Frances Simmons
Contributing Writer
Frances Simmons - Frances Simmons
I have worked at a lot of different jobs in my life from being an attorney to being a drug counselor with stints in aerospace as a manager of contracts and pricing. I do some volunteer writing for Bien magazine and for the Paradise Art Center as well as play my 'cello and draw. Additionally I take Spanish classes and hope one day to use the language.
I love animals and am a vegetarian. I have three dogs of questionable ancestry (and they are not telling) and elder ages.
I love history and enjoy writing about it. I anticipate that history will be my primary focus. I find writing fun and a thoughtful process.
Latest Articles
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René Redpezi; The World's Best Chef
Serving only local food, Mr. Redpezi has developed new cuisine and started a culinary revolution
Apr 2, 2012
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Recent DNA Studies on Scandinavia
Scandinavia has been represented as having "racial purity" and of historically being a closed culture. Recent studies disprove both hypotheses.
Mar 29, 2012
- Frances Simmons
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The Danish Sled Dogs: A Study in Endurance
Denmark's Sirius team patrols Northeast Greenland in the winter by dog sledge.
Mar 9, 2012
- Frances Simmons
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Round Churches and Bornholm
Round churches can be found all over Europe. The tiny island of Bornholm has four.
Mar 5, 2012
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Walter Sickert: Was He Jack the Ripper?
Was Walter Sickert really Jack the Ripper? Patricia Cornwell did extensive research which demonstrates that he could have been the Ripper.
Jan 26, 2012
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J.R.R. Tolkien and the Queen
Tolkien was an Oxford professor teaching and studying languages. Queen Margrethe of Denmark is an artist who contributed her art to "Lord of the Rings."
Dec 29, 2011
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Knud Rasmussen: Explorer
Rasmussen was an early explorer of the Northwest Passage. He also explored northern Greenland disproving Peary's theory of a northern channel
Dec 16, 2011
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The Invention that Changed Europe
A simple invention imported from the East to Europe changed the course of European history. That invention was the stirrup
Nov 17, 2011
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Wine Country in Denmark
Denmark with a climate thought inhospitable to wine making is taking an ever increasing market share of European wine sales.
Oct 20, 2011
- Frances Simmons
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Norman Rockwell: America's Artist
Presents Rockwell as a serious artist rather than as an illustrator of the optimistic. Also briefly discusses Rockwell's life
Sep 29, 2011
- Frances Simmons
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