Showing posts with label Robert E. Howard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert E. Howard. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

50 years of Savage Sword of Conan, and beyond

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Ahh, no. 29, I love you. Love them all... Savage Sword of Conan debuted August 1974.  I was just one year old. Probably a little young to be...
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Saturday, February 3, 2024

The Shadow of Vengeance by Scott Oden, a review

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Some would say there is no good Conan pastiche*, that the only stories of the Cimmerian worth reading are the 21 originals by Robert E. Howa...
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Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Silver Key: 2023 in review

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It’s the tail end of 2023. Another trip round the sun, another year of blogging on The Silver Key. Many things of import happened this year....
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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Part II of S&S interview video up on YouTube

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Part II of a video interview I did with Jan, The Brilliance of S&S, is now up on YouTube. Check it out here. Part I is available here ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023

1979 Ken Kelly heroic fantasy calendar, month-by-month

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Let's look inside, shall we? And return to an age undreamed of ....1979. Among my prized finds at 2023 Howard Days was this bad boy. A ...
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Talking sword-and-sorcery on YouTube and my current reading

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Prior to my vacation to the Outer Banks I was invited to speak with Jan, a cool dude from the UK with a YouTube channel that covers pulp fic...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Glen Lord Symposium panel video up on YouTube

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As noted in my recent writeup of 2023 Robert E. Howard Days , I was asked to present a paper at the Glen Lord Symposium. This is an academic...
Thursday, May 4, 2023

Going Rogue(s) with another 2023 Howard Days recap

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This week I was invited to join the wonderful sword-and-sorcery podcast Rogues in the House to continue the discussion about Robert E. Howar...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

My Howard Days 2023 haul

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Somewhere under here is a bar... Many amusing escapades and scrapes unfolded during Howard Days 2023, not the least of which was my complete...
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Monday, May 1, 2023

There and back again from Massachusetts to Cross Plains: A recap of 2023 Robert E. Howard Days

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Ken Lizzi, me, and Deuce, on sacred ground. That Saturday morning long ago remains fresh in my mind. The day I stumbled across a hoard of Sa...
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Howard Days are upon me

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Two days from now I shall be standing upon the soil of Cross Plains attending my first Robert E. Howard Days. This shit is real. Some news s...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Howard Days looming larger...

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That red dot? I'll be there. Just over one week until Robert E. Howard Days. Next Thursday, April 27 I’ll be flying out of Logan Interna...
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Thursday, March 30, 2023

One month until Howard Days

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This one escaped the pyre... One month until Howard days…anticipation is building. A couple recent items of note as the clock counts down to...
Sunday, March 19, 2023

Cross Plains Chronicle: Less than six weeks to go

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Hither Came Conan... and thither I go, to Cross Plains The Cross Plains countdown continues … less than six weeks until events kick off at R...
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Friday, March 10, 2023

Cross Plains Chronicle: Letters of Robert E. Howard, vol. 2

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The West is the best... One of the ways I’ve been mentally gearing up for my trip to Cross Plains is by reading Robert E. Howard’s letters, ...
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Sunday, March 5, 2023

Cross Plains Chronicle: Less than eight weeks to Howard Days

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The Robert E. Howard Days website is counting down the days , as am I. Less than eight weeks until I make the trek to central Texas and the ...
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