Portrait of a Woman: Rembrandt‘s Last Love

The romance between Dutch painter Rembrandt and his servant girl Hendrickje swirls against the backdrop of the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century.

Claudia Merrill1 August 2024dutch renaissance, dutch, dutch golden age, rembrandt, short storyComment

The Last Oracle

Many moons ago in the forests of Southern Prydein, a tribe lives in harmony with the land. Two girls, Kuma and Lavena, are named Bright Ones, a group of people who can commune with the Spirits.

Claudia Merrill11 August 2023mythology, folklore, short story, mesolithicComment

Strange Abounds at Night

A young girl learns the meaning of hope and love against the backdrop of Southern Bohemia in the 1800s and the changing social roles.

Claudia Merrill27 April 2019castle, victorian, victorian era, 19th century, 1800s, 1865Comment

Leicht: The Story of Pachelbel's Kanon

The story of an enigmatic song of Pachelbel’s Kanon in the late 1600s; the score that was almost lost to history.

Claudia Merrill3 January 2019pachelbel, history, song, pachelbel's canon, canon, musicComment

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