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Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XII

What does it feel like to walk barefoot onto spilt blood that’s about an hour old: sticky, slippery, already cold?

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August 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XX
"What is a Savonarola, anyway? A Swiss roll made out of soap?"

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October 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XVII

Could a respectable #Roman matron in 39 CE conceal a dagger in her clothing without causing a scandal? Which garment would be best suited to hiding it?

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September 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XXI

I'm told you must know what kind of music your characters would put on Spotify:

Savonarola - would he be more of a Swiftie, a metalhead, a country boy, or just up for a good old-fashioned rave?

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October 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Awkward Googling for Writers Vol 7

“Would Roman senators get haemorrhoids from sitting too long on wooden benches in the sun?”

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July 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Awkward Googling for #Writers, Vol. XI

What happens if you carry a #naked flame into a Roman latrine — minor singeing or catastrophic #methane explosion?

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August 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XIII

Asking for a novel: could Roman clowns bare their buttocks in the arena, and if they did, would Caligula join the act?

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August 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. X

Did members of Egyptian mystery cults in Rome wear underwear under their #kilts, or was that against the ritual?

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August 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XVIII

In a query letter, is it worse to address an agent as ‘Dear Sir/Madam’ or just start with ‘Hey you’?

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September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XV

What’s the correct adjective for someone from Crete? I don’t want to mix them up with someone who believes everything they see on Facebook.

Answer: one is a Cretan, the other a cretin.

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September 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XIX

What is the penalty for arson at the imperial stables?

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September 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XVI

In ancient Rome, was sending an exceptionally corrupt politician to the lions considered tyrannicide, or just good civic hygiene?

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September 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Awkward Googling for Writers, Vol. XIV

Best implement for pigment application to the axilla (oxter) in 1st-century Rome.

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September 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Awkward Googling for #Writers, Vol. IX

Ancient Roman dinner etiquette: is it rude to bring up Neptune over duck and pears?

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August 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Awkward Googling for #Writers vol 8

‘How long can a Roman senator survive without a toilet break?’

Asking for Caligula.

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August 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Awkward Googling for #Writers vol 3

How to forge an imperial seal and what would Caligula do if he found out?

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July 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM