Do you like Outlander? Do you like pirates? Then come to my virtual presentation to discuss piracy in the Outlander series and Colonial America for the Wake County Public Library on Tuesday, Nov 25 at 4/7 PM PST/EST. It will be over Zoom and registration is FREE!
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Took my students to the Getty Villa to see Ancient Greek/Roman artifacts today. Who says field trips aren’t for university?

Did I spend too much money ordering this? Yes. Do I care? Absolutely not. 🗃️🏴‍☠️

A day of doing some pirate work brought me to the oldest liquor store in America 🗃️

Getting close to Halloween and of course the @nytimes crossword had to pick the most sadistic pirate as a clue.

Hit the 100K milestone of my pirate novel! 7 years in the making and the first draft is allllllllllmost done!

There’s using a cafe as a place to do some work, and there’s using a cafe as a freakin office

There was quite an exciting sighting at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena last night - a copy of my book, The Pirates’ Code in the military history section! If you swing by, you can buy the signed copy. 🏴‍☠️🗃️

Female pirate alert in today’s @latimes.com crossword puzzle! 🗃️

It's a pretty exciting day when your friend who works at the Huntington Library texts you a photo of your book in the gift shop!

Filming some piratey things today for the first time in about a year. So glad to be back in the saddle again!

Freshly arrived in America! Looking forward to reading @jamesbenmore.bsky.social book, Ask For Mercy. Congratulations, friend!

As a historian, I absolutely love this dedication in Ken Follett’s new book, The Armour of Light:

Todays whiteboard! (Please ignore how dirty it is for i have inherited an old one.)

International Talk Like A Pirate Day means we’re looking at how society viewed pirates religiosity or lack thereof in my Religion/Ethics and US History classes. Yes, that’s from my book The Pirates’ Code!