Author Archives: Hannah Steenbock
The Future Book Store
Bookstores are doomed, they say. They are disappearing at an alarming rate, they say. All over the world, big book seller chains are in trouble. They blame Amazon. And it’s true that a lot of book buying has shifted online. … Continue reading
Two Things Happened
They say to never apologize after a long break in blogging. They say to just pick up the pieces and continue as if nothing ever went wrong… lah di dah. Well, that doesn’t feel right. You deserve to know what … Continue reading
The Trick with Short Stories
The other day, a friend called me and asked for help. She had been given an assignment: Write a short story. If you ask me, that’s a pretty tall assignment – and it was given in a foreign language class, … Continue reading
Behold! Another woman!
I found myself grinning wickedly when I discovered another archaeology article this morning. This one is about an Etruscan grave. When it was opened for the first time, it contained the remains of two people, a lance, a vase and … Continue reading
Behold, they were women!
Imagine the Stone Age. What do you see? Well, the usual picture is men as hunters, inventors, protectors and artists. Because most of the scenes in the cave paintings show animals and hunting, it was thought that the artists were … Continue reading
The 52-hertz-whale
I’m quite excited about finding an article about this whale on Wikipedia. Because this fellow is the inspiration for Pu’ukani’s Song. I don’t remember where I first read about him. Basically, they call him the loneliest whale in the world. … Continue reading
Did Wild Horses Survive in America, after all? Probably not.
Horses can make headlines. Even dead ones! Today, I found an article that is a few months old. It’s about the discovery of the skeletons of two horses and one donkey in California, obviously in ritual burial. Radio carbon dating … Continue reading
Winter Baby
Here I give you my new flash fiction tale, Winter Baby. Never mind the cryptic list at the top, that’s for the anthology we’re building. In fact, you can follow the link at the bottom to read more of the … Continue reading
Whales and Poison
Okay, this story is a little gross. Or maybe a lot. But because it’s about whales, I really have to share it here. It’s also about earwax. In the ear tubes of blue whales. Ugh. But you see, that ear … Continue reading
Call for Antagonists
I readily admit it: I have a hard time scheming. I am not a girl for intrigue. I could never hurt someone intentionally. And that makes it a bit more difficult for me to develop a credible antagonist. Yet the … Continue reading
