Category Archives: History

Monday Musings: 50,000

Posted on April 27, 2020 by dbjackson

It is more people than can fit into the stands of Fenway Park. Or Wrigley Field. It is actually higher than the capacity seating of 28 of Major League Baseball’s 30 stadiums (the exceptions: Yankee Stadium and Dodger Stadium) It … Continue reading →

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Monday Musings: Flattening the Curve, Projection “Hoaxes,” and Righteous Anger

Posted on April 13, 2020 by dbjackson

I’m angry today. The pandemic – the isolation, the uncertainty, the steady stream of tragic news, the underlying fear – elicits different emotions at different times, running the gamut from those I’d expect (sadness, fear, numbness) to those I might … Continue reading →

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Photo Friday: Family History

Posted on February 28, 2020 by dbjackson

For this week’s Photo Friday, I offer a different sort of photo, one that comes with a bit of a story. My Uncle Bill (left) fought and died in World War II. He was eventually stationed somewhere in France, but … Continue reading →

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Free Fiction From D.B. Jackson and Faith Hunter!

Posted on November 19, 2015 by dbjackson

Earlier this year, my wonderful friend Faith Hunter and I released “Water Witch,” a short story that combined her Jane Yellowrock world with the historical world I created for the Thieftaker Chronicles. Earlier this week, we embarked on a new … Continue reading →

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Blood, Magic, and Giveaways, Today on the Virtual Tour

Posted on July 23, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour visits Brandy Schillace today, with a post at her Fiction Reboot blog. The post is called “Blood, Magic, and History,” and it touches on the history behind the narrative of DEAD MAN’S REACH, the fourth … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of DEAD MAN’S REACH!

Posted on July 21, 2015 by dbjackson

The 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour reaches a milestone today with the first of those releases. Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and (for now) final installment in the Thieftaker Chronicles is out today from Tor Books. And to mark the occasion … Continue reading →

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Today’s Blog Tour Post, by Ethan Kaille!

Posted on July 13, 2015 by dbjackson

Today on the 2015 Summer-of-Two-Releases Virtual Tour, we have a special post from Ethan Kaille, the conjuring, thieftaking hero of the Thieftaker Chronicles. Ethan has a lot to say about the state of Boston, his home city, in the winter … Continue reading →

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My Mom

Posted on February 5, 2015 by dbjackson

There was a time when I was in graduate school . . . I was working on a paper — a big one, the cornerstone project of one of the classes I was taking at the time — and struggling … Continue reading →

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Dead Man’s Reach Update

Posted on February 3, 2015 by dbjackson

Today I finished reading through the first pass galley proofs of Dead Man’s Reach, the fourth and (for now) final book in the Thieftaker Chronicles. There is really nothing left for me to do in terms of production for the … Continue reading →

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My Weekend in NYC

Posted on January 7, 2015 by dbjackson

I have just returned from what was a truly glorious weekend in New York City, where I attended the annual conference of the American Historical Association. Now, as a veteran of AHA conventions and someone who attended many of the … Continue reading →

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