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Someone at APoD has a Leigh Brackett-like sensibility. (Higher praise it would be difficult to bestow.) The title of yesterday’s picture was “Doomed Moon of Mars”–which sounds like something from the ToC of Planet Stories circa 1948.

A recent entry in peadarog‘s blog has got me thinking about realism and grit in fantasy. My favorite definition of sword-and-sorcery is Joseph McCullough’s: “Fantasy with dirt.” In high fantasy, Aragorn grapples with Sauron over the rule of Middle Earth. … Continue reading →

Today I am host to the blog tour supporting The Return of the Sword from Flashing Swords Press (also available from Amazon). Modesty forbids me from telling you what a great book it is, since I’m in it, but it … Continue reading →

It seems the efficiency of the US private health care system leads us to spend more on health care than comparable nations. Victory is ours again! (From the US Dept. of Health and Humans Services, seen at Paul Krugman’s blog.)

Apparently last fall Weird Tales was asking for suggestions about the greatest “weird storytellers” of the last 85 years as a kind of anniversary promotion. They posted their list this past week (I saw it first at davidcapeguy‘s LJ) and … Continue reading →

I finally subscribed to Talebones. Is it because of the current current subscription drive? Is it because the new issue features Jim Van Pelt and Paul Melko (among others)–names to conjure with, in my view? Is it because, back when … Continue reading →

One of the best cartoons ever: and one I thought about when I read Robin Hobb’s antiblogging rant. I did think it ironic that RH wanted to distribute this thing, so she posted in on the internet–essentially, it is a … Continue reading →

Arthur Clarke is dead, there was a LiveJournal strike, the Hugo nominations have just been announced, it’s Holy Saturday, the US Democratic primary is starting to get genuinely ugly, and the best cheese in the world turns out to have … Continue reading →

Arthur Clarke is dead, it seems. Behind every man alive now stands one more ghost. [Seen at jimvanpelt‘s LiveJournal.]

Today it’s Belle Rêve but tomorrow it’ll be Belly Rave… This never bothered me before, but it seems like Belle Rêve is a solecism; it should be Beau Rêve, according to the infallible penguin who wrote my French dictionary. Oh … Continue reading →