Author Archives: Pat Bowne

What fanfic can teach the publishing industry

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Evan Gregory’s post about the future of publishing made me think — about fan fiction. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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The Magician’s Book – a skeptic’s adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Pat Bowne

It’s been a long time since I sat down and read straight through most of a book in one sitting, but I did that with ‘The Magician’s Book.’  It combines two things I’ve always loved — Narnia and literary criticism … Continue reading →

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OMG Spring!

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Did Springtide catch you by surprise this weekend? Or were you one of the lucky ones who bet on this date in your dorm floor’s pool?  Students from other countries are always mystified by Osyth’s last-minute holidays.  Magister Isaac Graham … Continue reading →

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Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Pat Bowne

When I want to read about unbelievably virtuous heroines and people who undergo unwanted transformations, with a lashing of cross-dressing, boys of flawless beauty, and stylistic conventions I just don’t understand, I go to shojo manga. And for my money, … Continue reading →

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Advice From Pigeons wordle

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Donna asked if I had one of these. I do now! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Demonic Computers and Praying Cars

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

True story. My computer at work made a grinding noise, and applications were slow to open.  I put up with this for months without being able to figure out what was going on, but finally put the effort into watching … Continue reading →

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Spring Break at Home

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Pat Bowne

I was the last member of my division to start spring break, and I felt sort of proud of it as I left my office at 10:20 last night after a four-hour graduate class.  This morning I realized that lots … Continue reading →

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Meet the faculty

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Pat Bowne

For the convenience of readers and prospective graduate students, here are the pages from the Royal Academy’s bulletin dealing with the Demonology Department. The Royal Academy Bulletin – Demonology TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious

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Drood by Dan Simmons

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Pat Bowne

If someone had offered me a new novel by Wilkie Collins, would I have bought it?  Well, no. But just tell me it’s about Dickens, and I’m ready to read it – which is the problem for Collins, the narrator … Continue reading →

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Students Ask: Should Brownies and Imps Grade Papers?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Pat Bowne

Do you know whether the comments on your latest paper were really written by your prof?  Did s/he even glance at the thing?  If it was a zoomancy paper, probably not, according to a tech in the Natural Magic Museum.  … Continue reading →

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