hold real still!” The small group of third graders froze, looks of excitement on their faces. What great kids! There was movement in the tall reeds along the edges of the narrow inlet; once a West Virginia hollow, now an arm […]

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Volume 13 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode Two

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode Two Eric Flint Chapter 2 “You look tired, Melissa,” said Judith Roth sympathetically. She gestured to a luxurious divan in the great salon of the Roth mansion. “Please, have a seat.” Melissa Mailey went over to the divan, hobbling a little from the effects of the ten-day journey […]

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Volume 12 #17: Aircraft in the 1632 Universe

Previous Aircraft in the 1632 Universe Written by Gorg Huff The essence of the Ring of Fire was the knowledge, ideas and information that it provided to the Early Modern period. Perhaps the least predictable aspect of the Ring of Fire was the order of inventing. In our own history the railroad (1804) came a century […]

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Volume 12 #16: My Name is Legion

Previous / Next My Name is Legion:Copying the Books of Grantville Written by Iver P. Cooper No down-time visitor can fail to be amazed by the libraries of Grantville. In 1633, Maestro Giacomo Carissimi, writes that the high school has “a library that seems to come out of long-forgotten myths. A fabulous place for the number […]

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Volume 12 #15: Flying the Virtual Skies

Previous / Next Flying the Virtual Skies:A Brief History and 1632 Perspective on Flight Simulation Written by Sean Massey For almost as long as there has been flight, there have been simulators to assist in training would-be pilots in the art of flying. They have evolved from primitive mechanical trainers to electronic cockpits. With Grantville leading […]

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Volume 12 #14: Grantville Police Department

Previous / Next Grantville Police Department Written by John Zeek In 2000, the Grantville Police Department was a typical small town police department. It consisted of a chief and five patrolmen, and a sworn juvenile officer. A study of the books 1632 and 1633 and a visit to the Grid reveals their names and ages. Police: Dan Frost (47; chief […]

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Volume 12 #13: So You Want to Build the Internet

Previous / Next So You Want to Build the Internet:IP Communicatons in 1633 Written by Charles Prael The internet, as we all know, is a complex beast. It depends on a wide variety of technologies to deliver a wide variety of information over a large number of different computing devices. So, how feasible is it to […]

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Volume 12 #12: Stretching Out, Part Two

Previous / Next Stretching Out, Part Two, Amazon Adventure Written by Iver P. Cooper Belem do Para, Estado do Maranhão (northern Brazil), Late 1632 Like an arrow falling from heaven, the cormorant plunged into the waters of the Para. For a few seconds it was lost from sight. Then it emerged triumphantly, a fish in its […]

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Volume 12 #11: Letters from France

Previous / Next Letters From France Written by Kerryn Offord Jena , Winter 1631-32 Henri Beaubriand-Lévesque watched the strange vehicle drive past. It was one of the up-timer horseless carriages everyone called an “APC.” It was simply enormous, and noisy. Henri concentrated on absorbing all the details of the machine so he could draw it later. […]

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Volume 12 #10: Through a Glass, Darkly

Previous / Next Through A Glass, Darkly Written by David Carrico MagdeburgMarch 1635 Lieutenant Byron Chieske dropped into the visitor’s chair in Captain Bill Reilly’s office with a grunt. Reilly looked up from his paperwork with his eyebrows raised in a mild question. “The day that bad?” “No, just long. We had to bring Annie Grimmigwald […]

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Volume 12 #9: Domestic Violence

Previous / Next Domestic Violence Written by John Zeek Jürgen Neubert was not a happy man. His promotion to patrolman first class at the end of last year had just added to his responsibilities. Now the grass was turning green and the flowers were starting to bloom and here he was, stuck in the office doing […]

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Volume 12 #7: Mrs. December, 1636

Previous / Next Mrs. December, 1636 Written by Chet Gottfried Justus Corneliszoon van Liede’s smile was all teeth. Big teeth. Broad teeth. Dazzling teeth. Many men would have wanted to punch in his teeth at first sight. Many women would have been tempted to do the same. Flo Richards was different. “Have another piece of cake, […]

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Volume 12 #6: Thunder in the Mountains

Previous / Next Thunder in the Mountains Written by Richard Evans Bern , Swiss Confederacy, Midwinter, 1634The Inn of the Sleeping Mule “Thomas, are you sure this’ll work? Those illustrated magazines of yours may have been explicit enough for you, but I’ve never seen a cannon with two open ends before. How does it fire and […]

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Volume 12 #5: The Price of Dumplings

Previous / Next The Price of Dumplings Written by Terry Howard “Hey, John Ose, which one of these birds is the scrawniest?” Arch Pennock asked, eying the chickens. Janos Tamas stopped what he was doing and looked up from his place inside the open air market stall. Behind him were crates of live chickens. In front […]

