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.

Putting the Just in Adjustment

Posted on March 7, 2011 by JE

The Adjustment Bureau, like every third movie out of Hollywood these days, is based on a Philip K. Dick story I haven’t read (in this case “Adjustment Team”). I have to admit that the Great Dickening of our times baffles … Continue reading →

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Hey, Kids! Let’s talk about BLOOD LIBEL!

Posted on January 13, 2011 by JE

Blood libel has been in the news lately because of its unfortunate use by Sarah Palin, apostle to the Mama Grizzlies. The unexpected benefit from this has been an outburst of history in news outlets that don’t normally contemplate the … Continue reading →

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We Interrupt This Lack of Message…

Posted on December 24, 2010 by JE

… to wish a merry Christmas to those who celebrate, a great weekend to all.

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Three (?) Things

Posted on November 15, 2010 by JE

Thing 1. I’ve been sneaking back into blogging by bookblogging a little bit. My latest effort is a review of Bujold’s Cryoburn at the Blog Gate. And a whilish while ago I posted some babble about Cabell at the same … Continue reading →

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The One and Only Twain

Posted on November 12, 2010 by JE

Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 by Mark Twain My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is not Twain’s greatest work, and a lot of it has seen the light of day before. But earlier editions distorted the book in … Continue reading →

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Whenwolves?

Posted on September 8, 2010 by JE

The question came up in my myth class today: do all these werewolf and vampire stories go back to ancient Greece and Rome? The short answer is: not all, but some. Blood-drinking ghosts are a feature of Greek myth from … Continue reading →

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Last Night at the Movies…

Posted on September 4, 2010 by JE

… I dreamed I was at Dragon*Con. And when I woke, I was.

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Next Stop: Dragon*Con

Posted on September 1, 2010 by JE

Here’s my finally finalacious final schedule for the con. Fri. 11:30 AM: Physics of Your Magic Centennial I (H) MAIN Fri. 4 PM: autographing in the Pyr booth. Booth #1601, Marriott Imperial Ballroom Fri. 7 PM: Pyr panel. Cast of … Continue reading →

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After the Eruption…

Posted on August 25, 2010 by JE

I was so busy erupting about myself yesterday that I forgot to honor Vesuvius Day as I’d planned. But some have argued that the volcano didn’t actually go off on August 24 anyway. But at some point in 79 AD, … Continue reading →

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Catching Ballots with My Teeth…

Posted on August 24, 2010 by JE

… or at least one ballot: that of the World Fantasy Awards was announced this AM and I was genuinely shocked to see that Blood of Ambrose was among the nominees for best novel. “And at the top of the list,” … Continue reading →

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