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.

Hm

No news is good news. I guess?

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Merry, Merry

Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating it; happy weekend to all. https://soundcloud.com/brianne-becker/charlie-brown-christmas-time

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Swords and Celebrations

A Happy Fritz Leiber Day to you and yours.

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Frosty

Even a little chillier than was prophesied—colder than I ever remember it being in the Swamp. Here’s hoping everyone subject to winter’s winds has shelter and heat.

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Scale vs. Scale

While looking up something today, I got lost in the dictionary (an almost daily occurrence around here). I ended up finding out that scale in the sense of “a calibrated line” (etc.) isn’t related at all to scale from a … Continue reading

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“Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind…”

Happy solstice to my fellow-Tellurians. All others, proceed at your own risk.

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Morlock in Time and Space

Just in time for Christmas (and the Solstice), Tales from the Magician’s Skull No. 9 arrived. It contains a Morlock story I’m especially proud of–“Three Festivals”. Among other things, it’s an homage to the great Rahsaan Roland Kirk, whose “Three … Continue reading

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Cave, canis.

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B+ Movie: ME & MY GAL

Executive summary: this is an interesting pre-Hays-Code comedy/melodrama that’s worth watching at least once. Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennett star in this fast-moving but minor movie, directed by Raoul Walsh in 19 days and written by at least seven people … Continue reading

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Go Do That Voodoo That You Do…

Typo of the day: He said saidly (for an intended He said sadly). Saidly.

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