Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Rest in peace, Paul Di'Anno

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He's running free... Punk music bloomed in the mid 1970s and by the end of the decade had permeated the popular culture. Just as Iron Ma...
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Prayers for Howard Andrew Jones, ardent sword-and-sorcery champion

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When I heard the news that Howard Andrew Jones was diagnosed with inoperable and fatal brain cancer, it staggered me. I’m still reeling.  Th...
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Friday, August 30, 2024

Of artistry, addiction, and self-discovery: Forthcoming memoir of fantasy artist Tom Barber

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Tom Barber at the canvas. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art...
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Monday, May 6, 2024

Some blogging odds and ends

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Some stuff that might be interesting to you, but at minimum is important to me. I’m not going to Howard Days this year. I was never plannin...
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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

RIP David Drake

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David Drake has passed away. I’m no Drake scholar and unqualified to evaluate his life and career or the majority of his creative output, in...
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Friday, June 16, 2023

Neither Beg Nor Yield, and other S&S developments

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Keith Taylor was one of the most talented authors to come out of the “second wave” of sword-and-sorcery in the mid-late 70s. Upon a re-read ...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Cormac McCarthy, 1933-2023

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I want to be with you. You cant. Please. You cant. You have to carry the fire. I dont know how to. Yes you do. Is it real? The fire? Yes it...
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Saturday, February 4, 2023

Las Vegas is pretty sword-and-sorcery

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Kind of like Lankhmar, but a little less stabby. I've been to Las Vegas at least a half dozen times, all for work, and have emphatically...
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Thursday, January 19, 2023

New Edge Magazine kickstarter--get in on it

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The sword-and-sorcery renaissance/modest revival continues. There is a lot going on in S&S circles these days, and I admit I'm beh...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Night Winds blowing for Karl Edward Wagner, Kane

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My latest post is up on the blog of Tales from the Magician's Skull: ( Night) Winds Blowing for Kane--Toward a Karl Edward Wagner reviva...
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Post Halloween roundup: The Willows, mysterious writing projects, and other news and ephemera

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I carved this! Thanks template. I always feel a bit sad when the pumpkin candles burn out and I turn off the porch light on Halloween. My fa...
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Sunday, October 23, 2022

The Day of Might!

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I realized this day has come and largely gone, and I've yet to acknowledge it. I'm rectifying that now before the Skull reduces me t...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

New Edge #0 is out

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If you're looking for some new sword-and-sorcery fiction and non-fiction in a compelling package, New Edge #0 is now out. The editor of ...
Saturday, October 1, 2022

Of Jack London, Earle Labor, and William Dean Howells

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I was listening to a recent Art of Manliness podcast in which host Brett McKay replayed “Jack London’s Literary Code,” an episode originall...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

S&S updates: Dunsany, New Edge, book deals, and a fine response to a troubling essay

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Hail to the King of Dreams, baby. A roundup of recent-ish news and updates on the sacred genre. My most recent essay for Tales from the Magi...
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Saturday, June 4, 2022

RIP Ken Kelly

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When you get a Tweet from Joey DeMaio sending you off to the afterlife, you've done something right with your life, son. RIP Ken Kelly, ...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

S&S-related updates and news

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A roundup of stuff happening in my favorite subgenre. I won’t be going to Cross Plains, TX for Howard Days after all. I was leaning heavily ...
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Friday, May 6, 2022

RIP Neal Adams

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Every year in May I go to a major conference that takes me out of action for the better part of a week. And when I say out of action, I mean...
Monday, May 2, 2022

Podcasted on Friends of the Merrill Collection

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Last year I did a podcast interview with Oliver Brackenbury, host of Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection. I remember having fun with thi...
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

S&S updates: Thune's Vision kickstarter, new Conan novel

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A couple items of interest to report on in the world of sword-and-sorcery: Author Schuyler Hernstrom recently launched a kickstarter in con...