by Kate Quinn | May 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
*originally written Memorial Day 2013; updated Memorial Day 2019* Regular followers of my wife’s blog have noticed that she has a soft spot for military men. This works out pretty well for me, being a proud US Navy Petty Officer First Class; we tend to define... by Kate Quinn | May 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I admit I have a weakness for warriors, both in real life and in books. In real life I married a 6’2 sailor who boxes and sword-fights in his free time; between the pages of a book, I am drawn to Bernard Cornwell’s unapologetically alpha male soldiers and... by Kate Quinn | May 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Fire up the grill; it’s Memorial Day. Baseball games, beautiful weather, rippling flags, hot barbecue, and a three-day weekend; all good things. But few of us bother to think much anymore about why we get this day off. Last year on this day, I posted my own...