Daily Archives: December 9, 2010

Reading for Fun: Were Things Better in the Past?

At the recent World Fantasy Convention in Columbus, I was on a panel entitled “Fantasy As a Rejection of the Present.” We didn’t conclude that fantasy by definition rejects the present, but we did discuss a few classic works that … Continue reading


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The Sissy Strikes Back

I’ve lost faith in the saying, “You’re only as old as you think you are,” ever since I got old. It is a saying with a fine heritage. It goes right back to the idea of the Power of Positive … Continue reading


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