From the Archives: The Magellanic Diaries, 1

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The pre and weekend period surrounding Julia’s Projecting L.A. 2024 (info and video to come) was all consuming — and that was just for a behind-the-scenes, supportive helper-outer, never mind the important people. And then, too, I came down with a pesky cold, so here I am a day late with the Monday offering — and that was supposed to be an entry in the Extraordinary Ordinary People series. I have that lined up but not ready to go, so I thought, in that case, I’d offer this view, free to all, of the very first Magellanic Diaries offering. The Magellanic Diaries are a series in which I share some of the riches of my research into the 1519-22 Ferdinand Magellan expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the earth — research I’ve been doing for over three years to support my novel-in-progress about the expedition, The Dream of Don Juan de Cartagena. Normally in its entirety for paid subscribers only, this time, as I say, free for all.