Category Archives: Native American

Road Runner, Road Runner, Runs Down the Road All Day

Posted on May 30, 2026 by Nathan

The Barbarian of World’s End, by Lin Carter – For some reason, this was the only book in this series I couldn’t find on Kindle, so I bought a used physical copy. As the title suggests, it focuses on Ganelon … Continue reading →

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A Tisket, A Tasket, Children in a Basket

Posted on January 3, 2026 by Nathan

I came upon a reference to Dzunukwa, a figure from the mythology of native tribes of British Columbia, particularly the Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island, whom I don’t think I’d heard of before. Since there isn’t a standardized way to Romanize these … Continue reading →

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Regicide Salad

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Nathan

Entirely coincidentally, I’ve finished a few books as of late that involved a king being killed. With two of them, it’s even in the title. So there’s sort of a theme here, although the first few books I talk about … Continue reading →

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Vive L’Armadillo

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Nathan

I haven’t been reading quite as much as usual recently, and it sometimes seems like I’m having some trouble absorbing what I do read. Still, here are reviews of a few things I thought were worth writing about, with SPOILERS. … Continue reading →

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Dorothy the Dictator

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Nathan

Operation Luna, by Poul Anderson – The follow-up to Operation Chaos follows up on Steve and Virginia Matuchek about twelve years after the end of the first book. They now have three children, and are working on a project to launch … Continue reading →

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Games and Goddesses

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Nathan

Gamemaster Classified: An Insider’s Guide to Nintendo’s Coming of Age, by Howard Phillips and Matthew Taranto – Back in the day, Howard was a very visible part of Nintendo’s marketing, especially in Nintendo Power, known for his signature bow tie. … Continue reading →

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Where a God Can Be a Kid

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Nathan

The Silver Stallion: A Comedy of Redemption, by James Branch Cabell – The follow-up to Figures of Earth has a lot of characters, with the focus on the Order of the Silver Stallion, the knights appointed by the late Manuel … Continue reading →

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Stuck a Feather in Glooscap

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Nathan

One name that came up on two different occasions while looking up other mythical topics was Glooscap, a cultural hero from the legends of the Wabanaki, in northern New England and southeastern Canada. The stories about him vary quite a bit, … Continue reading →

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The Lion Shall Lay Down with the Lamassu

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Nathan

With the appearance of Lamassu on the latest Futurama episode (although I haven’t been able to find a picture of them online as of yet), I thought they might be an interesting concept to look into, although I’m not really sure there’s … Continue reading →

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The FLDS Took My Baby Away

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Nathan

I understand Netflix is going to give up their DVD distribution later this year. I think we’re just about the only people who still use it, so I’m not surprised, but I don’t know the best way to watch movies … Continue reading →

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