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eldritchhobbitA lot has been going on here, but pretty much everything pales beside the specter of the Western North Carolina wildfires. What's happening to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the wildlife there is absolutely tragic, and the heroism of the men and women fighting the flames cannot be overstated. We're currently in what's been classified as a Red Zone for "unhealthy" air quality due to the smoke and ash.
In happier news...
- I was interviewed for this article by Tiffany Gee Lewis of The Deseret News: The Cultural Impacts of Harry Potter on the Next Generation."
- My latest "Looking Back on Genre History" segment, which focuses on the work of Sheri S. Tepper, is up on the new episode of StarShipSofa here. If you listen, I hope you enjoy!
- Here are a few Calls for Papers that may be of interest.
--- Medicine and Mystery: The Dark Side of Science in Victorian Fiction
--- Serenity: Essays on Joss Whedon’s "Big Damn Movie"
--- At the Mercy of Monsters: Essays on the Rise of Supernatural Procedural Dramas
Lastly, on my trip to speak in D.C. a couple of weeks ago, I stopped off at one of my favorite places in the world, The Poe Museum. Here's Poe in the Poe Shrine, with the morning's pennies left by visitors.
In happier news...
- I was interviewed for this article by Tiffany Gee Lewis of The Deseret News: The Cultural Impacts of Harry Potter on the Next Generation."
- My latest "Looking Back on Genre History" segment, which focuses on the work of Sheri S. Tepper, is up on the new episode of StarShipSofa here. If you listen, I hope you enjoy!
- Here are a few Calls for Papers that may be of interest.
--- Medicine and Mystery: The Dark Side of Science in Victorian Fiction
--- Serenity: Essays on Joss Whedon’s "Big Damn Movie"
--- At the Mercy of Monsters: Essays on the Rise of Supernatural Procedural Dramas
Lastly, on my trip to speak in D.C. a couple of weeks ago, I stopped off at one of my favorite places in the world, The Poe Museum. Here's Poe in the Poe Shrine, with the morning's pennies left by visitors.
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Date: 2016-11-16 07:57 pm (UTC)on a positive and lovely note, how many wonderful things you are up to of late. Congratulations!
Will definitely share your news on my f/b page
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Date: 2016-11-18 09:47 pm (UTC)The fires are heartbreaking. There's a $10K reward for those responsible. It's hard to believe that people did this, but the authorities are saying these blazes appear to be manmade.
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Date: 2016-11-18 11:20 pm (UTC)They are just FyreDrake Lectors......
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Date: 2016-11-16 08:05 pm (UTC)A few years ago, we visited a temple of Mithras near Hadrian's Wall. Previous visitors had left monetary offerings. We had no idea his cult was still active!
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Date: 2016-11-16 10:38 pm (UTC)A new generation, indeed!
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Date: 2016-11-17 12:34 pm (UTC)Something which might be of interest. A while back, I started following this series of shorts called Miss Bernard Said. This summary I came across describes it quite pithily. I'm also betting you've had students like this.
The premise is that Miss Bernard wants to appear well-read to her fellow library friends, but she doesn't actually have the patience to read any of the long-winded classics she wants to brag about, so she just sort of guesses what the books are about, and her friends either roll their eyes or get nerdily indignant about her terrible improvised cliff's notes, and we all maybe learn a little about literature (or don't).
http://www.crunchyroll.com/miss-bernard-said
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