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About Veronica Knox

Veronica Knox has a Fine Arts Degree from the University of Alberta, where she studied Art History, Classical Studies, and Painting. In her career as a graphic designer, illustrator, private art teacher, and ‘fine artist,’ she has also worked with the brain-injured and autistic, developing new theories of hand-to-eye-to-mind connection. Veronica lives on the west coast of Canada, supporting local animal rescue shelters, painting, writing, editing other author’s novels, and championing the conservation of tigers and elephants, and their habitats. Her artwork and visuals to support ‘Second Lisa’ may be viewed on her website - www.veronicaknox.com

THE MORNING AFTER

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Veronica Knox

APRIL 16th 1912 – the ‘after-math’ TOTAL NUMBER OF PASSENGERS – 2,223 SURVIVORS – 706 VICTIMS – 1,517 Of the 53 children who perished… 52 were from steerage (3rd. class) Odd words for a reporter; PROBABLY? MAYBE? Yet a noted member of the … Continue reading →

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BOOK LAUNCH

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Veronica Knox

NOW LAUNCHED! – on the 104th anniversary of the ‘unsinkable’ Titanic –  ‘THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES’ by V. KNOX – – a TITANIC-inspired novel of Literary Fiction / Magical Realism / and Paranormal Romance EXCERPT: CHAPTER ONE – ‘THE END’ FINN … Continue reading →

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SAVE OUR SOULS

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Veronica Knox

A 104 YEAR-OLD MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE   Countdown, 24 hours –  April 13th, 1912 ten minutes to midnight – a mountain of ice lurking in the waters of the North Atlantic, awaits the Titanic, steaming towards it on its … Continue reading →

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TITANIC – THE ‘LAST SUPPER’

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Veronica Knox

EXCERPT from ‘THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES’  [ In the morning I’m feverish. A lovely egg breakfast means nothing. My shoes wait for me, daring me to accept their torture. I will put them on later because I deserve the knives in … Continue reading →

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CASTLES IN THE SAND

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Reincarnation with a twist of fate. Two children on the Titanic, destined to marry, are torn apart when five-year-old Finn Cleary perishes on April 15, 1912. Now Finn must remain earthbound as a girl’s invisible childhood companion in order to reach … Continue reading →

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SPIRITED AWAY

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Five-year-old Finn Cleary, an irrepressible passenger on Titanic, has tough shoes to fill, trying to compete with his older brother, but his death delivers a tougher quest. Finding Finn’s lost shoes may be young love’s only chance to stay together. EXCERPT from ‘THE UNTHINKABLE … Continue reading →

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TITANIC’S FLOTSAM

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Veronica Knox

“The ocean is strewn with a litter of woodwork, chairs, and bodies.” – from the diary of a crewman aboard the Mackay-Bennett, a body recovery vessel – April 21, 1912. One hundred and four years today, the Titanic left the … Continue reading →

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A STACKED DECK

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Definition of a ‘stacked deck’ : to arrange things against someone or something. Not enough lifeboats meant the lives of 1,500 men, teenage boys, and women and children traveling steerage, were downgraded to the bottom of a list – a … Continue reading →

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TITANIC’S ‘BELOW-STAIRS-WARE’

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Things in a museum are more than artifacts. Behind each human relic is the ghost of a life. Plain, solid, cafeteria china for passengers in THIRD CLASS, otherwise known as ‘TRAVELING STEERAGE – AS ABOVE; NOT SO BELOW   EXCERPT … Continue reading →

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TITANIC’S ‘UNKNOWN CHILD’

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Veronica Knox

Behind every museum artifact is the ghost of a love story. Behind every love story there’s a hint of magic. Behind every lost soul there’s heartbreak and jealousy. EXCERPT from ‘THE UNTHINKABLE SHOES’ by V. KNOX – a Titanic-inspired love … Continue reading →

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