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De Rerum Natura

Posted on July 18, 2025 by JE

A wonderfully cool day for July here in the Great Black Swamp—the high temp around 75ºF (≈ 24ºC). I opened all the windows in my bookroom, so now I can hear the musical sounds of people mowing their dumb lawns … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Entropy

Posted on July 17, 2025 by JE

My son Nick claims that I have an entropic field that causes things to break down in my presence. There’s a lot of evidence to support this. Today, for instance, I discovered a new method of breaking the department printer. … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Past: F&SF, January 1963

Posted on April 22, 2025 by JE

In my ceaseless quest to avoid useful work, I recently opened up an old magazine from my double-stacked shelves of old sf/f zines, this one being the January 1963 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. “This is … Continue reading →

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Simak vs. Venture Capital

Posted on January 6, 2025 by JE

I was thinking about these Cold-War-era sf novels today, prompted by a Facebook post about vintage paperbacks, and it occurred to me that in both of them Simak is satirizing what we now call the Rot Economy. Simak’s work, quietly … Continue reading →

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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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