An Unconventional Convention
MBW, the HA, and I packed into the car on Thursday and headed northeast. Destination: ConFinement VI. We reached Louisiana by mid-morning and hit Mississippi
March 2, 2025
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The Merlin Trilogy Reread Part I: The Crystal Cave
I picked up this collected edition of Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy only in part because of the oddly endearing, but perhaps misleading Hildebrandt Bros. cover.
February 23, 2025
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Near Term Event: ConFinement VI
I will be attending ConFinement VI, February 28-March 2. I’m scheduled for a panel on Friday. We’ll see if I’ll sit in on any others.
February 2, 2025
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The Ship of Ishtar
Look, The Ship of Ishtar is an unusual book. There’s no question of that. It dispenses with traditional tropes. A. Merritt does not tread familiar
October 20, 2024
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Part III of a Review of “A Treasury of Fantasy.” (REH Has Entered the Chat.)
Following is my review of the last half of A Treasury of Fantasy. Part I is here. Part II here. The Wood Beyond the World.
September 29, 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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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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Convention Weekend and the Thief of Time.
I am in Lebanon, Tennessee this weekend, about twenty minutes outside of Nashville, for a small convention. This is my second appearance here. I had
March 3, 2024
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North Texas RPG Con 2023. Plus Savage Journal Entry 46.
This will be a short post, as I am weary. I have just returned from a long weekend spent in a hotel near the Dallas/Fort
June 4, 2023
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