Simone Pertuiset

Step back in time to La Belle Époque, the era when Paris truly became the 'City of Light' and a hotbed of cultural activity. The late...

The 19th-century spirit of the Industrial Revolution was contagious In our family tree resides an eccentric ancestor, Eugene Pertuiset,...

Beards have held a significant cultural and religious significance throughout history. They often embody notions of masculinity, wisdom,...

A storyteller steps up to the microphone, the audience leans in, and a collective hush descends before the first words break the silence....

Even though I'm not a fan of combat sports, I'm curious about the fascination others have with it. When I stumbled upon the fact that...

Inventions initially aimed at improving our lives can also bring about unforeseen and adverse societal consequences. In my novels, I...

Orwell and Huxley's crystal balls: Dystopia defined Consider the contrasting visions of two science fiction titans, George Orwell and...

Have you ever watched a historical movie and sensed there are bits of history you've forgotten lurking beneath the surface? That was our...

The Princess and the Puma by O Henry (1903) is a cornball vaudeville comedy with a surprising ending. It takes place in Texas, the land...

One of the themes of the novel THREE TALES FROM THE TIP OF AN ERA is a portrayal of how education played a pivotal role in transforming...

As a writer of 19th and 20th-century social history, I am captivated by the intersection of concepts such as social Darwinism and the...

Cancel culture's impact on literature is timeless Classic literature and art defy time, which is why they remain relevant across decades...

The uncanny flawlessness and soullessness of AI-generated text As a novelist, I find myself increasingly apprehensive about the impact of...

As an author, I must admit that few moments compare to the exhilaration of receiving a remarkable review that validates the heart and...

Discovering the similarities between technical writing and fiction As a former science teacher and later a technical writer, I never...

Long ago, when I was a child back in the 1960s, on Friday mornings we used to do a subject at my school called "Current Events," which...

I have done extensive research on Eugene Pertuiset based on his two memoirs, Les aventures d’un chasseur de lions (1873) that describe...

One of my all-time favorite short stories is Henry Lawson's classic tale, "The Drover's Wife", written in 1895 about a mother of four...

For millennia, humans have gathered around the fire to pass down the stories of their ancestors. These tales, which were both educational...

In praise of professional voice actors: audio-recording my own novels, it turns out, is easier said than done. What author wouldn't...