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.

“Numberless Are the World’s Wonders…”: Clifford Simak’s CITY

Posted on June 8, 2023 by JE

Here’s Davis Meltzer’s cover for the 1970s-era Ace edition of Clifford Simak’s City, an early entry onto my “Always Reread” list. I disliked this cover when I was a kid because of the anthropoid greenmetal skull with human teeth. Now … Continue reading →

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R.I.P.

Posted on June 7, 2023 by JE

George Winston (December 26, 1949 – June 4, 2023) Omnia mutantur; nihil interit.

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She’s Gone Walking

Posted on June 6, 2023 by JE

Omnia mutantur; nihil interit. Astrud Gilberto (March 3, 1940-June 5, 2023)

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A Trialogue

Posted on June 5, 2023 by JE

ME: “But the claim in that post is NONSENSE. I can prove it!” MYSELF: “Or I could go back to writing those books I say that I’m writing.” I: “WHY DRAG ME INTO THIS?”

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Ms. Misty Misprision

Posted on June 5, 2023 by JE

Typo of the day is mistura (where I intended mixture). This isn’t exactly a typo, but more like my brain slipping from English to Italian, helped by the fact that, on a QWERTY keyboard, S is right above X and … Continue reading →

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Solid!

Posted on June 4, 2023 by JE

It’s the right time for some dramatic funk. Because it always is. https://soundcloud.com/dramatic-funk-themes-3/09-dave-patterson-solid-funk

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Napping in the Bookroom

Posted on June 3, 2023 by JE

Reuben Sandwich (PhD, DND, CBD, etc.) takes a brief respite from researching heroic fantasy.

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The Googleslayer?

Posted on May 30, 2023 by JE

I’ve been messing around with the Kagi search engine and their lightweight Orion browser.  The idea with Kagi is that you pay for it upfront; it’s not supported by ads or telemetry (i.e. selling your data). There’s a free trial … Continue reading →

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Helianthemumbling

Posted on May 26, 2023 by JE

Typo of the day is sunrose (for intended sunrise). The sunrose sounded like a real thing to me, and Mr. Internet says it is, also known as the helianthemum (from Greek ἥλιος “sun” and ἄνθεμον “bloom”).

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Out of the Mouths of Beats

Posted on May 24, 2023 by JE

It’s a little early for a Typo of the Day–not even 1 AM where I sit with my confused but valiant keyboard. Still, I don’t think I’m going to top this one: heartbrat (where I intended heartbeat). Heartbrat–an obviously useful … Continue reading →

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