I vividly remember the day I realized that people in costume make me uncomfortable. It was Halloween in High School and a friend of mine had dressed up so thoroughly, that he had obscured his identity. Even though I knew it was him, I couldn't visually recognize him underneath the costume. It disturbed me, deeply. As irony would have it, I have spent the last three summers … [Read more...]
A Colony of Utah Vikings Reenact Norse History
When I was a little girl, I pretended to be on some exciting adventure. I pretended to be a warrior-princess or an Indiana Jones figure. I played with swords, bows and arrows, and I rode horses in the wilderness without the supervision of adults. My childhood interests followed me into adulthood. I became very interested in world history and family history. About five years … [Read more...]