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Volume 12 #4: One Step Toward the Clouds

Previous / Next One Step Toward the Clouds Written by Sean Massey Hans Richter FieldNear GrantvilleDecember 1633 Marie Moritz concentrated hard as she lined her plane up for final approach. The drone of the engines poured from the speakers next to the monitor as she fought a thirty mile-per-hour crosswind within a simulated Cessna. Although she […]

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Volume 12 #3: The Monster

Previous / Next The Monster Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett The Eagle Flies Magdalena van de Passe stood outside the building and stared. She paid not the slightest attention to what was going on around her; she had eyes only for the plane that was flying overhead. She had seen airplanes on TV, but […]

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Volume 12 #2: Birdwatching

Previous / Next Birdwatching Written by Garrett W. Vance Prelude The flash was so bright it pierced her closed eyelids, waking her from her nap. A thunderclap followed, Pam Miller felt the deep vibration even in bed. Spring storm, maybe I’ll get up and watch the show. After a few minutes with no further drama offered by the […]

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Volume 12 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode One

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode One Written by Eric Flint Chapter 1. The Map “This is absurd,” said Morris Roth, as forcefully as he could. He had a bad feeling that wasn’t very forceful at all, given that he was wearing an absurd costume—he thought it was absurd, anyway, although it was just standard […]

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Volume 11 #15: Adventures in Transportation

Previous Adventures in Transportation: An Examination of Drags, Carts, Wagons and Carriages Available in the 17th century Written by Karen Bergstralh The intention of this piece is to acquaint the 1632 aficionados with the types of wheeled and non-wheeled land transport available for moving heavy and bulky items. Considering that the up-timers will have a […]

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Volume 11 #14: Steam: Taming the Demon

Previous / Next Steam: Taming the Demon Written by Kevin H. Evans DISCLAIMER This article is not intended to provide all the information needed to design and build actual boilers. Many skills and cross checks are needed to ensure the safe design and construction of pressure vessels. This article is to promote the understanding of […]

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Volume 11 #13: Transportation Modes

Previous / Next Hither and Yon: Transportation Modes, Costs and Infrastructure in 1632 and after Written by Iver P. Cooper “If a man . . . make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.” If Emerson really said […]

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Volume 11 #12: Butterflies in the Kremlin Part Four

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part Four Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Yaroslavich Dacha, outside of Moscow A Dissertation on the Valueof Freedom and Security “Those that give up their freedom for a little temporary security deserve neither freedom or security and ultimately will lose both.” So goes an up-time quote. […]

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Volume 11 #11: Stretching Out, Part One: Second Starts

Previous / Next Stretching Out, Part One: Second Starts Written by Iver P. Cooper Grantville, May 2, 1632 “Race time ten minutes,” blared the speaker. The murmur of the fairground crowd rose, and then subsided. “I can’t believe you talked me into this,” Maria Vorst said. Maria had come to Grantville with her brother Adolph, […]

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Volume 11 #10: Trommler Records

Previous / Next Trommler Records Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett “Just sign right there.” The blond man, Contz Beckenbauer, indicated the space for her signature and handed her the pen. “Right there, as I said. Then we’ll talk about what you will sing for the record.” Els hesitated a moment. She was just […]

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Volume 11 #10: Wish Book

Previous / Next Wish Book Written by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett “Gary Jordan!” Gary Jordan Burke flinched. He almost always flinched when Joyce got to screeching. It was an automatic response to her high-pitched, overly-loud voice. You’d think the woman thought everyone was deaf. “Gary Jordan!” “Yes, dear?” “Go downtown and get some more paper […]

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Volume 11 #9: Bootstrapping

Previous / Next Bootstrapping Written by Kerryn Offord Winter 1631-32, Jena Catherine Mutschler made her way carefully through the winter mud. She was tired and listless after being kept up most of the night by Maria, her three-year-old daughter. She’d finally managed to settle Maria only by feeding her the last of the bread mixed […]

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Volume 11 #8: Bathing with Coal

Previous / Next Bathing With Coal Written by Russ Rittgers Fall, 1633 “Barnabas Kitchner! Wake up! It’s Tuesday morning and you have to buy wood for the bathhouse fire.” The thirty-eight year-old man rolled over in bed and opened one eye. His wife, Margarete Lutsch, was already dressed and standing in the doorway with her […]

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Volume 11 #7: O For a Muse of Fire

Previous / Next O For a Muse of Fire Written by Jay Robison O for a muse of fire, that would ascendThe brightest heaven of invention! —Shakespeare, Henry V Andreas Gryphius, born Greif, waited outside the door to Amber Higham’s office. He knew he hadn’t done anything wrong, knew that that was not why the high […]

