Tag Archives: Fiction

The Peace of the Worlds

Posted on February 7, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

About a year ago, I got to thinking about H.G. Wells’s novel The War of the Worlds, and more specifically about its adaptations. The most famous is, of course, Orson Welles’s 1938 radio play, which panicked a number of listeners who … Continue reading →

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One Life-goal Down

Posted on January 19, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

So I am pleased to announce that I am now a published author*. My story , “The Birds of Ecthalion,” can be read online here. They even commissioned an original piece of artwork for it from artist Shannon Legler! ___________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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Board Game Secrets

Posted on January 12, 2015 by thevenerablecorvex

Everyone knows about the secret passages at the corners of the Clue board, but only tenth-level Clue-Masters know about the catacomb beneath the ballroom. There might you find, stacked like firewood, the stabbed, shot, bludgeoned, or strangled bodies of generations … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Fantasy

Posted on October 5, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

So, as part of the discussion on my previous post, n8chz has directed my attention towards a discussion going on the blog the Hipcrime Vocab . This post (which is well worth the read) asks the question: given all of the problems … Continue reading →

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How Pure Cynicism Made Me Into An Idealist

Posted on June 23, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Those who know me are of the impression that I am a very cynical person. My own grandmother, as a matter of fact, when I was only nine years old, labelled me as being “the single most naturally cynical person … Continue reading →

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Losing the Faith

Posted on May 24, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Let us suppose that there exists a field of study in which people take established facts about the world and extrapolate upon them wildly; where bizarre–though interesting–ideas are routinely advanced with no more basis than the fact that they could conceivably … Continue reading →

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It’s Time To Strike Off One Perennial New Year’s Resolution…

Posted on May 16, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Last December, I was embarrassed when composing my list of New Years resolutions; for the umpteenth year in a row, I had vowed that I was going to have a work of fiction formally published. For the umpteenth year in a … Continue reading →

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2312

Posted on March 15, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel 2312 has inspired in me an interesting and potent mixture of reactions. On the one hand, I love the concept for this book: a scientifically plausible and ultimately optimistic look at a possible future world which addresses such … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on January 2, 2014 by thevenerablecorvex

Well, 2013 has come and gone, and I seem to be the only person in my social circle who actually enjoyed it. I defended my thesis, graduated from my Master’s Program, won a fat scholarship from an Agency of some … Continue reading →

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In Which I Am Not A Magician

Posted on December 20, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

Frequently during the course of writing a story, I will need to stop in order to research some particular detail. I don’t usually mind this: indeed, very often I find it fun to track down some obscure fact or other … Continue reading →

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