I trust that, knowing now that I’m actually a historian at Vanderbilt, you will appreciate the serious, scholarly research that went into this. At the time of his death in 1936, thirty-year-old Robert E. Howard had published hundreds of works of fiction across an astonishingly broad swath of genres. His voluminous output, according to Paul […]
Travel day! So it’s time to play #marygoround again. I’m heading to Seattle to have a writing date with @cmpriest via train. Yes, the yeti is with me, @howardtayler. I learned my lesson last time. Caught the bus to the train station! Have a drink. Also, since I know it’s April Fool’s. When I’m talking about
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In the world of “my life is completely bizarre” yesterday’s antics have led me to pick up a new gig.  A new, totally rocking, gig. It goes something like this. Rob had carpal tunnel surgery on Monday and came home with a Giant Block of Foam strapped to his arm. I found this amusing. So
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For anyone who didn’t click on the last link in my post about the Space Station, it went to the wikipedia entry on April Fool’s day. Now, I know that April Fool’s is not everyone’s favorite holiday, but I have always enjoyed a good prank. My favorite ones are the slow, dawning awareness ones. But,
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Google introduced gDayâ„¢ with MATEâ„¢ in Australia, but the technology isn’t available in the US. Darn. Because this would be handy. Search tomorrow’s web, today! Google Australia has introduced a new feature, enabling you to search content on the internet before it is created. Steps 1. Enter your search term [e.g. footy scores] 2. Select
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The spate of good news seems unending. I’ve been keeping part of this under my hat because I was afraid of jinxing it, but just got word that it’s official. Many of you are familiar with Launch Pad, the workshop funded by NASA to introduce writers to the wonders of actual astronomy. While reading about
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