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In Which We Begin to See Through Edricus’ Clever Disguise
As we begin Scene 2, Edricus is all by his lonesome on stage, soliloquizing. He ponders his . . . um . . . less than high-on-the-hog...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 30, 20211 min read


Did Shakespeare Write Edmund Ironside? Co-Write? Scribble Disparaging Remarks in the Margins?
Today, we’re beginning a project I’ve wanted to do on this blog for a while, reviewing the Shakespearean Apocrypha. If you’re not...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 29, 20213 min read


Yeah, I Can Totally See That
Well, for all the Harry Potter fans out there, we’ve finally achieved invisibility (YAY!!) First, you take some lithium gas – I know...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 28, 20211 min read


The Shakespeare Season at the Lexington Opera House – 1912
From the Lexington Herald, November 4, 1912 “King Lear,” considered by many students of literature the masterpiece of dramatic writing in...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 27, 20211 min read


The Monarchs Take on Hilldale in Game 4
We’re back in Hilldale today for Game 4 of our simulation of the 1924 Negro League World Series. Kansas City will be sending Cliff Bell...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 26, 20213 min read


Remembering Private George W. Sparks, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
George Sparks was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1843. The son of Jonas Sparks and Paulina Postlethwaite, he was the younger brother...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 25, 20211 min read


The Monarchs Are Up 2 Games to None As We Simulate the 1924 Negro League World Series
Today we’re heading into Game 3 of the (Simulated) 1924 Negro League World Series. The Monarchs have nominated Bill Drake to pitch game...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 24, 20212 min read


Remembering Private John B. Shindler, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
John B. Shindler was born in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1839, the son of John Shindler and Mary F. Campbell. He was 5’7”, with a light...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 23, 20211 min read


Back in Philadelphia for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1924 Negro League World Series
It’s October 4, 1924, and we’re back at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia for (Simulated) Game 2 of the Negro League World Series, matching...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 22, 20213 min read


Remembering Private William Austin Seay, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William Austin Seay, the son of Samuel Seay and Susan Balee, was born in Shelby County in February 1821. A farmer, Seay was 5’8 ½”, with...

Kirk Jenkins
Nov 21, 20211 min read


It’s the Kansas City Monarchs versus Hilldale in Game 1 of the (Simulated) 1924 Negro League World S
Today, we’re turning the clock back all the way to October 3, 1924. We’re at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia for Game 1 of the...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 18, 20213 min read


Remembering Private John Sayles, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
John Sayles (no, not that one, the other one), the son of George Sayles and Mary Ann Ryder, was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1844. ...

Kirk Jenkins
Oct 18, 20211 min read


Game 5 –Monarchs Try to Close Out the Homestead Grays
We’re back at Griffith Park today after a layoff for Game 5 of the (Simulated) 1942 Negro League World Series. The Kansas City Monarchs...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 24, 20214 min read


Remembering Private William Saunders, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
William Saunders was born in Shelby County, Kentucky. A twenty-year-old farmer when he enlisted, Saunders was 5’7 ½”, with a light...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 23, 20211 min read


The Grays Try to Stave Off Elimination
We’re back for Game 4 of the 1942 (Simulated) Negro League World Series, as the Homestead Grays are looking at a three-games-to-none...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 22, 20212 min read


Remembering Private Charles A. Sale, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Charles Sale was born on February 7, 1827 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the son of William Sale and Elizabeth B. Joyes. He was 5’7 ½”,...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 21, 20211 min read


Satchel Paige Takes the Mound as the Monarchs Look for a 3-0 Lead
Today we’re back at Griffith Park for Game 3 of the 1942 Negro League World Series, the Kansas City Monarchs versus the Homestead Grays. ...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 20, 20212 min read


Remembering Private Samuel Rule, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Samuel Rule was born in 1828 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, the son of Samuel Rule and Elizabeth Cline. Rule was 5’6”, with a dark...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 19, 20211 min read


Remembering Private Henry Bruce Ross, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Henry Bruce Ross was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky in 1844, the son of Samuel C. Ross and Mary Bradshaw. Ross was 5’5 ½”, with a fair...

Kirk Jenkins
Sep 12, 20211 min read


Remembering Private Conrad Ritter, Company A of the Fifteenth Kentucky
Conrad Ritter was twenty-three at the time of his enlistment. He was 5’8”, with a fair complexion, gray eyes and sandy hair. Private...

Kirk Jenkins
Jun 13, 20211 min read
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