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.

A Fuzzy Thing Happened…

Posted on June 28, 2023 by JE

Typo of the day is trible (where I intended to type tribe). It caused me a little trouble.

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The Eye of the Beholder

Posted on June 28, 2023 by JE

Just got back from a midnight run with Reuben Sandwich, D.O. (Doctor Olfactantissimus). I saw a smoky red half-moon hanging somber in the western sky. Reuben saw about fifteen thousand sinister bunnies, only three of which were evident to me.

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A Stiff Dose of Truth

Posted on June 26, 2023 by JE

I can’t positively recommend reading this excellent article (a collaboration between Pro Publica and The New Yorker). It’s full of excruciating medical detail. But if you’re hardy enough to do so, there’s a lot of food for thought. A thought: … Continue reading →

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Of Stars and Dogs

Posted on June 25, 2023 by JE

I took Dr. Reuben Sandwich (PhD, JD, DOG) out for a midnight run last night. Just as we left our driveway, I looked up and saw a meteor streak across the Summer Triangle (formed by Vega, Deneb, & Altair). I … Continue reading →

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Rumba with the Rhomboi

Posted on June 23, 2023 by JE

This image of the Kylix of Durides and Calliades came up in my Mastodon newsfeed today. (The source wasn’t attributed, but see some more images here.)

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Facts About Fiction

Posted on June 22, 2023 by JE

Studies show that most studies don’t show what they show. Still, this is an interesting and well-sourced piece about the connections between reading and empathy. https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/reading-fiction-empathy-better-person/

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Just Be Cos

Posted on June 21, 2023 by JE

Typo of the day is cosgender which I discovered by mistyping cisgender in some sentence like “Cisgenger is not a slur”—a statement too obvious to need saying, except that we live in the Worst Timeline. “Cosgender. That ought to be … Continue reading →

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Opporknockity Tunes!

Posted on June 21, 2023 by JE

Every time anything goes right today, I’m shouting, “IT’S A SOLSTICE MIRACLE!” I urge everyone to do the same, until it’s a thing people start to complain about. Then we can raise money talking about the War on Solstice. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Living Is Easy

Posted on June 21, 2023 by JE

Happy solstice to my fellow Tellurians. All visitors: proceed at your own risk.

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Potayto, Potahto…

Posted on June 18, 2023 by JE

Typo of the day is eggshites (where I intended to type eggwhites). I’m thinking of letting it stand. Since Mr. Pancreas tried to kill me last winter, I’ve come to appreciate eggwhites, but my narrator doesn’t think much of them.

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