July 20, 2014 Book Signing, Once Again Honestly I would have considered the event a success if I’d only sold a single copy. So I left the signing yesterday more than contented. I’d like to thank Jan’s Paperbacks for hosting the event. Also Jack Whitsel for suggesting that I join him at the table. I… Continue reading Book Signing, Once Again (Resurrected Post)
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Writer of two-fisted fabulism.
The Web Log is Traveling
Here is a short, pictorial post. I drove down the Oregon Coast Friday, spent the night in Florence. Then on to Crescent City, California Saturday. Driving back home this morning, intending to arrive after the Open House is finished and all of those strangers are out of what is still my house. So, in no… Continue reading The Web Log is Traveling
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. Some of those characters have stood the test of time. I’ve selected ten of those that I consider the pantheon of the genre. There is no science here. It is… Continue reading Top Ten S&S Characters
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 trip has a rather more serious purpose. I spent the last couple of days driving about with MBW and the HA, meeting the real estate agent at this house or… Continue reading The Great (House) Hunt
The Dragon Lord: Arthur As Backdrop
The State of the Web Log. Plus A Trip To Nashville
The state of the web log is…unfortunate. I tried to post last week only to discover that my entire website had gone missing. With the assistance of a helpful freelance IT specialist from Bangladesh I was able to recover enough that at least the place is functional, though poorly furnished. Of over 400 posts, only… Continue reading The State of the Web Log. Plus A Trip To Nashville
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 needed to shake the rust off and see new horizons. So, skirting south of Mt. Hood, then along its eastern flanks for a while, until we cut due east through… Continue reading A Trip to The Dalles
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 and patriotic. And as a patriotic writer of fabulism, it should come as little surprise that the opening question occurred to me. The British Isles have produced abundant fantasy heroes,… Continue reading A (Un)Real American Hero
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 joints, though most, sadly, go nameless. Of course, some of these you’d probably just as soon avoid, like a den of merriment in Arenun’s Maul, in Zamora. Some spring immediately to… Continue reading Belly Up to the Bar