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Myth and Cult in Native America
Astronomer-mythologist John Lundwall shares Native American tales that tie into initiation ritual, astronomy, and storytelling.
Posted in How to Write
Tagged Archaeoastronomy, Astronomy, Chumash, Hero's Journey, John Lundwall, Lakota Sioux, Navajo
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Utah Geek Profile
Utah Geek Magazine Issue 4 is available now. Download it here now in .pdf, and turn to page 13 to check out UGeek’s profile of me, from my chat with them at Life, the Universe, and Everything in February:
Posted in Conventions
Tagged Life the Universe and Everything, LTUE, Utah Geek Magazine
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I Favor Adventure Stories
Life is an adventure. Stories are how we orient ourselves. The only alternative to reading adventure stories is to be lost.
One Day Late
Yesterday was International Women’s Day. Emily celebrated this on time with a fast and an interfaith service, but I was under a deadline, so I forced the kids to dilute their video games and Netflix watching with some reading and … Continue reading
Retreat to the House on the Hill I
I just finished an experiment. A few years ago, several writer friends and I went to a remote cabin in southern Utah (remote in the sense in which all of Boulder, Utah is remote) and wrote. We were all quite … Continue reading
Pensacon Report Out
Last weekend I went to Pensacon, in Pensacola, Florida. This was exciting for me, because it was my first outing as a Wordfire Press author, with the WFP team and at the WFP table. The team was Kevin J. Anderson, … Continue reading
Pensacon
This weekend I’m off to Pensacon, in Pensacola, Fla. I don’t have a schedule yet, so I’ll just have to promise you a report out as to what I’ve done. This is a landmark trip for me, as I’m no … Continue reading
Bookshelf: Five Out of the Dark
The high concept pitch for these books is as easy as it is exciting: Five is Harry Potter meets Twilight, set against the mythos of the Dresden Files. Paige is a preacher’s daughter who accidentally discovers her own magical powers … Continue reading
Posted in Bookshelf
Tagged Dresden Files, Fantasy, Harry Potter, Holli Anderson, J.K. Rowling, Jim Butcher, Stephanie Meyer, Twilight, Young Adult
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Bookshelf: The Rifts of Rime
Warrior squirrels. Uncertain borders. Scholars studying the language of ants. Officialdom rewriting ancient scripture to conform to new doctrine. Blasphemous wolves. Squirrel poetics versus marmot rhetoric, and the value of structure. A murdered prophet. An insecure poet. An ambitious leader, … Continue reading
Life, the Universe, and Everything
I’m at LTUE this weekend. Here’s my schedule, with nods to a few fellow participants: * * * MUST-SEE EVENT Thursday at 8:30 pm — Zombie Rock Opera, with Paul Genesse, Carter Reid, and Craig Nybo NOT A PANEL — … Continue reading
