Cool Finds

December 4, 2015 By Captain Maiel

For the past few weeks my feed has been caressed by some of the coolest and recent archaeological finds. As you know, I love sharing about these items because I really believe they can inspire. The more we write about them, the more we learn about them, and we pass that knowledge on to our readers.

Did you know?

Traces of beeswax were found trapped in the clay fabric of cooking vessels from thousands of years ago.

Stone Age Farmers Were First Beekeepers : Discovery News

If there’s one culture on this planet that fascinates me still, it is the Chinese (sorry, everyone else). Their early roots of technological advances and culture are long. Egypt isn’t the only one on this Earth block with some neat stuff.

Chinese archaeologists working on a royal cemetery dating to the Han dynasty 2,000 years ago say the site is the most… – 1m51s

Chinese Archaeologists Hope to Solve Mystery By Opening 2,000

and they since have: Click here for CCTVs Write Up on the Findings

What’s better than China? Alice in Wonderland of course! Carroll’s tale has preoccupied my imagination for as long as I can remember. It stands right there next to Tolkien’s work. So, when this article came around, it was suitable click bait for this literary fishy.

Lewis Carroll’s haunting photographs, including the ‘real’ Alice in Wonderland (1856-1880) | Dangerous Minds

I hope that these posts have reinvigorated your creative flow. Until next time!

About Captain Maiel

Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, K has enjoyed more than twenty years professionally writing. K attended Morrisville State College, majoring in Biology, and then continued with English and History at the University at Albany, where she gained her Bachelor’s Degree. While attending UA, K interned with the 13th Moon Feminist Literary Magazine, bridging her interests in social movements and art. Topics of K's writing often include gender and racial disparities, and trauma. In 2014, K graduated from Empire State College (SUNY) with a Masters in Liberal Studies: screenwriting (Film Studies), the politics of film, and adaptations. During her gradute work, K was the recipient of the Foner Fellowship in Arts and Social Justice, a full scholarship.
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Published novels by K include the Civil War drama Blue Honor, the Second World War spy thriller OP-DEC:Operation Deceit, and the controversial dark fantasy, paranormal series The Trailokya Trilogy. In addition to writing novels, K does screenwriting: 8 Days in Ireland and the adaptations of her current novels. A sequel to her second novel, OP-DEC, is in the research phase, while the screen adaptation is being considered for production by film companies.
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In 2015, K. Williams became an official member of International Thriller Writers, but her greatest accomplishment thus far was becoming a mother in 2017. K continues to produce commentary and art pieces on The Blue Honor Blog, publishing twice weekly. A devoted dog mom, K created Shagbottom Theater in which her dogs star as well known literary and stage personas. K is also a visual artist, producing the ZoDuck Cartoon, painting and sketching--digitally or traditionally, as well as an accomplished Photographer. Click here to see more! Whether it's cooking, IVF and Parenting, learning a foreign language, history or dogs, you'll find something to enjoy and for which to come back.
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Excerpts of K's unedited, rough drafts and other scraps of writing can be found at: KWilliamsAuthor on deviantArt.com. You can also sample her books on Wattpad.