HASTAC Commons | Merrill Hatlen | Activity https://hastac.hcommons.org/members/mhatlen/activity/ Activity feed for Merrill Hatlen. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:42:26 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 df50a93b700cfd90cd92446f4aa47454 Merrill Hatlen created the group Dartmouth’s Congregation of the Arts (1963-1969) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1878885/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:01:09 +0000 0 5bfcbabba749c202296c3c80bd0caa7a Merrill Hatlen created the site Dartmouth's Congregation of the Arts (1963-1969) https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1878884/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:55:46 +0000 0 783d1737129c08243218e77942737872 Merrill Hatlen deposited The Bard Behind the Scenes in the group Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1874095/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:00:51 +0000 Background on recent novel, “The Bard & The Barman: An Account of Shakespeare’s Lost Years.”

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]]> 0 c33c00f1395329b1270cb0d333a701c4 Merrill Hatlen deposited A Writer's Resolution in the group Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1871655/ Fri, 19 Jan 2024 03:00:06 +0000 A tongue-in-cheek reflection of a debut novelist on the social peril of getting published.

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]]> 0 158663fbe20082ff7ac57123c28dfa69 Merrill Hatlen uploaded the file: Shakespeare's Play Settings - Missing Maps to Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1869688/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:44:16 +0000 Several readers have suggested that a map would have been helpful in following the action in The Bard & The Barman, so I’m belatedly posting maps of Shakespeare’s play settings. Not only do these detailed illustrations by Andras Bereznay make it easier to follow the Bard’s footsteps, but they suggest that he wasn’t just an armchair travele…[Read more]

]]> 0 40ec550325fef0e0384e7b0c8b734790 Merrill Hatlen uploaded the file: Book Detour to Hell & Paperback to Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1868033/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:01:07 +0000 Draft of a spoof on book tours, based on my novel, “The Bard & The Barman: An Account of Shakespeare’s Lost Years.” I’m seeking beta readers for Part 1. Thanks!

]]> 0 f4307f3d99fa8d8c5077a67f82b077cf Merrill Hatlen deposited Love's Labour's Found in the group Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1839776/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 02:26:11 +0000 While working on my recent novel, “The Bard & The Barman: An Account of Shakespeare’s Lost Years,” I endeavored to write a sequel to Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” which left the characters frozen in time. No one is going to confuse my work with the Bard’s, but I welcome any feedback on this play, written in contemporary lingo, rather than…[Read more]

]]> 0 d55f6804424259ae6b20a3373bcae321 Merrill Hatlen deposited Love's Labour's Found in the group Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1839764/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 02:25:17 +0000 While working on my recent novel, “The Bard & The Barman: An Account of Shakespeare’s Lost Years,” I endeavored to write a sequel to Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” which left the characters frozen in time. No one is going to confuse my work with the Bard’s, but I welcome any feedback on this play, written in contemporary lingo, rather than…[Read more]

]]> 0 b0395746622988fcbd97d940127792e6 Merrill Hatlen's profile was updated https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1839060/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:12:26 +0000 0 315d969f712b62764cff800835168f3d Merrill Hatlen changed their profile picture https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1839063/ Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:22:07 +0000 0 5df15c26d2bd500df0012ef32ff6c3c6 Merrill Hatlen deposited Love's Labour's Found https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1838756/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:39:16 +0000 While working on my recent novel, “The Bard & The Barman: An Account of Shakespeare’s Lost Years,” I endeavored to write a sequel to Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” which left the characters frozen in time. No one is going to confuse my work with the Bard’s, but I welcome any feedback on this play, written in contemporary lingo, rather than…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb0c070f76865fedd92c11344f2c1069 Merrill Hatlen started the topic New publication on Shakespeare's lost years in the discussion Shakespeare https://hcommons.org/groups/shakespeare-1046709442/forum/topic/new-publication-on-shakespeares-lost-years/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 19:16:45 +0000 THE BARD DIDN’T JUST WRITE DRAMA, HE LIVED IT

The Bard and the Barman sheds new light on William Shakespeare’s “lost years, based on the dubious account of a barman who served as the Bard’s confidant in London.  Shakespeare’s formative years in France are recounted, including his friendship with the future king of France, Henri IV, who inspired [Read more]

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