1632 & Beyond Issue 11 #7: The Impact Of Mannington On Grantville And Grantville On Mannington
Previous / Next The Mannigton Minute: The Impact Of Mannington On Grantville And Grantville On ManningtonJackie Britton LopatinMy husband, Leonard Lopatin, and I feel so blessed to be living in historic Mannington, a small town in the West Virginia mountains on Highway 250.When people here would ask us how or why we chose Mannington as […]
1632 & Beyond 11 #7: Economics Are Not Abstract
Previous / NextEconomics Are Not AbstractGorg HuffWe act like they are.We assume that they are.But they are not.The economics of Grantville are not the economics of Amsterdam. The principles are the same, but the details are different, and the devil, the weather, and economics are in the details. In Grantville you have both extremely rapidly […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 11 #6: Johan and the Purple Pencil
Previous / NextIntroduction: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, and the […]
1632 & Beyond #5: A Troubled Journey
Previous / NextMarianne previously appeared in “Marianne,” Grantville Gazette 97 and “Finding Her Way,” Grantville Gazette 101.A Troubled JourneyMark Roth-WhitworthParis Late Spring, 1637A very young woman loitered in an alley by the street crossing, turned so as not to show the muck-spattered side of her dress, watching the squad of King Gaston’s Musketeers ride by. […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 11 #3: Clan MacDonald
Previous / NextThis story follows “Bremen or Bust,” in 1632 & Beyond Issue 9. It originally appeared in The Legend of Jimmy Dick from Ring of Fire Press.Clan MacDonaldTerry HowardA Tale of Charles and Charles March 1635Lyndon Johnson entered Club 250, the most infamous bar in Grantville, across the street from the Thuringen Gardens, the […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 11 #2: The Play’s the Thing
Previous / NextThe Quiney brothers have previously appeared in:“Franconia! Part 1,” Grantville Gazette 10“Franconia! Parts 2 and 3,” Grantville Gazette 25“Ya’ Gets Yer Money and Ya’ Gets Yer Choice,” Grantville Gazette 26“Et Docere Et Rerum Exquirere Causas,” Grantville Gazette 92“One To A Customer,” Grantville Gazette 95“If You Want To Write A Play With Witches,” Grantville […]
1632 & Beyond Issue 11 #1: Waving Goodbye
Previous / NextRural Grantville October 1636George McClenannan GrantIt was a cool day for October. Of course, October days tended to be cool since the Ring of Fire. That was fine with Curtis Maggard. He was used to being outdoors in worse. He spent as much time hunting, fishing, and trapping as he could, regardless of […]