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  • The Writing Life / January 13, 2014

    Croatoa: How I Turned the Lost Colony of Roanoke into a Short Story

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Croatoa: How I Turned the Lost Colony of Roanoke into a Short Story

In The Writing Life | January 13, 2014 | 2 Comments

If you like unsolved mysteries, I have a doozy for you. You may have seen a recent article on NationalGeographic.com that describes a new discovery in the search for the lost colony of Roanoke. If you’re a Supernatural fan, a word associated with the Lost Colony—Croatoa —probably means something to you. If you’re a student of history or Native American …

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I went to science camp in fifth grade. I wasn’t special or anything – everyone had to go. Our counselors were high-school students, but they might as well have been adults. They could drive, they went on dates, they had jobs, and we all had questions we were dying to ask. Some kids asked about cars. One asked whether they liked being counselors. Me? I asked when we’d finally get to study the French Revolution.

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