by Kate Dolan | Jun 17, 2024 | Latest Posts, Toto's Tale
On this day 122 years ago, a new musical extravaganza opened at the Chicago Grand Opera House:The Wizard of Oz. The musical toured the Midwest for several months before opening on Broadway the following January, 1903. There was no talk of making a film version, of...
by Kate Dolan | Sep 11, 2021 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History, Toto's Tale
You know you’re a true history geek when you want to know about the history of a fake historical thing. Last year, I researched the history of fanciful tiki culture and this year, I started wondering about the origin of the Renaissance festival. Yes, the origin of the...
by Kate Dolan | Aug 11, 2021 | Articles, Latest Posts, Living History, Romans, Toto's Tale
Dogs often do not appear to enjoy the dog days of summer. It’s hot, and they’re stuck wearing a fur coat that they can only shed one hair at a time. They can’t even sweat to cool off. But the term “dog days” has nothing to do with fur or even dogs. The origin of the...
by Kate Dolan | Jan 23, 2016 | Articles, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Regency, Toto's Tale
As a senior in high school, my daughter is in the midst of her London Season—the 21st Century version. Two hundred years ago, the greatest aspiration of a young lady of her age was to enjoy a successful social Season in London during which she would attend balls,...
by Kate Dolan | Feb 7, 2011 | Latest Posts, Toto's Tale
I shouldn’t be writing about this rule since I’ve broken it consistently lately. Or maybe that’s a good reason to blog about it. In any case, after I started seriously writing and submitting fiction, I came up with a “rule of twos” for myself to help keep from getting...
by Kate Dolan | Feb 3, 2011 | Latest Posts, Toto's Tale
In honor of the release of Toto’s Tale, I thought I would write something about my experience working with a partner. I’m hardly an expert on the subject. Toto’s Tale is my first partner project since I was assigned to write a paragraph with the long-haired boy in my...
