There’s been a lot happening with The Battle of Brunanburh: A Casebook, and though I can talk about some of it now, I can’t get into the nitty gritty details on much of it. What I can say is this: 1. The book is done. It’s been “done” before, I …
I mentioned in my last post that a writer’s first publication is an incredible moment. As someone who writes both in the academic sphere and the fiction sphere, I can honestly say that the fiction sales are especially wondrous. Academic writing — at least for me — is professional. It’s …
I actually sold “Purging Cocytus” to Black Gate Magazine several years ago. They’ve been so backlogged that only now is it coming out. I’ve quite the soft-spot for Black Gate. After all, they bought the first short story I ever sold: my Beowulf-retelling, “The Hand that Binds” (though my first …
It’s been awhile since I made any observations about the linguistic development of the wee lad. It’s Christmas Eve morning. The tree is trimmed and glorious, resplendent with lights and memories. The yawning house stumbles down the hardwood stairs to gather in the kitchen. Bowls of cereal are poured. Juice …
After getting through the annual end-of-year trials — grading, shopping, grading, repeat — I caught quite the wicked cold bug. Been a-bed for a couple of days, and I’m at least a few more days from substantial recovery. Thus, in the meantime, I direct you to one more means of …