Find out what is happening in Medieval Christian Fantasy Author Kim Vermaak’s world
One old use for vinegar Hippocrates and his contemporaries favoured included oxymel, which was a remedy for persistent coughs. They made this ancient medicine of honey and vinegar. I officially joined the tribe of hobblers after I fell down the stairs on Sunday morning during one of South Africa’s notorious blackouts. Now, six days after […]
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If you know of someone who is suffering with mental health issues, reach out to them and also to organisations who can help. Too often, people live in silent shame and don’t get the help they need. As a child, I grew up listening to “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”, a 1969 song by
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The news of Britain’s longest reigning British monarch Queen Elizabeth II had rippled through international media just hours after her death on Thursday 08 September 2022. Where were you? I remember where I was when Princess Diana died. In the parking lot of my local methodist church. I had moved from Port Elizabeth and my
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I wonder how many of us attach our sense of identity to the opinion of others. Recently, I read that there are six basic human fears and that when we let these fears control our decisions; we cannot live up to our purpose. One such fear is criticism. It is a fear that many authors
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As an author and an artist, I am fascinated by the beauty and history of the exquisite and intricate manuscripts medieval scribes produced. The monks and nuns who worked on these works of art were not just recording historical and spiritual events, they were shaping the hearts and minds of the readers. This was a
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In Abraham Lincoln’s famous speech in1858, “A house divided against itself cannot stand,” he stated he believed the government could not endure permanently half slave and half free. Humans have battled the concept of division for many years and although slavery has been abolished, it still lives in our hearts and minds. Yet in free
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Names have more power than we know. When I started writing my medieval fantasy series, I used a medieval name generator. But as my writing evolved, I became intrigued with the meaning of names. I knew what kind of characters I wanted to create and so I delved into the study of names. When I
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It is Easter weekend and a time when many people up their sugar intake and gorge on Easter eggs. For many years, I followed the same trend. Easter as we know it today is a blend of Easter from a Christian perspective as well as the festivals of Anglo-Saxon goddess of renewal Eostre. I owe
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Carrier/Messenger pigeons have served humanity throughout history. In the Chronicles of Nadine, a Christian Fantasy book series based in medieval times, spies play an important role in gaining intelligence for both King Radolf and Lady Christine. One of these spies used carrier pigeons as a method of communication. Messenger pigeons have served humanity throughout history.
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Life can be complicated and when it is, it is hard to focus on what is important. I sometimes get anxious when there is a lot of work to do and I am not sure what to focus on. It drives my husband a little nuts because I move from one topic to the next,
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