politics Archives - Shelley Blanton-Stroud

Carnival of cruelty: a tale of two riots

Shelley Admin2025-01-27T15:51:53+00:002025, An Unlikely Prospect, Bouchercon 2024, Carmen Amato, character development, Distribution, eneagram, historical fiction, History, peace riot, politics, propaganda, She Writes Press, Simon & Schuster, women in history, world war ii|

What happens when the powerful don't just look away from violence but actively cheer it on? I've been thinking about [...]

Fiction, life, history, politics

Shelley Admin2022-09-27T15:30:17+00:00Book Event, Fact and fiction, feminist, historical fiction, History, ideas, politics|

I retired from teaching in 2021. One thing I really miss is talking about CONNECTIONS between fiction and life and [...]