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Sticker Shock

Posted on February 27, 2023 by JE

Um. Geeze. I guess I won’t be pursuing my interest in collecting Shel Silverstein’s cartoons any time soon.

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SWORDS AND DEVILTRY by Fritz Leiber

Posted on February 11, 2023 by JE

Summary: this is essential reading for the fan of sword-and-sorcery, written by the guy who coined the name of the genre. Some mild spoilers follow. In terms of internal chronology, Swords and Deviltry (Ace, May 1970) is the first volume … Continue reading →

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B+ Movie: ME & MY GAL

Posted on December 19, 2022 by JE

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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Escape from the Twitterati

Posted on November 28, 2022 by JE

The Muskification of Twitter has gotten me thinking about social media platforms and how they come and go. I’ve signed up for some new ones, and will update my bio when I’m sure which ones I’ll be actually using. Still, … Continue reading →

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Crosspost Test from WordPress–please ignore

Posted on March 13, 2015 by JE

Happy Friday 13.

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Hello & Goodbye

Posted on June 17, 2010 by JE
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This is a test of the Engency Broadcast System

Posted on May 23, 2010 by JE

This is only a test. Had this been a real Engency, you would have been instructed to turn to a local werewolf for further information or instructions. This concludes this test of the Engency Broadcast System.

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Existence Precedes Engence

Posted on March 20, 2010 by JE

Despite the wilderness my LiveJournal has become, I do still exist, at least as much as I ever did, but I’ve been busy hammering out the final version of The Wolf Age (the third Morlock book, due out in October … Continue reading →

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Blink

Posted on January 4, 2010 by JE

I’m not a big Malcolm Gladwell fan, but maybe he was on to something.

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2009 by JE

I haven’t been a very reliable LiveJournalist lately: sorry about that. When I have words to deploy they have to go to Morlock and the werewolves. For an end of year summary, I’ll call on Ms. Quatro to rise and … Continue reading →

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