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Monday, May 30, 2022

On Returning To Reading Fan Fiction

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  I have done a few posts on fan fiction here, though not recently. I wrote about 150 fan stories in my time, based on series such as Star T...
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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Happy World Dracula Day!

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  Vlad the Impaler. Public Domain. So, I am told it’s World Dracula Day!  Isn’t it amazing how many things have their own day?  I remember...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

On Re-Viewing The Day The Earth Stood Still

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Movie Poster. Fair Use.   I have just finished re-viewing the Robert Wise film, The Day The Earth Stood Still , with Michael Rennie and Patr...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

A Guest Post by David Pauly

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  Recently, I received an inquiry from David Pauly, author, lawyer, qualified French chef, who has also written quite a few books in his Nos...
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Monday, May 02, 2022

A To Z Challenge 2022: Shakespeare - Concluding Thoughts

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  It has been a very enjoyable month, challenging myself with my memories of the Bard. And it’s been a lot of fun hearing from you all, shar...
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Saturday, April 30, 2022

A To Z Challenge 2022: Shakespeare - Z Is For Zzzz…

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Macbeth and the Three Witches   Hullo, everyone! Today I’m bringing you the final post in my series about William Shakespeare and his plays!...
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Friday, April 29, 2022

A To Z Challenge 2022: Shakespeare - Y Is For Yorick

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  Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet with Yorick. Fair Use.  So, at nearly the end of the Challenge, I’ve come up with the only Y I could think of in...
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Thursday, April 28, 2022

A To Z Challenge 2022: Shakespeare X Is For eXtras

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  Today I will be posting about stuff I couldn’t fit into other posts. I did mention a book with a Shakespeare theme, A Midsummer Tempest b...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

A To Z Challenge: Shakespeare - W Is For The Winter’s Tale

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  Leontes being an idiot. Public Domain. In my L post, we learned of that dreadful man, King Leontes, who destroyed his own family and his r...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

A To Z Challenge 2022: Shakespeare - V Is For Volumnia, Virgilia, Valeria

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  Volumnia and Coriolanus. Public Domain In my C post I wrote about the play Coriolanus , mentioning the hero’s mother, Volumnia.   Volumn...
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Sunday, April 24, 2022

A To Z Challenge 2022: Shakespeare - U Is For Upstart Crow

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  The book in which Greene is rude about Shakespeare. Public Domain. Who would have thought you could turn the life of Shakespeare into a si...
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