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Grantville Gazette 13 #19: Turn, Turn, Turn

Previous Turn, Turn, TurnWritten by Virginia DeMarceJuly 1634Father 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., lifted his head from […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #18: Sunday Driver

Previous / Next Sunday DriverWritten by Laura RunkleGrantvilleJuly, 1634Father 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 three faces that had […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #17: The Spark of Inspiration

Previous / Next The Spark of InspirationWritten by Gorg Huff and Paula GoodlettNeil 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. “She is becoming […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #16: Plugging Along

Previous / Next Plugging AlongWritten by Kerryn OffordThe Saale Industrial Zone, winter 1633-34Larry 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. “I dunno, Johann.” He flicked […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #15: Supply and Demand

Previous / Next Supply and DemandWritten by Rick BoatrightTink 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 walking in. “I was […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #14: The Doodlebugger

Previous / Next The DoodlebuggerWritten by Iver P. CooperWietze 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 be faster for me to […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #13: Guilds 101

Previous / Next Guilds 101Written by Karen BergstralhGuilds 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 was industrialization.The […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #12: The Wooden Wonders of Grantville

Previous / Next The Wooden Wonders of GrantvilleWritten by Iver P. CooperThe “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 is a […]

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

Previous / Next The Music of the Spheres . . . er, RingWritten by David CarricoA 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 had, so […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #10: Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part 5

Previous / NextButterflies in the Kremlin, Part Five,The Dog and Pony ShowWritten by Gorg Huff and Paula GoodlettNatasha 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 her chaperone, necessary […]

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Grantville Gazette Volume 13 #9: Joseph Hanauer, Part Two

Previous / NextJoseph Hanauer, Part Two:These Things Have No Fixed MeasureWritten by Douglas W. Jones12th 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 made of sawn planks […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #8: Sailing Upwind

Previous / Next Sailing UpwindWritten by Kevin and Karen EvansLate 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 had last September, […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #7: The Truth According to Buddha

Previous / Next The Truth According to BuddhaWritten 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 there giving his Indian […]

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Grantville Gazette Volume 13 #6: Out of a Job?

Previous / NextOut of a Job?Written by Iver P. CooperI 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 if need demands it, […]

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Grantville Gazette 13 #5: The Ear of the Beholder

Previous / NextThe Ear of the BeholderWritten 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 any more there isn’t.” Carson chuckled. Danny […]

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Grantville Gazette Volume 13 #3: A Tinker’s Progress

Previous / NextA Tinker’s ProgressWritten by Terry HowardJack 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 to survey for […]

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Grantville Gazette 013 #2: Protected Species

Previous / NextProtected SpeciesWritten by Garrett W. VanceSummer 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 of a tree lined […]

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Grantville Gazette 013 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode Two

Previous / NextThe Anaconda Project, Episode TwoEric FlintChapter 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 from Grantville, and plopped herself […]

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Volume 12 #17: Aircraft in the 1632 Universe

Previous Aircraft in the 1632 UniverseWritten by Gorg HuffThe 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 before the […]

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Volume 12 #16: My Name is Legion

Previous / NextMy Name is Legion:Copying the Books of GrantvilleWritten by Iver P. CooperNo 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 and for the […]

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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 SimulationWritten by Sean MasseyFor 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 the creation of […]

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Volume 12 #14: Grantville Police Department

Previous / Next Grantville Police DepartmentWritten by John ZeekIn 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 of police)Ralph Onofrio, Jr. […]

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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 1633Written by Charles PraelThe 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 build an […]

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Volume 12 #12: Stretching Out, Part Two

Previous / Next Stretching Out, Part Two, Amazon AdventureWritten by Iver P. CooperBelem do Para, Estado do Maranhão (northern Brazil), Late 1632Like 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 mouth. Two gulls […]

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Volume 12 #11: Letters from France

Previous / NextLetters From FranceWritten by Kerryn OffordJena , Winter 1631-32Henri 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.The vehicle had all but […]

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Volume 12 #10: Through a Glass, Darkly

Previous / Next Through A Glass, DarklyWritten by David CarricoMagdeburgMarch 1635Lieutenant 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 in on assault charges.”“Old […]

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Volume 12 #9: Domestic Violence

Previous / Next Domestic ViolenceWritten by John ZeekJürgen 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 paper work. […]

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Volume 12 #7: Mrs. December, 1636

Previous / NextMrs. December, 1636Written by Chet GottfriedJustus 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, Herr van Liede.” She […]

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Volume 12 #6: Thunder in the Mountains

Previous / Next Thunder in the MountainsWritten by Richard EvansBern , 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 what are we […]

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Volume 12 #5: The Price of Dumplings

Previous / Next The Price of DumplingsWritten 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 of him were […]

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Volume 12 #4: One Step Toward the Clouds

Previous / NextOne Step Toward the CloudsWritten by Sean MasseyHans Richter FieldNear GrantvilleDecember 1633Marie 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 routinely flew flights like […]

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Volume 12 #3: The Monster

Previous / NextThe MonsterWritten by Gorg Huff and Paula GoodlettThe Eagle FliesMagdalena 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 she had seen dragons […]

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Volume 12 #2: Birdwatching

Previous / Next BirdwatchingWritten by Garrett W. VancePreludeThe 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 April skies she […]

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Volume 12 #1: The Anaconda Project, Episode One

Previous / Next The Anaconda Project, Episode OneWritten by Eric FlintChapter 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 seventeenth century courtier’s […]

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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 centuryWritten by Karen BergstralhThe 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 variety of […]

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Volume 11 #14: Steam: Taming the Demon

Previous / Next Steam: Taming the DemonWritten by Kevin H. EvansDISCLAIMERThis 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 steam technology, and […]

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Volume 11 #13: Transportation Modes

Previous / Next Hither and Yon: Transportation Modes, Costs and Infrastructure in 1632 and afterWritten 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 that, well, […]

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Volume 11 #12: Butterflies in the Kremlin Part Four

Previous / Next Butterflies in the Kremlin, Part FourWritten by Gorg Huff and Paula GoodlettYaroslavich Dacha, outside of MoscowA 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. This humble writer doesn’t […]

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

Previous / Next Stretching Out, Part One: Second StartsWritten by Iver P. CooperGrantville, 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, the curator of the […]

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Volume 11 #10: Trommler Records

Previous / Next Trommler RecordsWritten 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 about to move […]

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