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  • The Town Square
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  • Vampires in Venice
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  • Women in Trousers
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Splendour in the Grass

Jessie Shanks

  • Nigel Bruce

Nigel Bruce

Jul 31, 2023
Jessie Shanks

My grandmother. One of the heroes in this story.

Jessie-Shanks
The drowned city of Kitezh

The drowned city of Kitezh

Russia is rich in folktales, but one of my favorites is about a city that disappeared under a small lake when threatened with an attack by Batu Khan and the Golden Horde (the Mongols). There are many layers to this story set in the 13th century but, at its core,
Nov 3, 2025 4 min read
The most beautiful gay man ever?

The most beautiful gay man ever?

Are there lots of candidates? A giant head known as Antinous Mondragone was unearthed back in the early 18th century, in an old ruined Roman city near today's Frascati, south of Rome. His giant head - shown above - was housed for a time at Villa Mondragone, hence
Oct 27, 2025 3 min read
Diane de Poitiers and drinkable gold

Diane de Poitiers and drinkable gold

As gold prices surge to historic highs, perhaps investors might consider drinking some of it to make themselves better looking? Both the U.S. and the E.U. have long authorized gold as a food additive and garnish in haute cuisine and schnapps, as long as it's pure,
Oct 20, 2025 4 min read
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  • A Tale of Two Women
  • The Age of Consent
  • Alice's Mirrors
  • Angel Incarnate
  • Beauty & the Beast
  • Dreaming of the Virgin Mary
  • From Russia with Love
  • Homer's Women
  • The House of Incest
  • How to Look at a Naked Lady
  • Immortal Beloved
  • The Judgment of Paris
  • Kama Sutra
  • Letters from Africa
  • Life as Opera
  • Loki's Children
  • Oz is China
  • Poison Pen Letters
  • Precious Bodily Fluids
  • Sacred Prostitute
  • Spinster
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
  • Splendour in the Grass
  • The Town Square
  • Vampires in Venice
  • Voices and Saints
  • The Whore's Revenge
  • The Woman in the Bower
  • Women in Trousers
  • About the Author
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