Out of Ambit
Diane
In brightest day, in blackest night…
ETA: Now with a better image of Mogo!! … I originally posted this piece of writing some years back when there was a Green Lantern-drawing meme going around. But this weekend I had reason to think of it again, what with all the GL-oriented stuff going on. Many, many moons ago I did some writing [...]
A SuperBowl postscript
Re the Rolling Stones’ halftime performance: About 2,000 volunteers surrounded the stage to give the performance the feel of a “real” concert, even thought it was largely designed for television viewers. The NFL had originally tried to ban anyone over the age of 45 from dancing near or on the stage, but it backed off [...]
For sale: the last Sopwith Camel
You won’t be finding this one on eBay any time soon. Secretly stored in a loft in England since WWI, this 1917 Sopwith Camel #B6291 was discovered by a former Royal Flying Corps Camel pilot with the cooperation of Sir Thomas Sopwith. Carefully restored to flying status by British Aerospace Co., at last it is [...]
Inadvertent poetic prose in spamblogs
Used to be that, every now and then, when I’d see a name in the Blogger referral logs for a blog that I didn’t recognize, I’d click on the link and go have a look. I rarely do that any more unless the referral from the blog is a repeat, because if it’s not, it’s [...]
Looking for help with that pesky quest? A wizard of Bath discovers the realities…
Hilarious. …I did learn a few useful things… Older people are much less likely to see the funny side of something, even when the safety of the universe is in the balance. Couples are far better at avoiding the magically hindered than individuals. Men with grey beards really don’t like to be called, “fellow wizard.” [...]
About the blogger
30+ years in print, 50+ novels, assorted TV and movie work, the NYT Bestseller List a few times, blah blah blah. Also: the Young Wizards series, 1983-2010 and beyond.
That said, sometimes I want to talk about anything but writing. This is one place where that happens.
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