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A Day to Remember

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Published: December 21, 2024 15:48

Sometimes you CAN go home again, no matter what Tom Wolfe said.   At least for a visit. For me, home was Bayonne, New Jersey,  just south of Jersey City, on a peninsula sandwiched between New York and Newark.   We had I was born in Bayonne in 1948, and…

R.I.P Trent

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Published: December 7, 2024 14:47

We spent Thanksgiving as we usually do, gathering at Melinda Snodgrass’s place in the hills above Lamy to enjoy the company of friends old and new over a sumptuous meal.   Turkey, stuffing, deviled eggs, Melinda’s home made nog, a slice or two of apple pie…

Dodos Take Pittsburgh

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Published: November 28, 2024 17:32

Winners have just been announced for this year’s Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival (November 21-24), and we’re pleased and proud  to announce that THE UGLY CHICKENS  took home the Jury Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Mark Raso was in Pittsburgh to…

Josh and Lizzy

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Published: November 22, 2024 23:25

I am falling way behind on these posts, alas.   The past few months have been very busy. But I couldn’t allow Josh Gad’s visit to the Land of Enchantment go unmentioned.   Josh dropped by Santa Fe on September 18, while on tour to promote his new…

In the Lost Lands

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Published: November 20, 2024 00:46

Save the date: FEBRUARY 28, 2025. That’s the day that Vertical Entertainment will release IN THE LOST LANDS  in theaters nationwide.   Milla Jovovich stars as Gray Alys, with Dave Bautista as the hunter Boyce. Paul W.S. Anderson, whose previous work…

BLUESKY…Tiz NOT I

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Published: November 18, 2024 18:17

…At least not yet…   I have heard that I’m now apparently on the social network BlueSky, but alas that’s not me. So if you  followed me there I’m sorry to say it’s an imposter.  BUT I will likely be starting up an account there soon, so keep an eye out…

Film Festival Drop

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Published: November 17, 2024 18:15

If you’re around for a Film Festival or two check out UGLY CHICKENS with Felicia Day at the following locations and dates.    We’re so proud of Howards stories  coming to life and being able to share them you! MMRG LA Skins Film Festival Shorts Block…

A Stop at Oxford

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Published: November 13, 2024 15:13

Oxford is a legendary place.  One of the world’s great universities, and the literary capital of England, rich with history, it has figured in more novels than I can count, including many classic works of fantasy.   Philip Pullman’s amazing trilogy HIS…

London Towne

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Published: November 10, 2024 15:47

London was the third stop on our summer travels, as July turned to August. The first time I visited London was way back in 1981.   That was also the first time I left the USA, except for the time I went to Canada for the Toronto worldcon in 1993; I was…

Lift the Torch

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Published: October 31, 2024 14:48

I was born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, a city of about 70,000 just south of Jersey City in the greater New York metropolitan area.   Bayonne sits on a peninsula, with New York Bay on one side and Newark Bay on the other, the two of them connected by…