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Dark Pulp: The Words of Guru
These days I don’t have as much time and energy for reading (or many other things) as I’d like. My cravings for SFF, then, have been in large…
The Word-Hoard: Dynamo
Dynamo n. 1. An electric generator, especially for direct current. 2. An energetic, hardworking, forceful person. Deriving from the Greek dunamis, meaning “power,” dynamo is a nifty little…
The Word-Hoard: Aureole
Aureole n. 1. A circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy. 2. A…
Hallowread: Carmilla Pt. 2
Happy Halloween, everyone! In light of the holiday, this is the second part of my Hallowread of the Gothic vampire story Carmilla. You can read part one here.…
Posting Schedule
I’ve never been that great at sticking to a blog post schedule. I’ve always been a member of the Post Whenever You Feel Like It school of thought.…
Friggin Fairies
Fairies used to be bad, you know. As I said, elves used to be part of this basket, too. All that fey nonsense. I guess it’s been happening…
Hallowread: Carmilla Pt. 1
Inspired by HP of Every Day Should Be Tuesday blog, for the past couple of years, I’ve done special, seasonal readings for Halloween. Two years ago was Frankenstein,…
The Cool Cutter Caliburn
As I progress through James Branch Cabell’s Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice, I’m encountering many interesting references to legend, myth, and antiquity. Many seem to be fancified, embellished, or…
The Word-Hoard: Pillion
Pillion n. 1. (a) A light saddle women consisting chiefly of a cushion. (b) A pad or cushion put behind a man’s saddle chiefly for…
Infernal Elves
There was a bit of a discussion yesterday on Twitter, about elves. Specifically, Alex of Cirsova was musing about the D&D alignment systems and how traditionally, under a…