- A new faculty member faces his demons
- Spring break in hell
- Can demons and vacation mix?
- All four novellas from the Royal Academy
- Novella. Enchantment and lechery. Reprinted in Year's Besr Fantasy 2003
- Novella. Dryads, green slavery, and a reluctant god
- Novella. Only the cats knew what she did to her major professor
- Novella. Holidays and dragons
Contact: pat.bowne@gmail.com
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Fantasy for faculty: THE ROYAL ACADEMY NOVELS and NOVELLAS follow life in and around the Demonology Department of a modern university. Fiction for those of us who know there are demons in the basement.
"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."
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Zeno’s Gradebook
In the space of one week, all four classes had exams… I’d say this was bad planning if it was the result of any planning at all. The first day after exams, I graded for 3 hours and got a … Continue reading
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More Reviews for ‘Advice From Pigeons’
It’s a thrill to find myself mentioned on a blog I follow, especially when the reviewer liked the book! Elizabeth A. White and Sue Burke have both reviewed ‘Advice From Pigeons.’ I’m thrilled to have Sue’s approval, because when we … Continue reading
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Thanks but no thanks
The thing about being a single scientist is that people are always helpfully pointing you toward romantic opportunities. I have PZMyers to thank for these prospects, from a NYT article on an objectivist dating site: “[I am] short, stark, and … Continue reading
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Mullein moths
My mullein plants have been stricken with caterpillars. Dull-looking white caterpillars, embedded in a mass of dirty fuzz covering most of the plant. Normally, I would be able to look this up online. But unfortunately, there’s this thing called the … Continue reading
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… and more updates
A Lovesome Thing is available here at Amazon.com now, for your kindling pleasure. Also, Adam Stephanides has posted a long, thoughtful and detailed review of Advice From Pigeons at his blog, ‘Completely Futile.’ Thank you, Adam! If you’re wondering whether … Continue reading
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Updates
I’ve finished updating the Royal Academy website to reflect the recent issue of A Lovesome Thing. Anyone who wants a link to purchase, or to read the prologue and first chapter, can find them at https://raosyth.com/thebooks.htm. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
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WOOT! Book 2 is out!
Deron Douglas of Double Dragon has taken me by surprise again. This morning he emailed me to announce the release of A Lovesome Thing, the second Royal Academy novel. And of course, I haven’t even posted the free excerpt at … Continue reading
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In Other News:
The line-edits for the second Royal Academy novel, A Lovesome Thing, are completed! And Deron Douglas is finishing a lovely cover painting … watch for its release in September. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
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Offr-line for a while
I’m going off-line for a few weeks, so comments have been disabled to avoid spam building up. Keep cool! TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
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How not to write a dystopia
I’m an inefficient blog reader, so sometimes I take a few months to catch up with even the blogs I like best. Today was one of those days; I picked E.M. Bowman’s blog out of my bookmarks more or less … Continue reading
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