Nine years! Nearly five hundred blogs, four books, and a Master’s degree in history later…
In 2016, I traded writing corporate bullet points for essays on history, sports, movies, and travel. Facts are important to me, but so is making them interesting. I’ve also launched a series of guide books using my A to Z blogs, and I’m working on topics that you told me were fascinating.
These posts are a little historical narrative, a pinch of memoir, a soupcon of popular culture, and an understated puff of social commentary. But No Politics! I refuse to add to the noise of the rest of the Outrage Machine. My goal is to make you go “I didn’t know that!” or “Wow!” or “How Fun!” and not “Grrrr….”
But beware! These are not tweets. My posts have plenty of words because we need to get into it. If you prefer pondering to swiping, these will be worth the extra effort. My heroes are Sarah Vowell and Bernard Cornwell, not the latest influencer. And I’m a flaming moderate lesbian Chicago MBA radical feminist who loves spreadsheets and flow charts; I make my own rules.
What Readers Say:
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I sure wish you’d written the history books when I was in school. I might have learned something and enjoyed doing so.
- I didn’t know that I needed to know this.
Lots more history will be forthcoming. I’ll try to contain myself when the rabbit holes beckon.
Also–Attach Seat to Chair and Begin Writing.
There be dragons in these Northern California hills.
Let’s explore the dragons together.
Maria Kaj
Castro Valley, CA
Contact me directly at: mariakajcv@gmail.com
