Old Stomping Grounds, Part 2
My sojourn continues, this last week primarily in or adjacent to Portland. I left behind my relatives house in the forested hills, taking MBW and
July 28, 2024
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Old Stomping Grounds, Part 1.
I’m spending a couple of weeks in the area I lived most of my many, many years. MBW and the HA preceded me by almost
July 21, 2024
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Lilith. George MacDonald’s Visit to Heaven
I’m not sure I possess the tools to discuss George MacDonald’s Lilith. This is not, I flatter myself, because I lack the mental capacity, but
July 14, 2024
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Independence Day 2024
Today’s post is almost entirely pictorial. I’m rather busy at the moment preparing from an uninvited visit from Beryl. She’s never welcome, blustery, impulsive, and
July 7, 2024
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Quick Hits: Killer and Expendables 1 — The Deathworms of Kratos
The pseudonymous Richard Avery’s The Expendables 1: The Deathworms of Kratos is decidedly an artifact of the ’70s. It is fast, fun science-fiction, replete with
June 30, 2024
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Oron, Heavy Metal Noise.
David C. Smith’s Oron is a stripped down, dark epic fantasy. The scope is, perhaps, too broad to call this sword and sorcery, but that
June 23, 2024
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The Polychromatic Prose of A. Merritt’s The Metal Monster
So, what is The Metal Monster? Imagine a concoction of one part She, one part The Moon Pool (natch), one part Lovecraft’s cosmic horror, one
June 16, 2024
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The Dice Have Been Cast. NTRPG 2024 in the Rearview Mirror.
The fifth and final day of the North Texas RPG Convention is here. I’m packed and ready to hit the road. It is hard to
June 9, 2024
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“The Blue Star” Shines
I’ve written before about Fletcher Pratt, incidentally referencing The Blue Star. But it has been years since I’ve read it. It is one of those
June 2, 2024
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