“For a transitory enchanted moment man must have held his breath in the presence of this continent, compelled into an aesthetic contemplation he neither understood nor desired, face to face for the last time in history with something commensurate to his capacity for wonder.” -F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby   It is appropriate, my […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock 13”

Okay, faithful Outlander fans, we have reached the penultimate episode of our mock season three. And if you thought this season was strange so far, it’s time to fasten your seat belts. Because we’re about to go off the rails. Outlander has always had a lot of fun with superstitions and mysticism. From the beginning, […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock 12”

Aw, yeah, people, it’s all getting real now. We’re getting down to crunch time. We’ve reached episode 11 of 13 out of our Outlander mock season three (and if you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out the whole series HERE). So last week, the masks came off at the Governor’s ball, and […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock 11”

This is the 10th article in a series of mock Outlander season-three episodes. For the rest, click here. Okay, very exciting episode this week, people. We are going to the governor’s party, hence the masquerade masks. (And yes, I realize that the party isn’t actually a masquerade ball, but in some ways, it kind of […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock 10”

And… back to the ocean! Bienvenidos, my Outlander-lovin’ friends. Very excited to be back this week, talking about Voyager (AKA: Outlander Season Three). To be clear, for people who have just jumped on this crazy train, these are mock episodes that I’m creating based on the novel Voyager. I have no idea what’s ACTUALLY going to […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock 9”

Hello, loyal readers (read: those people who aren’t sick of my little guessing game about season three yet). Thank you for hanging in there. I hope it’s still fun to read. After all, that was kind of the point.  Well, that and the vague hope that some New York literary editor would discover my blog, […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock Eight”

Ready for more seafaring adventure, my friends? We have reached episode seven out of 13 of our mock journey through Voyager (see the others here), and I’m pretty excited, because the drama is really kicking in now. Without further ado, I present… EPISODE SEVEN: TITLE: MAN O’ WAR THEME: Futility. Our favorite old theme rears its head as […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock Seven”

Welcome back, dear readers. Or bienvenidos, I guess, since it’s finally time to start heading for the island of Hispaniola (that’s the Dominican Republic and Haiti to you and me)! We have a lot of ground to cover in this episode, so I won’t waste too much time. But before we begin, I want to […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock Six”

This is the fifth article in a series of “mock” season-three Outlander episodes. Click on the links for Voyager Redux! “Mock One”, Voyager: “Mock Two” , Voyager: “Mock Three”, and Voyager: “Mock Four”. “The treasure—it was all right to use it when there was need, to feed the hungry, or to rescue folk from prison. But to try to buy […]

Read More Voyager: “Mock Five”