Rusty Burke: Good News, Bad News
REH scholar, Rusty Burke, just sent out an update regarding his physical recover and his attendance at Howard Days 2024.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 5/12/2024
This week: Conan, Andre Norton, Poul Anderson, historical swashbucklers, Angus McBride, Sherlock Holmes, and more.
Read MoreReview: Neither Beg Nor Yield
The genesis of this epic collection began with the desire of Jason Waltz to devote more time to his writing. You see, as a publisher he was spending copious amounts of time reading, editing and publishing other author's stories, leaving little time to his own craft. Emulating the spirit of sword & sorcery, Jason wasn't going to go gently into that good night.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 5/5/2024
This week: Conan, Michael Shea, Lord Dunsany, Gene Wolfe, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Weird Tales, and more.
Read MoreHoward Days 2023 (Part Two)
Ken Lizzi, Brian Murphy, Jimmy Jarman and myself made the pilgrimage to Howard Days 2023. We had fun and mostly accomplished what we set out to do.
Read MoreJim FitzPatrick's Beltaine Art
Beltaine and Samhain were the two main anchor-points of the Gaelic calendar. Jim FitzPatrick has created classic art over the years that illustrates events in Ireland associated with Beltaine.
Read MoreHoward Days 2023 (Part One)
I attended Howard Days 2023 with several friends: Ken Lizzi, Brian Murphy, Jimmy Jarman and several others. It was a long road getting there.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 4/28/2024
This week: The Witcher, Henry Kuttner, Tales From the Magician’s Skull news, Roger Zelazny, Robert E. Howard, druids, Gilgamesh, and more.
Read MoreThe Battle of Clontarf: Two Centuries of Great Art
The Battle of Clontarf was an inspiration to Robert E. Howard. It also inspired numerous excellent works of art, especially during the last half-century.
Read MoreLinks of Steel, 4/21/2024
This week: interviews with Michael Moorcock and Ramsey Campbell, Weird Tales, Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, King Arthur, H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and more.
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