Work in Progress Status Update. Resurrected Post.

January 27, 2019 Work in Progress Status Update It ought to be clear by this point that I will not have a book out in January. We can all agree on that, right? So, how do matters stand on the writing front? Let me tell you.   At the pace I’m writing, the first draft… Continue reading Work in Progress Status Update. Resurrected Post.

Recent Reading. Resurrected Post.

January 20, 2019 Recent Reading “What have you been reading?” the imaginary voices in my head — those of the imagined readers of this web log — ask. Well, I’ll tell you, phantoms and figments. As usual I have several books going at any given time, books for different locations and portions of my day.… Continue reading Recent Reading. Resurrected Post.

Tolkien Birthday Celebration 2019. Resurrected Post.

January 13, 2019 Tolkien Birthday Celebration 2019 January rolled around again and with it came another opportunity to celebrate the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien at the Kennedy School. The event added a new wrinkle this year with a room dedicated to Lord of the Rings tabletop games. I hadn’t realized there were so many of them. I’d be… Continue reading Tolkien Birthday Celebration 2019. Resurrected Post.

The Web Log Takes a Sick Day. So Enjoy Two Savage Journal Entries.

SAVAGE JOURNAL ENTRY 13. The barbarian conceives of law in an entirely different fashion than the civilized man, dear diary. For the barbarian the model is nature. Nature’s law is that the strong rule; what is acceptable is what can be enforced; the right to possession is delimited solely by what can be both taken… Continue reading The Web Log Takes a Sick Day. So Enjoy Two Savage Journal Entries.

Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary. Resurrected Post.

January 6, 2019 Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary Stanley G. Weinbaum tantalizes we later generations. What else could his fertile mind have produced had cancer not taken him at the age of 33?   Weinbaum’s enshrinement in Appendix N is another head-scratcher for those who remain incredulous that Dungeons and Dragons’ influences include science… Continue reading Appendix N: Stanley Weinbaum’s Bizarre Bestiary. Resurrected Post.

Too Late Movie Reviews: The Tiresome Series Continues. Resurrected Post.

December 23, 2018 Too Late Movie Reviews: The Tiresome Series Continues MBW and the HA flew to Mexico several days ago. I will join them briefly for Christmas before flying back. Oh, what joy, flying on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, two of the most relaxing travel days of the year. But what this enforced… Continue reading Too Late Movie Reviews: The Tiresome Series Continues. Resurrected Post.