The Silver Key

"Wonder had gone away, and he had forgotten that all life is only a set of pictures in the brain, among which there is no difference betwixt those born of real things and those born of inward dreamings, and no cause to value the one above the other." --H.P. Lovecraft, The Silver Key

Sunday, December 29, 2024

The Silver Key: 2024 in review

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Life is pretty good these days, both personally and creatively. Even though I slowed down a bit on the blog, I’m making an impact. Life is i...
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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Contribute a page

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I’m just a guy (a classic JAG) who loves art, and is reflective by nature. So, I contribute reflections on art, and its relationship to life...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Silmarillion re-read, link to part 1 and letter to Milton Waldman

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White ships from Valinor, Ted Nasmith. I’m currently re-reading The Silmarillion and you can now find the full post of part 1 of my 2010 “B...
Monday, December 16, 2024

Re-reading The Silmarillion, and reviving my old Cimmerian posts

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I've started re-reading The Silmarillion . It's been a few years, and I'm due to revisit the rich and wonderful history of Middl...
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Sunday, December 15, 2024

Some interpretations of the ambiguous ending of The Green Knight (2021)

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If you haven’t seen The Green Knight , and don’t wish to be spoiled, stop here before you enter the Green Chapel and its perils. Thou hast b...
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Friday, December 13, 2024

Where Eagles Dare, Iron Maiden (for Nicko)

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Job well done. This Metal Friday, a toast to the great Nicko McBrain, who last week called it a day after a career that spanned more than 40...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

Of the year in writing, and reading--memoir update and more

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I went outside yesterday to take in the trash barrel and pick up the mail (exciting stuff--I’m a rock star, in case you haven’t realized tha...
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Brian Murphy
Marketing professional by day; skald in the Hall of Fire by night; and member of the S.H.I.E.L.D.W.A.L.L. Author of Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery (2020, Pulp Hero Press). Essayist and reviewer for numerous web and print-based fantasy and sword-and-sorcery publications, including The Cimmerian, Black Gate, Tales from the Magician's Skull, Mythprint, REH: Two-Gun Raconteur, The Dark Man, DMR Blog, Skelos, and SFFaudio.com. Two-time Robert E. Howard Foundation award winner: The Atlantean (Outstanding Achievement/Book for Flame and Crimson) and The Venarium (emerging scholar in REH studies).
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