Author Archives: JE

About JE

James Enge is the author of the World-Fantasy-Award-nominated novel Blood of Ambrose (Pyr, April 2009). His latest book is The Wide World's End. His short fiction has appeared in Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and elsewhere.

Falcons in Flight Over the Great Black Swamp

Posted on August 21, 2023 by JE

Fall classes have commenced at Great Black Swamp University. The weather isn’t very autumnal yet, but maybe it will be by sometime in midwinter.

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The Hound of Heaven

Posted on August 17, 2023 by JE

I had a dream the other night about Lennie Briscoe, intrepid dog detective. He was still alive, but ailing. We consulted an innovative and probably deranged veterinarian who replaced Lennie’s ruined organic spine with a cybernetic one and also (for … Continue reading →

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Actaeons Have Consequences

Posted on August 15, 2023 by JE

“διὰ τί, πολλῶν ὄντων ἐν Ῥώμῃ ναῶν Ἀρτέμιδος, εἰς μόνον τὸν ἐν τῷ καλουμένῳ Πατρικίῳ στενωπῷ ἄνδρες οὐκ εἰσίασιν;” ἢ διὰ τὸν λεγόμενον μῦθον; γυναῖκα γὰρ αὐτόθι τὴν θεὸν σεβομένην βιαζόμενός τις ὑπὸ τῶν κυνῶν διεσπάσθη, καὶ ἀπὸ τούτου δεισιδαιμονίας … Continue reading →

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Eldritch Lore of Lightning, Stars, and Magic

Posted on August 10, 2023 by JE

On Facebook, Michael Swanwick mentioned a historical (or maybe apocryphal) episode when the Pope invited Etruscan seers to use lightning magic to defend Rome against Alaric and his Ostrogoths. It’s a pretty good story, whether or not it’s actually history. … Continue reading →

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Vote No On Issue 1

Posted on August 8, 2023 by JE

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man Remembering the Past and Looking to the Future After Having Voted NO on Issue 1. And a Glass of Water.

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I’m Somebody Now!

Posted on July 28, 2023 by JE

“The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!”

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My Object All Sublime

Posted on July 25, 2023 by JE

Typo of the day is snicjkered, which I take to be an especially insidious style of snickering. e.g. “He didn’t just snicker at me–he snicjkered! So I impaled him on my snickersnee.”

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Writing Music

Posted on July 18, 2023 by JE

Some bluesy piano to cool off a hot July afternoon.

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Activity Dog

Posted on July 15, 2023 by JE

A fairly typical photo of Reuben Sandwich (PhD, MVP, DOG): lying on someone’s foot, waiting for something to fall from the table, taking a refreshing nap, with a toy near at hand (or tooth).

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Antiquus sed Bonus

Posted on July 13, 2023 by JE

Igpay Atinlay by Antgray Idersnay.

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