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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Jack of Shadows. A Dark Gem of a Novel.
I have at last managed to fill in a lacuna in my Appendix N reading. Jack of Shadows is, in someways, Roger Zelazny condensed to
April 7, 2024
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Swords Against Tomorrow: A Wickedly Sharp Collection of Yesterday
I can’t say I get the title. The rather generic — but perfectly acceptable — introduction by Robert Hoskins does not clarify. But what is
March 10, 2024
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A Dying Earth Feast
(With humblest apologies to Jack Vance.) The Feast of Regrets — held annually, biannually, or at irregular intervals at Boumergarth, the four-towered castle of Ildefonse
November 23, 2023
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Beowulf: Part of a Healthy Root System.
I have read Beowulf a couple of times, but it has been some years since my last visit to Heorot. I picked up a copy
October 1, 2023
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The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 4. Plus Savage Journal Entry 43.
At Howard Days 2023 I picked up a copy of Lin Carter Presents The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 4. I have the first volume, so
May 14, 2023
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A Thanksgiving Repeat. Plus Savage Journal Entry 19.
The web log has been traveling. MBW, the HA, and I just returned to my fastness in the outskirts of Houston from spending Thanksgiving with
November 27, 2022
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The Mega-Post. Resurrected Post.
March 1, 2020 The Mega-Post When you have more than one thing to write about but little to link the subjects, start with a bombastic
November 13, 2022
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Fore! Resurrected Post.
July 14, 2019 Fore! It is a commonplace that golf serves in multiple ways as a metaphor for life. Let me mention some of these
November 6, 2022
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