I am reposting this essay because I love it so much. It was written by Andy Robertson, the man for whom John wrote his Night Land stories. Mr. Robertson ran a website dedicated to William Hope Hodgeson's book, The Night Land. Back when all the other magazines were paying 2 and 5 cent a word.…
Back to Gilwell, Happy Land! I'm going to work my Ticket, if I can! Off to Wood Badge, week two! … I will be aware until Sat. evening. Everyone have a joyful time while I'm away.
A Victorian administers smelling salts to a lady who has fainted. I know of a family where the father was a man of many virtues, but—like all of us—he also had some vices. One of his vices was that he treated his wife quite imperiously, ordering her around and expecting a great deal…
Amusing pro Sad Puppy comics by our dear friends Codex & Q. See the first comic here I believe: Larry Correia is the bear Brad Torgersen is a carrot Sarah A Hoyt is the mouse John is the raven The figure with horns is Vox Day
Some of you know that I am currently taking the Boy Scouts of America’s Wood Badge Leadership Course. A friend, who had been both military and State Department, (they used to send him places to make sure it was safe before they sent the Secretary of State,) told me that it was the best leadership…
Folks, There will be no Superversive article this week because I am off to Wood Badge–the Boy Scout Adult Leadership program. Next week, I shall try to get you all an essay. Essays I am working on include: Hell's Gamers – Ruminations on Hell's Angels and #Gamergate Drama and Culture with Dinosaurs — my take…
My short story, "HMS Mangled Treasure: The Rescue of Mr. Spaghetti", has come out! It is in SciPhi Magazine, Issue #5. Here is a 5 star review from Amazon: Could not be better! The stories are very good, of course. The excellent Beyond the Mist by Ben Zwycky continues. HMS Mangled Treasure by L. Jagi Lamplighter…
John and I shall be appearing at RavenCon in Richmond, VA on Saturday and Sunday. Info here: http://www.ravencon.com/ Ravencon is a great convention. This year, they happened to have guests on both sides of a number of big controversies…controversies that developed since all these guests were invited. Out of respect for this great convention,…
Ever wonder why you are having such a hard time getting along with that once-dear friend who is now on the far side of the political Great Divide? This post might help bridge that knowledge gap. These illustrations are from an article on cameras that can be found Cambridge In Colour Many years…
This subject has been quite topical recently. I thought a longer treatment than fit in a Facebook comments box was due. Imagine that you had a friend. He was clever and funny, loyal, brave and generous. He had done some wonderful things for your family. BUT he posted some very odious ideas online. Let’s say…