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Top Ten S&S Characters

Swords and Sorcery fiction provides us with exciting action in memorable settings. It also drops terrific characters into those settings and lets them run free.

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The Great (House) Hunt

I can’t truly call this a vacation, despite spending a couple of afternoons splashing about with the HA in the hotel swimming pool. No, this

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A Trip to The Dalles

Only a fence and the Columbia River separate me from the State of Washington I took MBW and the HA for an excursion yesterday. We

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A (Un)Real American Hero

Who is the most American of fantasy heroes? I ignited enough fireworks yesterday in the course of Independence Day festivities to get me feeling good

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Belly Up to the Bar

What are the best taverns in fantasy? Where do you imagine yourself sipping a pint in rather unusual company? The genre is full of these

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The Quintessence of S&S

If I were to distill the elements of Swords-and-Sorcery to their essence, what story would I find pooled at the bottom of the alembic? To

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A Snippet

I thought I’d offer a change of pace this week. Something different from my usual blathering. I’m offering a snippet from my novel Thick As Thieves.

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