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Stay Tuned!!

June 2, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist 2 Comments

The novel that started it all, Memoirs of a Relucantant Archaeologist, is going online! If you loved the previous posts, stay tuned for the backstory; Memoirs covers all the history, […]

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1.0 In the Snow

April 24, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I sat and gazed at the word “Results” on my computer screen. The “Methods” section had taken everything I could muster. I didn’t have any energy left to write up […]

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1.1 Shots Fired, Site Found

April 23, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

A half hour later, I had unzipped my parka. An hour later, I’d torn off my gloves and toque. Jane Fonda has nothing on two feet of snow, a 40 […]

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2.0 Raging Red Demon

April 22, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

An email notice blipped up in the bottom corner of my monitor. Five minutes until the monthly staff meeting. Joy. I did try to be out in the field during […]

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2.2 Domestic Bliss

April 21, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist 1 Comment

It was around seven-thirty by the time Sebastian pulled his Beamer up to our childhood home. I hadn’t been home since October. It was too soon. But, this wasn’t a […]

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2.1 “You found it where?”

April 21, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

By the time I’d left work, I’d pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I was going to have to work evenings and weekends to get that stupid mitigation […]

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2.3 Grave-fill

April 20, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

“Wake up, sleepyhead.” The cobble-stoned quadrangle at Trinity College Dublin glistened in the lamplight. It was evening. Stars were shining in a spring Irish sky. Dr. Gavin Cleary was standing […]

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2.4 Fucked Up

April 19, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I was well aware that my life was chock-full of irony. I just didn’t appreciate it. Sebastian began to pull on his coat again. “No,” I said. “The cops don’t […]

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3.0 Murphy’s Law

April 18, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

When I got home, I made the mistake of looking in the mirror. Of all days to meet a handsome young detective. A fair complexion does nothing for tired eyes […]

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3.1 Ice

April 17, 2011by reluctantarchaeologist Leave a comment

I booked a flight up to Peace River for the next night. I finished my safety paperwork. Then, sitting back at my desk, I watched the minutes tick away on […]

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