Category Archives: Sports

Today in Boston’s History: Fenway

Posted on April 20, 2012 by dbjackson

Usually my “Boston’s History” posts relate to the pre-Revolutionary era, the period that serves as the backdrop for the Thieftaker books and stories.  But today marks a very special occasion in the history of the city, one that I could … Continue reading →

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New England v. New York: Where My Loyalties Lie

Posted on February 5, 2012 by dbjackson

Yeah, I know.  I write about Boston.  It’s the setting for the Thieftaker novels and several short stories that are either in print, in production, or under consideration at one magazine or another.  And I do love Boston — great … Continue reading →

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The 1760s a “Golden Age”? I Don’t Think So

Posted on January 3, 2012 by dbjackson

Last night I watched Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, an homage to 1920s Paris, and to that “Golden Age” when the City of Light’s streets were haunted by Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso.  It … Continue reading →

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