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Andrew Najberg Interview
Lancelot Schaubert — When was the first time you made up a story, Andrew Najberg? Andrew Najberg — Hm. I started writing short stories in 5th grade. To put it nicely, I was a bit…disruptive…in my classes. I’d just been moved to a new city and school from a place I’d been very happy, and…
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ADHD Background Noise and International Coffeeshops
I’ve talked to several writers lately about ADHD background noise. When does it help? When does it hurt? How do coffeeshops play into that? I’m noticing something simple about myself. I do benefit from coffeeshop noise, but not from active conversations in my own language nearby. Whatever’s happened to my brain since moving to NYC,…
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Shelly Duvall’s FAERIE TALE THEATRE 1983
Here’s the intro to Shelly Duvall’s “FAERIE TALE THEATRE” 1983:
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FC Shultz Interview
Lancelot Schaubert — When’s the first time you played pretend, FC Shultz? FC Shultz — I don’t remember the first time, but I remember the first time I almost stopped playing pretend. This was the mid-90s and I had an awesome metallic blue power ranger where the head flipped to helmet/no helmet. A few bricks in…
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Grandad Patrick in some alternate universe…
Grandad Patrick in some alternate universe survives and opens up a New York pub:
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Anthony Cirilla Interview
A Dialog Between Editor Lancelot Schaubert and Three-Time Contributor to OF GODS AND GLOBES, Dr. Anthony Cirilla : * * * Ed. Lancelot Schaubert: So this Of Gods and Globes series isn’t astrology, or isn’t supposed to be, so what the heck are we doing here — enough for a third volume? Dr. Anthony Cirilla: As…
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T.J. Glenn Interview — Teel James Glenn
Lancelot Schaubert — Thanks for joining us, T.J. Glenn. When was the first time you imagined yourself in a fantasy or pretended you were someone else? T.J. Glenn — Oh, easily when I was 8 or 9 years old, creating stories with my GI Joe action figures etc. LS — Who was your favorite? T.J.…
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Earthquake in NYC
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash Yes, there was an earthquake in NYC. Yes, we are okay. As a rule, check here first if something like that happens. Phones are going off like crazy with disaster notifications. Mostly this is just reminding me of the Joplin Tornado, Katrina, Sandy, Arab Spring, COVID, et al. We’re good. I currently…
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Bad Fantasy and the Result
We’ve started the launch of OF GODS AND GLOBES III and today’s first story features a billionaire. Tell me in the comments if you ever had a bad result from a bad fantasy. Chris Edward’s Death in Venus …is the second in the anthology. It’s about a bad fantasy gone wrong. Here’s how it starts:…
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Billionaires — who is the worst?
We’ve started the launch of OF GODS AND GLOBES III and today’s first story features a billionaire. We’ll be riffing in the comments on billionaires: Who is the worst? Who do you think? Why? Juliet Marillier’s story Twins …is the first in the volume. It’s about a wicked billionaire. Here’s how it begins: Someone needs…
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IFC Marquee or Post Apocalyptic Prophecy? — Unique New York Signs
Post apocalyptic prophecy seen in the IFC Marquee
