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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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Grantville Gazette #013