John E. Rees
@johnerees.com
Historical fiction & essays • Memory, psychology & the human thread • Author of Unseen Souls • Creator of the Professor Owain Morgan Mysteries • johnerees.com
Who decides what counts as history?
I revisited E.H. Carr while finishing a historical novel and found his ideas disturbingly relevant to our present moment.
#history #writing #criticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #HistoricalMemory #politics #ideas
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I revisited E.H. Carr while finishing a historical novel and found his ideas disturbingly relevant to our present moment.
#history #writing #criticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #HistoricalMemory #politics #ideas
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History Isn’t Objective — and Pretending It Is Is Dangerous — JOHN E. REES
I’ve recently completed my second historical fiction novel, The Silence of the White Shadow , set in Victorian Britain. That means my desk — and my head — are cluttered with research: industrial...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Who decides what counts as history?
I revisited E.H. Carr while finishing a historical novel and found his ideas disturbingly relevant to our present moment.
#history #writing #criticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #HistoricalMemory #politics #ideas
bit.ly/4pIaZ0J
I revisited E.H. Carr while finishing a historical novel and found his ideas disturbingly relevant to our present moment.
#history #writing #criticalThinking #MediaLiteracy #HistoricalMemory #politics #ideas
bit.ly/4pIaZ0J
Christmas 1896.
Dolwyddelan Castle in North Wales.
Lord Jeremiah de Haersbie unveils the Dolwyddelan Codex — a manuscript that unsettles the accepted history of English dominion over Wales.
What follows is neither orderly nor expected.
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#Wales #HistoricalFiction
Dolwyddelan Castle in North Wales.
Lord Jeremiah de Haersbie unveils the Dolwyddelan Codex — a manuscript that unsettles the accepted history of English dominion over Wales.
What follows is neither orderly nor expected.
bit.ly/4pNwwFo
#Wales #HistoricalFiction
The Silence of the White Shadow: A Casebook of Owain Morgan Mystery
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December 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Christmas 1896.
Dolwyddelan Castle in North Wales.
Lord Jeremiah de Haersbie unveils the Dolwyddelan Codex — a manuscript that unsettles the accepted history of English dominion over Wales.
What follows is neither orderly nor expected.
bit.ly/4pNwwFo
#Wales #HistoricalFiction
Dolwyddelan Castle in North Wales.
Lord Jeremiah de Haersbie unveils the Dolwyddelan Codex — a manuscript that unsettles the accepted history of English dominion over Wales.
What follows is neither orderly nor expected.
bit.ly/4pNwwFo
#Wales #HistoricalFiction
There's so much going on in the world and if you're like me, it's very easy to yearn for a better tomorrow or even wish some things in the past had worked out differently. Maybe I think too much :-) ...http://bit.ly/4mFHxWI
The Future Never Arrives — JOHN E. REES
We spend much of our lives waiting. Waiting for the right time, the next opportunity, the moment when life will finally begin. But here’s the hard truth: the future never arrives. When it comes, it is...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
There's so much going on in the world and if you're like me, it's very easy to yearn for a better tomorrow or even wish some things in the past had worked out differently. Maybe I think too much :-) ...http://bit.ly/4mFHxWI
weirdly, one of the 20th century’s greatest thinkers ended his days twenty minutes from where I live. His questions are still mine — and ours.
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Bertrand Russell Warned Us About Fools and Fanatics — We Should Listen Now — JOHN E. REES
I’ve been interested in philosophy and the meaning of life for decades. One philosopher I admire greatly is Bertrand Russell . The more I learn about his life, the more I notice small, unexpected par...
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September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
weirdly, one of the 20th century’s greatest thinkers ended his days twenty minutes from where I live. His questions are still mine — and ours.
bit.ly/423ptyv
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Hi, I’m John — new here & a new author. I grew up in a South Wales mining village and later spent 40+ years in corporate life. Now I’m writing the stories I always wanted to tell, shaped by both worlds. My debut novel 'Unseen Souls' is the first step. Happy to connect with like-minded people
September 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hi, I’m John — new here & a new author. I grew up in a South Wales mining village and later spent 40+ years in corporate life. Now I’m writing the stories I always wanted to tell, shaped by both worlds. My debut novel 'Unseen Souls' is the first step. Happy to connect with like-minded people