Monthly Archives: March 2018

Top Five Wednesday: Favorite Teachers/Mentors

Posted on March 28, 2018 by H.P.

Today’s theme for Top Five Wednesday is favorite teachers and mentors.  Browsing through my books, I had fewer than I expected, probably because I read very little YA. You probably think I’m riffing on Tolkien again in advance of my … Continue reading →

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Review of The Walking Dead Vol. 29: Lines We Cross by Robert Kirkman

Posted on March 27, 2018 by H.P.

I hope you’ll excuse me if I use my review of Vol. 29 of The Walking Dead comic to draw a contrast with the TV show.  If you’re smart, you have long since abandoned the show.  I never said I … Continue reading →

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Friday Face-Off: Cover Featuring a Tower

Posted on March 23, 2018 by H.P.

This is my first week participating in Friday Face-Off, a meme hosted by Books by Proxy.  Friday Face-Off pits cover against cover.  There can be only one!  This week’s theme is: “When she was a child, the witch locked her … Continue reading →

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Throwback SF Thursday: EDSBT Longlisted for the REH Foundation Awards

Posted on March 22, 2018 by H.P.

The Robert E. Howard Foundation has announced the preliminary ballot for the 2018 REH Foundation Awards and I have been nominated for The Cimmerian—Outstanding Achievement, Essay (Online).  Specifically, the foundation nominated my three posts on the Del Rey collection of … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope

Posted on March 21, 2018 by H.P.

Can’t Wait Wednesday is hosted by Wishful Endings.  This week I am actually playing by the rules for once and picking a book not yet released.  My pick is Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope.  Song of Blood … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: On My Spring TBR

Posted on March 20, 2018 by H.P.

I almost passed on this one.  I’ve been keeping my reading much more balanced these days, and given our daughter should arrive any day now *hint* *hint*, I have serious doubts about any spring reading plans.  But there is that long Tolkien … Continue reading →

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Scavengers is a Fun Weird Western Yarn Starring an Underappreciated Historical Gunman

Posted on March 13, 2018 by H.P.

It’s a hard thing to be a living legend.  To be told by a prophet of God that if you never cut your hair no bullet nor blade can harm you.  True enough, in some twenty-five since the night he … Continue reading →

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Top Five Wednesday: Favorite Book Quotes – Tolkien Edition

Posted on March 7, 2018 by H.P.

So I missed Top Ten Tuesday this week, and I had the perfect idea for the theme of the week—“Favorite Book Quotes” (i.e., I stole it from Bookwraith).  But, luckily, this week is a freebie for Top Five Wednesday.  So here … Continue reading →

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Short Review Roundup – TV Edition

Posted on March 6, 2018 by H.P.

I am way behind on my TV writing, let alone my TV watching.  I finally finished season 2 of Stranger Things and season 1 of Westworld, but those didn’t even make it into this post.  I still need to watch … Continue reading →

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