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Authors Talk History Panel
So as promised in a previous post, here’s the History Talk hosted by H.P. Holo. I think David, Terry, H.P., and I all had a great time!
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2019 in Review
Man. It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating the imminent release of Those In Peril and preparing to go to Life, The Universe, and Everything (LTUE) Symposium in Utah. Next thing I know, 2019 is in the rearview mirror, the Phases of Mars series is complete, and Against The Tide Imperial is…well, still not…
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Loss of A Sensei
Sensei. n. A teacher or instructor usually of Japanese martial arts (such as karate or judo). “No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…” ― Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man. On Monday, I learned that one of my doctoral committee members had passed away. As one should do when a person’s made a big…
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Rob Howell Interview…
I got interviewed by fantasy author Rob Howell. We both have stories in the Four Horsemen Universe, and soon Rob will have a full novel there as well. Go check out the interview here and then stay to look at some of his books.
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On Dunkirk
Go see Dunkirk. Seriously. I can’t say much more as I don’t want to spoil it, but go see the movie. Good cinematography, acting, scoring, and pacing. Yes, some rivet counters have complained about nitpicking things like the destroyers, Ju-87s’ sirens, and the actual Bf-109s used. (No, I’m not joking.) Ignore them and go…
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A Little Gallows Humor
So there was a discussion of World War II on a friend’s FB page. Specifically, we were discussing the Red Army’s rampage through Eastern Germany in mid-1945. This, of course, got me thinking about how history has…evolved when discussing certain events. Perhaps a sliding scale is in order: Young’s Ascending Levels of War Crime Severity…
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A Bit of A Miscue
So one problem about the blog tour that I exacerbated by doing two books at once is that it’s easy to get the wires crossed if careful. The Avid Reader was promoting On Seas So Crimson, and I managed to think it was doing An Unproven Concept. Didn’t catch the mistake until the post was up. In…
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Random Confessions: 25 Things
S0 on FB there’s always these “lists” that are bouncing around. Given I did one of them, I thought it’d be funny to go back and see how the answers changed and provide a little commentary. 1.) I was a German citizen for over 17 years. Still true. I was born in what was then…
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Random Confession
So, every so often I will reveal something about myself my readers may not otherwise know. Today’s confession: I like ABBA. I mean, not like “Commander Lewis, OMG the only thing I have on Mars is disco!”-level, but I am an unabashed fan. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUrzicaiRLU&w=420&h=315] The better half, fellow author Anita C. Young…
