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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Howard Days 2023. Plus Savage Journal Entry 41.
I made the Hajj, the Pilgrimage, to Cross Plains, Texas this weekend to visit the Robert E. Howard museum. Not coincidentally, it was also the
April 30, 2023
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Extended D&D Hiatus. Plus Savage Journal Entry 38.
It has been some years since I’ve played a game of Dungeons and Dragons. The Wuhan Whammy is probably the primary culprit. For some reason,
April 9, 2023
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Rose City Comic Con 2019. Resurrected Post.
September 15, 2019 Rose City Comic Con 2019 Some might consider that I wasted a three-day pass to Rose City Comic Con by only attending
November 6, 2022
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