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by Ancient History
Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:12 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Where Are They Now: Everyone Edition
Replies: 34
Views: 715

Nonfiction. I had Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos published in September, and in January the The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Index and Addenda . That's awesome! How long have you been working on Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos? Even for someone with your encyclopedic knowledge of the author and his...
by Ancient History
Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:12 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Where Are They Now: Everyone Edition
Replies: 34
Views: 715

I just had my second book published. Awesome! I'm not sure I was aware you'd had a first book published. RPG-oriented, or prose-fiction? [Or non-, for that matter?] Nonfiction. I had Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos published in September, and in January the The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Inde...
by Ancient History
Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:08 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Where Are They Now: Everyone Edition
Replies: 34
Views: 715

I just had my second book published.
by Ancient History
Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:17 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: So, I think my mom is going to die.
Replies: 30
Views: 824

Sorry to hear of your troubles Bone. I wish I could say shit gets better, and I hope it does for you, but try to hang in there.
by Ancient History
Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:38 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: [Shadowrun] For Earl and Paul (and the rest of you oldies)
Replies: 10
Views: 347

Yeah, but Nigel's dead.
by Ancient History
Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:33 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Now on the Unpublishable, something guaranteed to offend someone. "The Racist." NSFW. http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/04/racist.html
by Ancient History
Sat Mar 31, 2012 12:53 pm
Forum: Words Without End
Topic: MIscellaneous Call of Cthulhu Stuff
Replies: 0
Views: 230

MIscellaneous Call of Cthulhu Stuff

Thinking of expanding the old Ancient's Polygraph and taking a gander at what new material I've to add. Here's the stuff so far. Keeper's Option: Hollywood Cthulhu [/u] Inspirations: Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell, Chiaroscuro (2000AD Prog 1507-1517), Flicker by Theodore Roszak, John Carpenter's ...
by Ancient History
Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

The Unpublishable finishes its first year of weekly fiction with "Dead Shift." http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... shift.html
by Ancient History
Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:14 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Creating your own PDF's?
Replies: 10
Views: 280

PrimoPDF is pretty solid for the print-to-pdf option, I've used it a bit.
by Ancient History
Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:23 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

It's Friday. Friday is a weird day. The Unpublishable understands this. Today: "I Can't Talk To My Son", a weird short story. Only on the Unpublishable. http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... y-son.html
by Ancient History
Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:25 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on the Unpublishable is a new interpretation of an old myth, for adults only: "The Heart of Zeus" http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... -zeus.html
by Ancient History
Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:32 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Health Care in the United States
Replies: 17
Views: 397

That's a strange way of saying, "wise, and exactly correct." You have anything to back that up, or just your qualifications as one of the most influential economists of all time? Oh, no, wait, that's him. ;) :D Well, I'll cite another wise, influential, and Nobel-prize winning economist: ...
by Ancient History
Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:32 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Health Care in the United States
Replies: 17
Views: 397

That's...retarded, inaccurate, and hyperbolic.
by Ancient History
Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:02 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Crazy Elf Is A Funny Guy
Replies: 1
Views: 195

Crazy Elf Is A Funny Guy

AH: Have you seen "The Evil Dead"? CE: Of course. Tree rape. AH: <nods> Someone is making a porn parody of it called "Evil Head." They've made a couple other hardcore parodies - "The XXXorcist", "Re-Penetrator" - and are a traveling show that performs them liv...
by Ancient History
Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:27 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on the Unpublishable: The Baseball Tree
http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... -tree.html
by Ancient History
Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:50 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on The Unpublishable is a brief fantasy story, "The Collector of Cantrips"
http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... trips.html
by Ancient History
Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:58 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on The Unpublishable: An Excerpt from "The Tentacle as Sexual Symbol" Mildly NSFW: http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... ymbol.html
by Ancient History
Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:40 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

