History

There are many things in history that seem ordered or even inevitable – if you lay out the facts and the order of events, it just makes sense, right? Then there are the moments in history that seem to come out of nowhere and just wreck everything. There’s no order, there’s no sense, and we’re...

There are many things in history that make sort of inevitable sense. Battles are won by the bigger, stronger army. People die when circumstances outwit them, and the weather has had more than it’s fair share of influence over the years, too. There are other events, though, that seem to defy all logic and reason....

If you’re a history lover like me, you know that the past is littered with actual events that will drop your jaw. People in extraordinary circumstances are capable of extraordinary feats, and over and over again, human beings have proved that was true. Some of those events, when viewed through a modern lens, actually seem...

If you, like me, belong to GenX or the Millennial generation, you probably tend to view the 80s, 90s, and early aughts with rose colored glasses tinted by nostalgia. We remember the music, the fashion, the stars and the days without cell phones, but we tend to forget the less savory parts. For this post,...

The highway system in the U.S. is very impressive. And it’s also pretty terrifying…. Thousands and thousands of miles of open road, where literally anything is possible. And you really never know what you’re going to run into out there…especially when it comes to highway rest areas and truck stops. Let’s get weird and creepy...

When I was in fifth grade, a friend of mine and his younger siblings had a babysitter one night because their parents went out for a night on the town. Their house backed up to some woods and when it was late and very dark outside and the kids were already sleeping, the teenage babysitter...

For most of us, our reputations in this life reflect our actions. We do good, people assume we’re good, and the opposite is equally true. There have been plenty of moments throughout history, though, when unfair or flat-out wrong assumptions are made, and because of media and public opinion and history books being written by...

I’m sure that you’ve heard the saying “truth is stranger than fiction” and I can attest as a writer that this is definitely true – there are real, true stories from the past that would never fly as the plot for a novel because no one would believe it. Still, they can be pretty fun...