Dear Maude Trilogy | Denise Liebig

Denise Liebig

Jun 28, 20193 min read

Silent Films... Or Were They?

Silent films and the era in which they were popular (approx. 1891-1927) have fascinated many. But have you ever wondered what it would be...

Denise Liebig

Feb 13, 20183 min read

Off the Rack: A Time Traveler's Closet

What girl wouldn’t want a few extra clothes; especially at someone else’s expense? How about a closet full of them? In Dear Maude, Emily...

Denise Liebig

Dec 13, 20175 min read

It's Music, Music, Music!

Some say love is the universal language. I happen to believe that music is, because, despite the language a song is written in or how...

Denise Liebig

Sep 21, 20173 min read

The Art of Change

Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism were all the rage in 1910. Think Picasso and Matisse, and you’ll have a good idea of what the art world looked...

Denise Liebig

Aug 15, 20176 min read

Timeless Vehicles Repurposed in The Dear Maude Trilogy

In time travel fiction, something—a machine, a watch, a phone booth, standing stones, etc.—transports the character(s) back in time. For...

Denise Liebig

Jul 11, 20174 min read

Dis-ease in The Dear Maude Trilogy

From Typhoid Fever to the Spanish Influenza, early twentieth-century diseases were widespread, often pandemics, which affected young and...

Denise Liebig

May 27, 20173 min read

Riding Sidesaddle: Why Not Face the World Head-on?

In Dear Maude, Emily Stanton’s training involves the popular pursuits of a 1910 lady of society, including riding sidesaddle. For those...

Denise Liebig

May 13, 20173 min read

Not the Dreaded Corset!

Corsets top Emily Stanton’s lists of avoidable undergarments in Dear Maude, For the Love of Maude, and Forever Maude, the books of The...

Denise Liebig

Apr 12, 20172 min read

Where is St. Helens, Oregon & Why is Emily from There?

In Dear Maude, Book 1 of The Dear Maude Trilogy, the protagonist, Emily Stanton, is from St. Helens, a rural town just outside Portland,...