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Alena Bruzas

Alena Bruzas grew up in Seattle and currently lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with her family. When she's not writing, Alena serves on the board for Ten Thousand Villages, Lincoln. She also occasionally cooks dinner, worries about commas, and wanders the prairie.

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Giving a Name to the Nameless in History

In the early days of the Jamestown colony, a woman was murdered and cannibalized by her husband. In the written accounts she is never named other than by her husband's name. The infamous John Smith even jokes about the manor and motivation for her death: "And one amongst the rest…
Alena Bruzas
October 30, 2024