November 25, 2018 Another Obligatory Thanksgiving Post Advice from a man who probably has no business giving advice: Remain grateful but beware contentment. There, that ought to cover Thanksgiving. MBW, the HA, and I drove to the Oregon Coast Wednesday for an extended Thanksgiving weekend. The weather was appropriately Oregon Coast-ish: wet and windy, though… Continue reading Another Obligatory Thanksgiving Post. Resurrected Post.
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Long Expected Parties. Resurrected Post.
November 18, 2018 Long Expected Parties I am celebrating the HA’s fifth birthday today. It isn’t her birthday yet; that will occur later this week. But the important point of a child’s birthday party is the party. Sunday works better for a gathering of her little friends than does the day after Thanksgiving. Shortly… Continue reading Long Expected Parties. Resurrected Post.
Orycon 40. Resurrected Post.
November 11, 2018 Orycon 40 Orycon winds down. My last panel is still a couple hours off, so I have a few moments to write this post in the Green Room, where the few remaining authors who haven’t yet taken off for home are congregating. Many look ridden hard and put away wet. A long… Continue reading Orycon 40. Resurrected Post.
Eugene, Oregon 2018. Resurrected Post.
November 4, 2018 Eugene, Oregon 2018 A cool fall day in a college town on a football Saturday is classic Americana. I traveled to Eugene and back this weekend for precisely that. A taster tray and a good lunch started the festivities on a positive note. Hop Valley puts out some tasty beers. In… Continue reading Eugene, Oregon 2018. Resurrected Post.
Making Progress. Resurrected Post.
October 28, 2018 Making Progress The second draft of Captain is now complete. Mostly complete, that is. There remain a few blanks to be filled in, currently with such place holders as [Name.] I still need to finish the final polish of Boss in order to recall the names to fit in the blanks and… Continue reading Making Progress. Resurrected Post.
Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians. Truth in Advertising. Resurrected Post.
January 17, 2021 Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians. Truth in Advertising. Lin Carter presents yet another anthology in his stellar Swords-and-Sorcery series. This one is Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians. Is there more than alliteration fueling the subtitle? He’s certainly doubled the thematic possibilities. Let’s see. Lin Carter’s introduction is a mere… Continue reading Flashing Swords! #4: Barbarians and Black Magicians. Truth in Advertising. Resurrected Post.
Grab Bag: Year’s Finest Fantasy, Texas Renaissance Festival, and Savage Journal Entry 11.
I picked up a paperback copy of Terry Carr’s inaugural Year’s Finest Fantasy. In all honesty I may have read this before, as a kid, shortly after its publication in 1978. The more I read (or re-read) the more convinced I became. Some of these stories are familiar, naggingly so. I can’t speculate based on… Continue reading Grab Bag: Year’s Finest Fantasy, Texas Renaissance Festival, and Savage Journal Entry 11.
Orycon 2018 Schedule. Resurrected Post.
October 21, 2018 Orycon 2018 Schedule Orycon approaches. Time to mingle, share from my meager store of knowledge, and roam from room party to room party. I received my schedule the other day. If you are in Portland during the convention, pick up a membership and come say hello. Fri Nov 9 4:00:pm Fri… Continue reading Orycon 2018 Schedule. Resurrected Post.
Oh, Horrors! Resurrected Post.
October 14, 2018 Oh, Horrors! ‘Tis the month of Halloween, during which we make light of death, the supernatural, and terror. What fun. For me, the quintessential Halloween book is Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October. (What, you haven’t read that yet? Go hence and remedy that deficiency post haste.) But is it… Continue reading Oh, Horrors! Resurrected Post.