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Volume 11 #6: The Treasure Hunters

Previous / Next The Treasure Hunters Written by Karen Bergstralh March, 2000 The librarian stamped the book and handed it across the desk. “This is a grown-up book, Mikey. It came all the way from a library in Richmond and you can only have one renewal on it. It must be back by April sixteenth.” Michael Arthur […]

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Volume 11 #5: A Gift of Blankets

Previous / Next A Gift of Blankets Written by Kerryn Offord and Vincent Coljee Quarantine House Alpha, Grantville, 1632 “How do we feel today?” Katharina Anna Schrey asked Quarantine House Alpha’s most important patient. John Thompson Sims looked up from his sick bed. “Lousy!” Katharina smiled down at the elderly doctor. He’d been her friend […]

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Volume 11 #4: Land of Ice and Sun

Previous / Next Land of Ice and Sun Written by Kim Mackey The match was tied at four games apiece when I looked up and saw the priest talking to Esteban’s navigator, Luke Foxe. He was a strange looking fellow. Oh, he wore the clothing of a priest, but his face was too dark and […]

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Volume 11 #3: Azrael’s Bargain

Previous / Next Azrael’s Bargain Written by Terry Howard Download this Podcast Episodehttp://www.grantvillegazette.com/img/pod/bargain.mp3 “Hey, Jimmy. Why don’t I ever see you down at the rail yard anymore?” It was a cold winter night and Club 250 had its every-night regulars and as many more folks who weren’t. The young man talking to Jimmy Dick was one […]

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Volume 11 #2: Lessons in Astronomy

Previous / Next Lessons in Astronomy Written by Peter Hobson “Your Eminence, I’m fluent in Latin, German and Italian. My French is passable. My Greek is a little weak and I’ve forgotten most of the smattering of Hebrew the seminary inflicted on me.” Father Scheiner knew he shouldn’t be taking that tone with a prince […]

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Volume 11 #1: Pilgrimage of Grace

Previous / Next Pilgrimage of Grace Written by Virginia DeMarce “They’re not taking what happened in Suhl last January out on Johnny Lee’s family because they can’t. His dad’s been dead for thirty years. His mother wasn’t from around here to start with and she moved back to Ohio after a while. Mary Fern–that’s his […]

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Volume 10 #19: The Feast

Previous THE FEAST by Anette Pedersen Guildmaster B in a fair-sized northern European town is giving a party to celebrate his second son’s engagement to the daughter of another guildmaster. Come and let me show you what’s going on. The Street The street leading past the house is not one of the main streets through […]

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Volume 10 #18: All Roads Lead to…

Previous / Next ALL ROADS LEAD. . . . By Iver P. Cooper A seventeenth-century visitor might well think that all roads lead to Grantville, not Rome, because down-time roads pale by comparison. “Captain Gars,” riding on Route 250, noted its “perfect flatness,” and considered it to be “the finest road he had ever seen in his life.” […]

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Volume 10 #17: Herd Immunity

Previous / Next Herd Immunity By Vincent W. Coljee Life, disease and death in the 1630s Imagining life in a small town in Germany in the 1630s is difficult for the average twenty-first century dweller. Picture awaking from an interrupted night’s sleep, courtesy of the local swine brawling in the alley below your bedroom window. […]

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Volume 10 #16: Crude Peniccilin

Previous / Next Crude Penicillin: Potential and Limitations By Kim Mackey “That which we know frequently impedes us in acquiring new knowledge.” Claude Bernard (1813-1878), French physiologist. Background and Early History of Penicillin The Age of Disinfection began with the work of Pasteur and Lister in the 1860s and 1870s. While this initial work focused on […]

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Volume 10 #15: Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 3

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 3:Boris, Natasha . . . But Where’s Bullwinkle By Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett “Order Kameroff to take his battalion to the west.” The barely bearded Russian wearing two stars on his collar moved his finger along the map, over a set of hills then northwest along a river. “He is […]

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Volume 10 #14: The Doctor Phil Chronicles: Doctor Phil’s Family

Previous / Next The Doctor Phil Chronicles:Doctor Phil’s Family By Kerryn Offord Dr. Gribbleflotz’ office, HDG Enterprizes, Jena Phillip took the next letter from his inbox. It was marked personal, and checking the back, he could see it was from his American friend, Jonathan Fortney. He broke the seal and started reading. He had to […]

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Volume 10 #13: Franconia! Part 1

Previous / Next Franconia! Part 1 by Virginia DeMarce Grantville,February 1634 “No, no, no, no, no, no, n-o-o-o-o.” Amber Higham threw both of her hands up in the air. The class came to a stop. “This unit worked last year. It worked like a charm. Why isn’t it working this year?” She glared at her […]

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