The Brassbright Chronicle

Industralia's Most Talkative Newspaper

•5 min read

A Guided Tour of My Girl Cave

When we moved into this house 2ish years ago, our lifestyle changed a *lot*. This house is newer, better built and well maintained, unlike the old house. It even has a spacious, well-landscaped country yard. But best of all, it has THREE bedrooms! This meant, to my utter glee, that for the first time in […]

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
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Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything

It’s the first car! My dad loved his own mid-1980s Mercedes Benz, but now, I think I love those cars, too. But I’d prefer the original model, please. Do watch, and if you have daughters, consider letting them watch, too.

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
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Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary… Constance! What’s The Connection?

Meet one of my favorite people. Lea Popielinski is the voice of Constance (and all her friends) in the Audible version of my novel, The Flight To Brassbright. Here she presents a short history of the real Bloody Mary. Mind you, it’s irreverent and it’s a lot of fun. Lea loves trivia, and that passion […]

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
Fantasy Faire
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Trolling For Answers

This story was written for  Fantasy Faire 2019 as part of the Literary Festival Writing Challenge – Trollhaugen. The region of Trollhaugen is the home base for all the various events that took place during the Faire’s Literary Festival. In fact, our troll is so big that we’d hold large gatherings in the cavern of […]

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
Author Events
•2 min read

Fantasy Faire 2019 – Builders of Hope

Last year I was delighted to be invited to Fantasy Faire as a Literary Festival featured author, and I want to pay it back. This year, in honor of my dad, lost to lung cancer this past Autumn, I’m participating behind-the-scenes at the Faire.

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
Author Events
•10 min read

Author Interview at Doll Fest For All

To mark the occasion of Hinamatsuri / Doll’s Day, Nika Thought-werk and Fitch Lekvoda are pleased to invite you to join us March 3 2019 for DOLL FEST FOR ALL at the Crystal Rose in Caledon. Hinamatsuri (雛祭り Hina-matsuri), also called Doll’s Day or Girls’ Day, is a special day in Japan. Celebrated each year […]

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
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The First Annual Doll Fest-For-All

For Immediate Release February 15, 2019 DOLL DUO DECLARES MARCH 3 DOLL DAY DEBUT Second Life Steamlands Residents Seek To Foster Doll Culture  The Steamlands of Second Life, February 15, 2019 – On March 3, 2019, from 5 pm to 8 pm SLT, Fitch Lekvoda and Nika Thought-werk, residents of the Steamlands of Second Life will […]

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta
Down the Tubes
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Brighthope’s Astrological Signs

The world of Brighthope shares some of Earth’s beliefs, traditions, and superstitions. Many are very similar. Some are unique to this world, but carry similar sentiments to Earth concepts. Astrology is popular in Brighthope, especially in the country of Industralia. Our protagonist, Constance, was born on May 3rd of 1877. Her earth sign is Steel, […]

Written by

Lori Alden Holuta