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Entertaining and Smart
Her world is engaging and unexpected ... consider it the Harry Potter series told from the perspective of the magic teachers. This makes this novel a great read for adults and also a fresh perspective on the whole wizardry thing. Highly recommended!"I was delighted to come across this wry, inventive fantasy... Anyone who's spent time at a university will recognize the place...
I'd recommend this to anyone who appreciates academic life, spells, counter-spells, supernatural battles, and the charms of discourse.
... a much more interesting take on demonology than the more traditional realm-of-hell version...definitely recommended
A tenure-track position is a wonderful thing -- even when it comes with demons.
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Demons don't take time off for spring break...
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11,000 word novella
Mix the Demonology Department's resident curmudgeon, a dragon, and a banshee in the world's messiest, most dangerous research museum...
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8,000 word novella
William Harrison Gracile, enchanter and development officer extraordinaire, has never met a woman he couldn't handle - until he finds himself between a maker of dreams and the academy's only professional lecher. Previously reprinted in Year's Best Fantasy 3.
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7,000 word novella
None of Anders Regans' colleagues in Demonology would have voted him most likely to become a god, but what did they know? A mild-mannered botanist finds himself embroiled in plant pornography, dryad rights, and the theology of conference door-prizes. Illustrated by Georgie Schnobrich.
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Keyboard Kitty by Marie-Lynn Hammond
A friend brought this over tonight. It describes both our lives … Keyboard Kitty Share This:TweetFacebookStumbleUponDiggDelicious
Smashword Update
For anyone who missed my previous announcement, Kindling is available on Smashwords for $0.99. I’m still waiting for them to resolve their issues with Amazon, but if nothing happens in the next week I’ll look into publishing it there as … Continue reading
Dougie MacLean
28 years ago, when I lived in Edmonton, Dougie MacLean was a pretty regular visitor to small clubs in the city. I never missed a performance. Not only was the music grand, but he would always teach us the choruses … Continue reading
In Which I Rant About Unspecified Witches
If there’s a fantasy trope I absolutely despise, it’s the Persecuted Witch. You know her. She lives her life in fear of being identified as the witch she is and burned, stoned, tortured, whatever, by benighted neighbors. Yet she uses … Continue reading
Twelfth Night
Like George Washington, my social circle holds its real seasonal celebrations on twelfth night. Of course, without the twelve days of misrule preceding it, or the troops of mummers, we are a little limited. Still, tonight we will have flaming … Continue reading
Poetry Friday
A fragment from a brand-new poem by Theodora Goss. Click here to read the rest on her blog. What would you think if I told you that I was magical? That I had russet hair down to the backs of … Continue reading
New Year’s W00t
Geranium Cat put me on her must-have list! The nice thing about having a mini-career is that everything’s new and exciting. I’m still at the stage where every passing mention means a lot to me, and I think I’ve met … Continue reading
RIP Coolpix
Well, it’s gone. The camera that went to Ireland, the Galapagos, and Africa with me has perished… here’s the last picture from it. All you creative types can figure out the rest of the story for yourselves. Share This:TweetFacebookStumbleUponDiggDelicious
A New Year’s Procession
Here’s the Procession of the Sardar, by Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov. My father had a 45 rpm record with this on one side and Valse Triste on the other. I listened to it endlessly, especially in those cold after-christmas months when … Continue reading