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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
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Dad is Good at Rearing Domestic Animals
One thing that seems so strange in retrospect is how many animals came through our home and therefore how good Dad was at rearing domestic animals. Now and again, I grew jealous of them, but I cannot deny that, generally speaking, my father was really good at rearing animals. I had, much like a halfling…
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Transitions Between Scenes in a Novel
One of the big things I’ve had to work hard at fixing, both in nonfiction and fiction, is transitions. Treehouses, you see— Wait. Let me explain. Transitions between scenes: the problem. Most transitions when I’m thinking or writing happen internally for me. They happen very quickly and I tend to get frustrated because they take…
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The Things We Carry
The Things We Carry is a novelette set in the Vale Megacosm. The full version is available here for subscribers or the ebook can be purchased here for folks that don’t want a subscription quite yet. A brief sample is available below for all. For mom. And Ashley “There are only two stories: a strange…
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Socratic Dialog Verses Narrative Dialog
There’s a distinction between Socratic dialog and narrative dialog in recorded debates and stories respectively. I hope to show that when both are perfected, the distinction is erased. Often, my narrative dialog will fall flat when it rises to a Socratic register. And often my Socratic dialogs will feel hollow when they simply serve a…
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Paul Pelkonen is Star Wars Canon
Remember Paul Pelkonen? The opera critic who was one of my best friends in the neighborhood? The one who had the massive heart attack at 43 and died while I was in Joplin at Creative Arts Academy? He had a huge funeral here in the community? Paul Pelkonen was well respected in the community for years,…