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.

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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Fellowship of the Thing

Posted on May 20, 2023 by JE

Apologies for my relative silence on social media. I’m engaged on a lunatic plan to write a pair of novels over the summer, and I’ve made some significant progress. This evening I got north of 20,000 words on one (a … Continue reading →

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Hopefully the 3-Legged Kind

Posted on May 13, 2023 by JE

The typo of the day is stool (where I intended stood). It changed the meaning of the sentence a little.

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Mercilessly Great

Posted on May 12, 2023 by JE

Not much new here, as I am writing heavily on two new projects, and gearing up to teach a summer course. But here’s some of the stuff I’ve been writing to: Calibro 35, this completely crazy, retro-funk, soundtrackulous band from … Continue reading →

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Cure for the Summertime Blues

Posted on May 8, 2023 by JE

I’ve been somewhat dreading my summer course without realizing why. Today, as I was starting to set it up, I figured that out. The last time I taught a full course online was during COVID lockdown, and the process is … Continue reading →

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Outline or Straight-Out Lying?

Posted on May 8, 2023 by JE

Whenever I’m writing anything substantial, there comes a moment where I look at the outline and am reminded of this old Sidney Harris cartoon. If it’s a fantasy novel, frequently what’s required is an actual miracle. Those are the easy … Continue reading →

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Small and/or Fuzzy

Posted on May 8, 2023 by JE

D adopted a new friend. It’s a little too soon for me, but her canine pal left us almost 2 years ago; she’s been pretty patient. So: meet Reuben Sandwich, PhD. Dr. Sandwich is five years old. His research interests … Continue reading →

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