The Minerva Vendettas

By Jay Rayl

Not so long ago, in the English city of Bath (formally Aquae Sulis), once a prize Roman outpost famous for its natural hot springs, it was discovered in the deep waters of the Roman spa, small copper tablets dating back to the third and fourth century A.D. In the custom of the Caesars, these ‘curse tablets’ had been carefully etched imploring the goddess Sulis Minerva to exact just punishments for a wide variety of transgressions. And although most of the crimes were of a petty nature, theft of a pair of sandals or the taking of one’s warm cloak, and that the return of such items would be sufficient remediation, some of the inscribed curses were of a far darker nature.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jay Rayl
• Release date: Dec 30, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463077788

Jay Rayl

Besides an author of novels, short stories and poetry, Jay Allen Rayl has enjoyed working as an amateur filmmaker, in the theater as an actor and stage director of dramas, comedies and musicals, as well as an award-winning photographer and artist.His short feature From Another Dream was screened at the Orange County Amateur Film-makers Showcase in 1975.Prior to that, he enjoyed performing character roles in college productions and then in community theater, where he went on to direct such shows as Blithe Spirit, The Man Who Came To Dinner, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma and Camelot.His literary works can be sampled and purchased at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Smashwords. Some of those titles include Raising Lazarus, Kilroy Was Here, The Minerva Vendettas and The Evening Meal.When not engaged in painting, photography or writing, the author enjoys the diversion of sitting down at the piano with a go at Chopin or Rachmaninov, or simply picking up his classical guitar and playing the likes of Tarrega or Ponce.But literature continues to be his primary focus.Currently, he is working on a collection of miniatures under the title of The Penny Epics, which can be enjoyed on his website at JayRayl.comTitles include:The Girl With The Flaxen Hair- A novelKilroy Was Here!- A novelThe Evening Meal- A short storyThe Sensibility Of The Silly Sevens- A short storyA Love Affair So Late In Life- A short storyMarevedova And The Size-Nine Enigma- A short storyUnwriting The Chisel'd Script- A short storyThe Minerva Vendettas- A short story

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