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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State of the Website, Updated. Resurrected (and Remarkably Apposite) Post.
February 1, 2015 State of the Website, Updated We’re into the second week of my website deciding to shit the bed. The hosting site believed
May 1, 2022
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Anthologies
Flashing Swords #3. Pack Your Bags.
I have a number of well-worn anthologies on my shelves. It has been said that shorter fiction is the proper length for Swords-and-Sorcery. Maybe so.
March 2, 2022
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Where There’s Smoke…
You may have noticed that the West Coast is on fire. I certainly have. My house has been blanketed by an apocalyptic miasma for days.
March 2, 2022
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Touching Base
I can’t always be reviewing anthologies, you know. I do have other matters to occupy my attention. Here’s a snapshot of some of those matters.
March 2, 2022
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Anthologies
The Fantastic Swordsmen Delivers a Fantastic Lineup
The Fantastic Swordsmen is the third entry in L. Sprague de Camp’s swords-and-sorcery anthology series. De Camp’s introduction is solid, but after a few of these
March 2, 2022
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A Multiversal Valentine’s Day. Sorry/Not Sorry.
It is Valentine’s Day as I write this. Today means, I imagine, different things to different people. For some it is a romantic, Christmas-tier holiday,
March 2, 2022
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Anthologies
Swords & Sorcery. Or Swords & Monsters?
Swords & Sorcery is L. Sprague de Camp’s first entry in his four-volume series that spanned seven years. His introduction — an early sample of the
March 2, 2022
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