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  • The Fake Split of Scifi and Fantasy

    The Fake Split of Scifi and Fantasy

    I was all set to fire up this post with a little research on the question of why so many modern readers and writers seem to separate scifi…

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  • The Word-Hoard: Balustrade

    The Word-Hoard: Balustrade

    Balustrade: n. A railing or wall to prevent people from falling over the edge of stairs, a balcony, etc. If you’re anything like me, you’ve seen plenty of…

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  • The Word-Hoard: Thew

    The Word-Hoard: Thew

    Thew: n. 1. (Usually thews) Muscle or sinew. 2. (Thews) physical strength.   “Thew” is one of those lean yet powerful words that fits so well into a…

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  • The Word-Hoard: a series

    The Word-Hoard: a series

    The eldest one answered him, leader of the troop, unlocked his word-hoard. [source] – Beowulf   If the pen be mightier than the sword, then an author’s lexicon…

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  • Azami-san

    Azami-san

    Originally posted over at pcbushi.com. An Eastern sword and sorcery tale. In an ancient Japan that might have been, the old powers recede. Demon and spirit and god…

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  • Yoroshiku

    Yoroshiku

    That’s Japanese for “Hello World!” While I’ll still be writing over at pcbushi.com, the ancestral home of the bushis, this here plot is now the place to find PC…

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