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The Long View 2009-02-07

The Long View 2009-02-07

This mention by John J. Reilly of his work for West Publishing Company spurred me to archive John's CV from his website. It is easy even for me to forget how many things John wrote in the 1990s. There are even a few pieces referenced in that CV

WBH Weekly Digest 2023-04-21

WBH Weekly Digest 2023-04-21

Synoptic history of Europe, The Night Land, how epic fantasy has failed readers, the most horrifying anti-war satire I've read, and a cover reveal for Spengler's Future

The Struggle is Real

The Struggle is Real

Eucatastrophe

Eucatastrophe

"But the 'consolation' of fairy-tales has another aspect than the imaginative satisfaction of ancient desires. Far more important is the Consolation of the Happy Ending. Almost I would venture to assert that all complete fairy-stories must have it. At least I would say that Tragedy is the

Spengler's Future

Soon

The Long View Re-publishing Project will have news soon. Why post old articles? Who was John J. Reilly? All of John's posts here An archive of John's site

Savage Headhunters Book Review

Savage Headhunters Book Review

Savage Headhunters by J. Manfred Weichsel may be his most horrible book yet. Given that previous books have involved cross-breeding humans and chimpanzees, angels lusting after human women, and the sexual perversity of Hollywood, this is quite an accomplishment. The target of Weichsel's satire in Savage Headhunters is

Rocket propelled

Rocket propelled

But I don't think they actually exist