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Witches Be Crazy by Logan Hunder, 2015 A dying king seeks to marry off his daughter, establishing the quest. A stranger shows up telling of a neighboring kingdom destroyed by an evil queen that looks …

Study of Cirrus Clouds by John ConstableMany years ago (2008!) I penned a short post in which I included a verse from a poem (in translation) by Goethe in honor of Luke Howard and the …

This is a longer version of the piece I wrote on Generation Z for the London Review of Books: On the walk from the car park to my university building sits a red telephone box, …

You will find me on @[email protected] new forum to spread poems, news and information about John Clare.

Are you ready for a surprise? I actually finished a series! Not only did I finish a series but I competed the entire trilogy within 35 days which feels like a record for me . …

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. …

Alexander Shewan, Homeric Games at an Ancient St. Andrews: An Epyllium Edited from a Comparatively Modern Papyrus and Shattered by Means of the Higher Criticism (Edinburgh: J. Thin, 1911), pp. 29, 31 (lines 110-131): Why, …

Arthur A. Nelson (b. Pentwater, Michigan, 24 December 1875; d. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 28 May 1917) Arthur A. Nelson is known as the author of one single work, a four part serial "The Adventurers" which …

I am looking for work. During most of last year and some of the previous year, selling my mother’s house was my part-time job. That project is done and I’m ready to go more formally …

Lichfield is a pleasant little midlands town. In fact, I’ve liked all the little towns I’ve visited in this part of the world. There is some grubby, late 20th Century development of course, but pre-victorian …

The latest over-the-air software update for your Tesla Model 3 has been successfully installed. Your vehicle is now a toaster. Frequently Asked Questions About This Update Where is my steering wheel? You don’t need a …

I’ve had a manuscript locked in a drawer for three and a half years now. It’s a coming-of-age novel about a boy who believes a supernatural force has seized the minds of the adults in …

This is a guest post by the novelist Rob Palk. Some books are neglected in their old age, others — a majority — are neglected from birth. Alfred Grossman, the author of Marie Beginning (1964), …

"Breen imbues the mundanity of everyday life with mysticism and grandeur with these joyous poems, firmly rooted in both the aged bark of the yew, and the pure milk of the word."

Our specialist Dr Phil Errington discusses a German translation of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The Cranach Press commissioned the renowned poet Gerhart Hauptmann to produce this new and “definitive” translation of Shakespeare’s …

Today's links Mass tech worker layoffs and the soft landing: Finally, the non-tech sector can hire technical workers. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent …

Eigil zu Tage-Ravn asks a GTP-3-driven AI system for help in the interpretation of a key scene in Moby-Dick (1851). Do androids dream of electric whales?

Judith reading Woman magazine By Mary Grover Judith was interviewed by Rebecca Fisher in February 2013. She was born Judith Hancock in 1950 and grew up in Page Hall, Sheffield, between 1950 and 1972. Two …

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The Familiars – Stacey Halls A female focused telling of the tale of the Pendle Witches, narrated by 17 year old Fleetwood Shuttleworth, mistress of Gawthorpe Hall. The one that got away. Easy reading; real …