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1632 & Beyond Issue 17 #5: Alice’s Place

Previous / Next Alice’s Place Bethanne Kim Note: Alice Blower and her family are historical characters. My apologies for having more than one Alice and more than one Thomasine, but I didn’t make up the names, and I can’t change them. I did my best to give nicknames to make this easier to read. Stanstead, […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 16 #2: Something New

Previous / Next Something NewBethanne Kim Grossliebringen, West Virginia CountyMarch 1633 Snap! Johan jumped back and Sibylle giggled. Snap! Sibylle stumbled back, knocking a basket of mending to the floor as Johan snickered. Sibylle crossed her arms, glaring in the general direction the towel had come from. “Mutti!” Smug, Else Müllerin’s eyes remained focused on […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue #016

Welcome to our March 2026 issue. We hope you enjoy it! Next Table of Contents Introduction and Editor’s Notes Bjorn Hasseler Magdeburg Messenger (fiction) 1. House of Verbannen Marc Tyrrell 2. Something New Bethanne Kim 3. A Shocking Development Jack Carroll 4. Wild Flowers and Nailed Hearts Natalie Silk 5. Antwerp Antics John Deakins Introduction […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 15 #2: Something Old

Previous / Next Something OldBethanne Kim Author’s Note: My all-new 1632 novel Red Shield is being released in January 2026 by Baen Books. The story of Harry and Betty Ruth in the post-RoF world is a minor story woven into the novel. This takes place after those events, but it tells their backstory from the […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 13 #2: Miss Redbird

Previous / Next Miss RedbirdBethanne Kim The Bridal SaloonEarly November 1635 “Look, Carole, I’m not saying the Miss West Virginia pageant isn’t great. It is! We have rented a lot of dresses over the years and you got a nice bump in business for doing hair, but the truth is we’re both stuck. In a […]

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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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1632 & Beyond Issue 11 #6: Johan and the Purple Pencil

Previous / Next Introduction: Baen Books will publish the novel Red Shield sometime next year. In it, the up-time Scouting organizations merge (mostly to keep down how many volunteers they need) into a single down-time organization called Pioneer Scouts, after the American pioneers. Among other changes, the top award is named the Golden Eagle Award, […]

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Special Issue 1 #6: The Glad Game

Previous / Next The Glad Game Bethanne Kim Croat Raid, Grantville August, 1632 Adam Holst fought to keep his horse under control. At twenty-four, Adam fancied himself hardened to battles and their aftermath, but his horse was a different story. Storm just didn’t have the instincts, or personality, of a war horse in spite of […]

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Issue 8 #6: Stilettos, Part 2

Previous / Next Stilettos, Part 2 Bethanne Kim In up-time West Virginia, a stiletto was a type of women’s shoe with an exceptionally high, exceedingly thin heel. By 2000, most people had forgotten the 1950s origins of the name. Stiletto high heels were named for a specific type of Italian knife with an unusually long, […]

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The Frontier Culture Museum

1632 & Beyond, 1632verse, Blog, non-fiction by Bethanne Kim

I have driven past signs for “this “The Frontier Culture Museum” off Interstate 81 in Virginia many times and have often thought about stopping there, but we were always in a rush to get somewhere. Finally, on the way home from DragonDon 2024, we had the time. As an added bonus, we had perfect weather. […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 7 #3: Stilettos

Previous / Next Stilettos Bethanne Kim Grantville High School CafeteriaOne Month Before Prom, Spring 1636 Ryan Bonnaro couldn’t help but grin. His friend looked like a lovelorn Italian straight out of a movie. The fact that the lovelorn Italian in question had become one of his best friends since he arrived in Grantville was the […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue 3 #2: A Fitting Tribute

Previous / Next Bethanne Kim My dad introduced me to the 1632 series, and we enjoyed it together for many years. This particular story is for my beloved father, may he rest in peace. Grantville October 1635 Angela Ugolini wrapped her coat tighter and leaned against her husband, Alberto, glad to be wearing wool stockings […]

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Down-Time Medical Training

Down-Time Medical Training by Bethanne Kim Previous by Bethanne Kim This focuses on medical training in Grantville and associated institutions, particularly the medical college in Jena. The story “An Invisible War” by Danita Lee Ewing (Grantville Gazette 2, 3, and II) chronicles the efforts during the year 1634-35 to start a training program for professional […]

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1632 & Beyond Issue #002

Welcome to our November 2023 issue. We hope you enjoy it! Next Introduction and Table of Contents by Bjorn Hasseler Introduction by Bjorn Hasseler The Magdeburg Messenger (1632 fiction) Escape from Moscow by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett The Frog in the Well by Sean Little A Meeting in Midsummer: Part I by Marc Tyrrell […]

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