Author: Lancelot Schaubert
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Alfred Bester and The Light Fantastic
In working through Robert Silverberg’s Science Fiction 101 (a compilation of essential Silver-era speculative fiction and analysis of how to write it), I came across The Light Fantastic by Alfred Bester in the bibliography. When I talk about silver era, I mean the post-Baron Edward John Moreton Draw Plunkett Lord Dunsany, post-H.G. Wells, pre-Nebula Award…
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Baron Edward John Moreton Draw Plunkett Lord Dunsany
There are sometimes where I wonder if my titles are good enoughand then I come across yet again the title The Book of Wonder by Baron Edward John Moreton Draw Plunkett Lord Dunsany. Then I realize no, nothe problem is not my titles, the problem is my byline. I don’t have a name like Winthrop…
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Presence
Presence comes from The Greenwood Poet, a book that came out last week as part of my ongoing romance with doubling my years on odd years and then writing that many poems. I spent a couple of years, off and on, writing about the gothic fantastic and the environment and death, before and after COVID…
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Dialing Back in Time: The 1951 Bell’s Guide on How to Use a Rotary Dial Telephone
Back in 1951, the Bell Telephone System released a handy booklet called “The Telephone and How We Use It.” Designed with elementary school students … Dialing Back in Time: The 1951 Bell’s Guide on How to Use a Rotary Dial Telephone
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Dining at the ‘Motormat’ Drive-In: Where Rails Delivered Food Trays to Your Car, 1950s
In the post-war years, Los Angeles experienced a flourishing car culture, accompanied by a surge in innovations tailored to an automobile-centered … Dining at the ‘Motormat’ Drive-In: Where Rails Delivered Food Trays to Your Car, 1950s
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Whipping Post: A Brutal Chapter in Punitive History
In American history, the term “whipping” brings to mind a harsh and haunting punishment from the past. It was a brutal practice that left physical … Whipping Post: A Brutal Chapter in Punitive History
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Stunning Colorful Photos of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the Late 1940s
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, affectionately known as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” holds a remarkable place in American entertainment … Stunning Colorful Photos of the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the Late 1940s
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Happy Birthday Tara!
I don’t normally do stuff like this here, but since we don’t have social media and since Tara’s kind of laying low today (I gave her the day alone), I thought it might be nice for her to have a place to come back to that’s full of birthday wishes. Leave your Happy Birthdays below…
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Capturing 1990s Fashion: Photos Showing Young Ladies’ Style
Fashion in the 1990s marked a notable departure from the extravagant and flashy trends that dominated the 1980s, instead embracing a return to … Capturing 1990s Fashion: Photos Showing Young Ladies’ Style
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How do I use Shunn Manuscript Format?
Bill Shunn not long ago released a piece on manuscript format due to what seems to have been a dearth in standardization at the time. His guide has come to be known as Shunn Manuscript format. Some, for whatever reason, found his guide hard to find — or hard to follow — so I’m writing my…
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Vintage Robots: Revisiting the Early Robots of the 20th Century via Old Photos
The 20th century marked a significant period of evolution in the field of robotics, ushering in a transformative era of technological advancement. … Vintage Robots: Revisiting the Early Robots of the 20th Century via Old Photos
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What brands do you associate with?
What brands do you associate with? What a ridiculous prompt today here in WordPression, but I’ll bite— “what brands do you associate with?” None. I hate the word brand. I hated it when I did branding professionally as a copywriter and creative director. It comes from cattle ranching: searing a rancher’s name into the butt…