Laura Perry
The Minoan Holiday Season
A multi-week-long holiday season isn't just a modern invention. We think the Minoans may have had something along those lines... right at...
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Laura Perry
- Sep 15
- 1 min
The Minoan Herb Garden
On the Minoan Path blog, I recently explored the kinds of veggies the Minoans grew in their gardens, back in the Bronze Age (way before...
Laura Perry
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Book Review: The Earl of Brass
The PR for this book calls it a cross between Downton Abbey and Penny Dreadful; I'd add Indiana Jones into that description. The Earl of...
Laura Perry
- Sep 1
- 1 min
The Minoan Vegetable Garden
There were no supermarkets in the Bronze Age. So people had to grow their own food or buy it from farmers at local markets. What did the...
Laura Perry
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Book Review: The Witch Wavelength
A while back I had the pleasure of editing Sheena Cundy's first foray into nonfiction, and let me tell you, it's worth reading. Her The...
Laura Perry
- Aug 18
- 1 min
How old is that blog post?
Stuff lasts forever on the Internet. That can be great if you're looking for older references. But it can be tricky if you're trying to...
Laura Perry
- Aug 11
- 1 min
Individuation Is Problematic
Individuation is problematic is the unofficial MMP motto. Find out why and what it means in today's Minoan Path blog post: Individuation...
Laura Perry
- Aug 4
- 2 min
Book Review: Reinventing Herself
My dear writer-friend DJ Martin has started a new fiction series, and I'm excited to share my review of book one with you: Reinventing...
Laura Perry
- Jul 28
- 1 min
The Confusing Minoan Genius
I'm not talking about how smart the Minoans were, but about an interesting deity they imported into their pantheon from Egypt. Get all...
Laura Perry
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Book Review: From Here to Eternity
CW: death, funerals, corpses Modern western culture has a weird attitude toward death. It's a combination of obsession and repulsion,...
Laura Perry
- Jul 13
- 1 min
Confluence: Flowing Together
I invite you to enjoy a lovely new ritual: Confluence: Flowing Together In the name of the bee, And of the butterfly, And of the breeze,...
Laura Perry
- Jul 7
- 2 min
A Shelf Full of Book Reviews
I've reviewed a lot of books over the years, both fiction and non-fiction, on a variety of subjects. I've compiled lists of my book...
Laura Perry
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Minoan Pigs??
The Minotaur is a bull, but the Minoans had other animals as well: goats, sheep... and pigs! Find out more in today's Minoan Path blog...
Laura Perry
- Jun 23
- 1 min
A Tentacled Mystery
Is it an octopus hiding in a seashell, or something else entirely? And why the heck did the Minoans paint it on so many pots? Find out in...
Laura Perry
- Jun 9
- 1 min
Bronze Age Doggos!
Did you know that the Minoans had dogs? They did, and they loved them enough to include them in their art. Get a peek at some of them...
Laura Perry
- May 26
- 1 min
Book Review: The Deep & Dark Blue
I have a soft spot for well-written YA fiction. It can be surprisingly deep, and the storylines are often more engaging, more...
Laura Perry
- May 19
- 1 min
What else is missing from Minoan art?
A comment on Twitter from someone guessing about the content of last week's Minoan Path blog post got me to thinking about some issues...
Laura Perry
- May 12
- 1 min
What's missing from Minoan art?
Before you answer "the women's shirts," find out what I'm really asking in this week's Minoan path blog: What's missing from Minoan art?...
Laura Perry
- May 5
- 1 min
How equal is Minoan art?
What do you think: Are there more women in Minoan art? More men? The answer might surprise you: Gender Equality in Minoan Art In the name...
Laura Perry
- Apr 21
- 1 min
Minoan Sheep
When we think about the animals the ancient Minoans had, cattle spring quickly to mind (the bull-leaping, the Minotaur). There are also...