Every family carries its share of generational trauma. Some inherit the pain; others inherit the strength to endure it. Resilience doesn’t erase scars—it simply refuses to make them the center of the story.

A Jamie Poole Diaries character blog — on Za'id, diversity, and what it means to be two people in one body

I've spoken of how family relationships have influenced my creativity in the book series and in the tarot deck. This is my paternal grandmother. Most of the tea cups I used in The Time Travlers Tarot are hers. To say they've traveled is to put it mildly.

There is a circle of stone on a hilltop in the Brazilian Amazon, and on the morning of the solstice, one of its stones stops casting a shadow.

Cold Iron and Warm Light: What Makes Lumen Extraordinary. The mysterious white metal made Lumen a key.

Jamie's grandpa travels with Jamie after he's died. He died when Jamie was little, so she has few memories of him, but I'd imagine what she has are fond. What if Grandpa John--or any grandparent for that matter--could write a letter from beyond the grave?

Kikthawenund is first mentioned in the second book in the series: Resurrection of the Druidess, where Jamie explains to Eliyana how a city was named after her mother’s family. Anderson, Indiana, just south of where Jamie grew up.

When I set out to design a tarot deck, I never expected to become “the first” in two different categories. Yet here we are. The Time Travelers Tarot is the first tarot deck built around the theme of time travel, and it is also the first tarot deck fully designed by the author of the book series it comes from. That combination makes this deck both highly collectible and fully functional for readings.

Readers sometimes ask why, as an author of historical science fiction, I would create a tarot deck. On the surface, the two might seem like strange companions.

The Time Travelers Tarot is available May 26, 2026. Get on the Early Bird list for an early discount. info@jamiepoolebooks.com