Simone Skopek
In the footsteps of the artists: Paris nightlife of La Belle Époque
Step back in time to La Belle Époque, the era when Paris truly became the 'City of Light' and a hotbed of cultural activity. The late...
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Simone Pertuiset
Simone Skopek
- Oct 10, 2023
- 3 min
Trailblazing inventions fueled by necessity, driven by innovation
The 19th-century spirit of the Industrial Revolution was contagious In our family tree resides an eccentric ancestor, Eugene Pertuiset,...
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Simone Skopek
- Oct 5, 2023
- 2 min
19th-century Beards - Emblem of Heroes
Beards have held a significant cultural and religious significance throughout history. They often embody notions of masculinity, wisdom,...
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Simone Skopek
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min
The Moth - Celebrating true stories well told
A storyteller steps up to the microphone, the audience leans in, and a collective hush descends before the first words break the silence....
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Simone Skopek
- Sep 26, 2023
- 3 min
Wrestling with my squeamish side - What is the appeal of combat sports?
Even though I'm not a fan of combat sports, I'm curious about the fascination others have with it. When I stumbled upon the fact that...
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Simone Skopek
- Sep 5, 2023
- 3 min
The Downfall of Plastic Shopping Bags: A Tale of Good Intentions Gone Awry
Inventions initially aimed at improving our lives can also bring about unforeseen and adverse societal consequences. In my novels, I...
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Simone Skopek
- Aug 10, 2023
- 2 min
Amusing Ourselves to Death - the spell-binding allure of news entertainment
Orwell and Huxley's crystal balls: Dystopia defined Consider the contrasting visions of two science fiction titans, George Orwell and...
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Simone Skopek
- Aug 5, 2023
- 4 min
Rediscovering Intrigues of the Manhattan Project in "Oppenheimer"
Have you ever watched a historical movie and sensed there are bits of history you've forgotten lurking beneath the surface? That was our...
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Simone Skopek
- Jul 24, 2023
- 1 min
The Princess and the Puma - narrated by Simone Pertuiset
The Princess and the Puma by O Henry (1903) is a cornball vaudeville comedy with a surprising ending. It takes place in Texas, the land...
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Simone Skopek
- Jul 23, 2023
- 7 min
Shaping a Nation Through Education: How Literacy Fueled the Industrial Revolution
One of the themes of the novel THREE TALES FROM THE TIP OF AN ERA is a portrayal of how education played a pivotal role in transforming...
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Simone Skopek
- Jul 14, 2023
- 4 min
Beyond the Stars: A Dinner Discussion on the Elusive Quest for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
As a writer of 19th and 20th-century social history, I am captivated by the intersection of concepts such as social Darwinism and the...
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Simone Skopek
- Jul 5, 2023
- 3 min
Politics and Cancel Culture's Impact on Literature
Cancel culture's impact on literature is timeless Classic literature and art defy time, which is why they remain relevant across decades...
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Simone Skopek
- Jun 28, 2023
- 4 min
The Genie is out of the bottle. Will AI replace Novelists?
The uncanny flawlessness and soullessness of AI-generated text As a novelist, I find myself increasingly apprehensive about the impact of...
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Simone Skopek
- Jun 17, 2023
- 3 min
A review of Three Tales from the Tip of an Era
As an author, I must admit that few moments compare to the exhilaration of receiving a remarkable review that validates the heart and...
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Simone Skopek
- Jun 6, 2023
- 4 min
From Technical Writer to Novelist: Unveiling the Storyteller Within
Discovering the similarities between technical writing and fiction As a former science teacher and later a technical writer, I never...
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Simone Skopek
- May 30, 2023
- 5 min
Media Literacy Training in the Age of Social Media
Long ago, when I was a child back in the 1960s, on Friday mornings we used to do a subject at my school called "Current Events," which...
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Simone Skopek
- May 14, 2023
- 4 min
Manet's friend the lion hunter, and their strange relationship
I have done extensive research on Eugene Pertuiset based on his two memoirs, Les aventures d’un chasseur de lions (1873) that describe...
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Simone Skopek
- May 10, 2023
- 1 min
"The Drover's Wife" by Henry Lawson, audio by Simone Pertuiset
One of my all-time favorite short stories is Henry Lawson's classic tale, "The Drover's Wife", written in 1895 about a mother of four...
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Simone Skopek
- Apr 30, 2023
- 2 min
“If history were taught as a story, it would never be forgotten.” ~ Rudyard Kipling
For millennia, humans have gathered around the fire to pass down the stories of their ancestors. These tales, which were both educational...
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Simone Skopek
- Apr 18, 2023
- 2 min
Audio-recording my own novels - challenging but achievable
In praise of professional voice actors: audio-recording my own novels, it turns out, is easier said than done. What author wouldn't...
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