Organic Touch of Butter Microwave Popcorn
Oh hello, organic and lightly topped? That’s the beauty of Newman’s Own Organics Touch of Butter Microwave Popcorn. Certified USDA Organic, it’s the simple snack that’s perfect to have on hand for...
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All the traditional flavors of the old air-popped version, but easily made in your microwave. Newman’s Own Organics Butter Microwave Popcorn is certified USDA Organic for a tasty, buttery snack you...
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“Man, you have got to read this book!” The words came in a breathless rush, from a friend whose opinion I trusted. “It’s better than Gates of Fire!” he said, thrusting a rather thick volume into my...
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A common refrain about the publishing industry – heard clearest of all in those places where writers gather online – is that editors and agents are more interested in making a fast buck than in finding...
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It’s Christmas morning. A mantle of crisp white snow blankets hill and dale. You rise from your bed and patter down the stairs to find . . . what? What is your fondest Christmas morning memory? Mine...
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When Tolkien created the Orcs, he unleashed upon the world a blighted race that embodied the worst aspects of ourselves; a race whose name became synonymous with cruelty and hate, with savage violence...
View ArticleCelebrating 103 Years of REH
Today (the 22nd) marks the 103rd anniversary of Robert E. Howard’s birth. Surely we all know his biography by now: born in the tiny Texas town of Peaster, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Issac Howard,...
View ArticleAvast, Me Hearties!
I’m an unrepentant role-playing gamer; an addict, if you must know. My gateway drug was the original Dungeons & Dragons – the boxed set with the pseudo-Smaug red dragon on the cover. My grade...
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On this date, August 27th*, nearly 2500 years ago, the straits of Artemisium came alive with the creak of oar-locks and the bellow of horns. Countless voices raised the paean, the battle-hymn of...
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The portrait Dumas paints of d’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers is iconic: a penniless young Gascon who sets off for Paris on a horse that has seen better days, armed with his father’s sword, an...
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The Four-Window Method
During the course of the past few days I’ve had the pleasure of chatting with a goodly number of writers. It’s been good for my soul to talk shop with knowledgeable peers. But one question that...
View ArticleOrganic Touch of Butter Microwave Popcorn
Oh hello, organic and lightly topped? That’s the beauty of Newman’s Own Organics Touch of Butter Microwave Popcorn. Certified USDA Organic, it’s the simple snack that’s perfect to have on hand for...
View ArticleOrganic Butter Microwave Popcorn
All the traditional flavors of the old air-popped version, but easily made in your microwave. Newman’s Own Organics Butter Microwave Popcorn is certified USDA Organic for a tasty, buttery snack you...
View ArticleForgive Me, Steven, For I Have Sinned . . .
“Man, you have got to read this book!” The words came in a breathless rush, from a friend whose opinion I trusted. “It’s better than Gates of Fire!” he said, thrusting a rather thick volume into my...
View ArticleIn Defense of the Industry
A common refrain about the publishing industry – heard clearest of all in those places where writers gather online – is that editors and agents are more interested in making a fast buck than in finding...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
It’s Christmas morning. A mantle of crisp white snow blankets hill and dale. You rise from your bed and patter down the stairs to find . . . what? What is your fondest Christmas morning memory? Mine...
View ArticleShagrat the Barbarian?
When Tolkien created the Orcs, he unleashed upon the world a blighted race that embodied the worst aspects of ourselves; a race whose name became synonymous with cruelty and hate, with savage violence...
View ArticleCelebrating 103 Years of REH
Today (the 22nd) marks the 103rd anniversary of Robert E. Howard’s birth. Surely we all know his biography by now: born in the tiny Texas town of Peaster, the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Issac Howard,...
View ArticleAvast, Me Hearties!
I’m an unrepentant role-playing gamer; an addict, if you must know. My gateway drug was the original Dungeons & Dragons – the boxed set with the pseudo-Smaug red dragon on the cover. My grade...
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