Category Archives: Civil War

You Can’t Stop People From Lying On You But You Can Live the Truth.

Posted on September 29, 2022 by unholypursuit

Passage from the book “This Barbed Heart Of Mine.“

Posted in Absurd, African American Character, African American History, Civil War, wisdom | Tagged Reconstruction, southern, This Barbed Heart Of Mine | 11 Comments

We all know about the stockades and the letters sewn on clothing, but not many know about the ‘scold’s bridle’ or ‘branks’ used on uncontrollable women.

Posted on August 3, 2020 by unholypursuit

When writing and sitting novels in certain eras and one want to remain authentic to the time period and its customs you will find that some of the practices were very demeaning, dehumanizing, and plain old cruel. The scarlet letter … Continue reading →

Posted in African American History, anger, animals, atrocity, Civil War, girl, girls, horror, Legal, life, women' rights | Tagged control, cruelty, immoral, lease, the 'scold's bridle' or 'branks' used on uncontrollable women | 12 Comments

Quote from novel “Shellyanna”: “You can’t see the problem…….”

Posted on May 15, 2020 by unholypursuit

As every one knows I like to introduce a major player in the series before the books come out. Sort of like an old-fashioned matinee. To make the audience familiar with them. This is part of a conversation the main … Continue reading →