32 or Paul might like this...it was written for a vaporware RPG ages ago. Today on the Unpublishable is a modern supernatural fantasy: "A Fearsome and Bloody Saint." http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/02/fearsome-and-bloody-saint.html I'm not sure I'm going to keep up the weekly schedul...
by Ancient History
Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:45 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: More Spider-'Nam
Replies: 2
Views: 218

More Spider-'Nam

I know a while back some of you liked the Spider-'Nam pages I linked to, and because he's awesome James Stokoe has posted more pages (in color!) http://orcstain.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/spidernam-cover.jpg http://orcstain.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/spidernam-004.jpg http://orcstain.files.wordpre...
by Ancient History
Fri Feb 10, 2012 9:36 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Up this week on the Unpublishable is "The Goat-Girl of Ardit." http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... ardit.html
by Ancient History
Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:59 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The Compleat Lovecraftian Bar Guide
Replies: 5
Views: 279

The Compleat Lovecraftian Bar Guide

The place was Dream Haven books, the price was $12. I have a habit, born of many long journeys dealing with limited resources, of rooting around after I've found what I was looking for, to see what else there might be of interest. In this case, my primary target was H.P. Lovecraft's Letters to Rober...
by Ancient History
Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:30 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Not sure who still reads these things, but today on the Unpublishable we have an excerpt from an account of war, Chapter XII: http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... r-xii.html

If anyone can guess the source of this, you win.
by Ancient History
Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:57 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on the Unpublishable is "Changeling Wood," another story of the cunning man: http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... -wood.html
by Ancient History
Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:07 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The New What Are You Reading Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 835

Working my way through the many, many volumes of letters of Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard.
by Ancient History
Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:06 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

It's yellow leaf journalism on the Unpublishable with the newest, weirdest story yet: Cruciferous.
http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/0 ... erous.html
by Ancient History
Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:00 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Academic Ebooks
Replies: 3
Views: 208

JongWK wrote:Could this help?
Not really, no.
by Ancient History
Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:56 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Shadowrun Gun Talk
Replies: 11
Views: 366

"Yeah, but it's the only game in town!" - on being told that a Faro game in Cairo, Illinois was crooked.
by Ancient History
Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:13 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Academic Ebooks
Replies: 3
Views: 208

Academic Ebooks

So Paul Krugman posted this bit on the slow demise of academic journals the other day, and it reminded me of this article from a couple years back on shadow scholarship . These articles have been on my mind a bit lately because I'm writing an essay on an aspect of Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos - ...
by Ancient History
Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:25 am
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on The Unpublishable is "No Sprach," a story about communication that will leave my German friends spitting blood. http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2012/01/no-sprach.html
by Ancient History
Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:54 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

So, Bachmann is out. Santorum and Romney are neck-and-neck after Iowa. Gingrich and Paul sadly still in the running.
by Ancient History
Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:44 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today's Unpublishable is short and weird: The Inheritance of Willie Glover: http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2011/1 ... lover.html

I don't know how much longer I'll keep up the weekly schedule.
by Ancient History
Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:38 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The New What Are You Reading Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 835

If you can find it, consider reading Barry Sadler's Casca series - particularly the first two books he actually wrote before they just started ghostwriting them under his name, Eternal Mercenary and God of Death.
by Ancient History
Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The New What Are You Reading Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 835

If you like Scalzi, you may enjoy David Drake's Hammers Slammers series or some of John Ringo's military sci-fi.
by Ancient History
Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:01 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The New What Are You Reading Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 835

Working my way through several supplementary volumes of HP Lovecraft's letters, as sources for my bloated essay (now around 40,000 words...and at least 10,000 more to go).
by Ancient History
Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:05 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Ever edited the 'pedia?
Replies: 4
Views: 241

I've made substantial contributions to several wikis, but not the big wiki.
by Ancient History
Sat Dec 10, 2011 8:47 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The New What Are You Reading Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 835

That's a good series. You should know that Stross put some free short stories in the series up on his website, I think they're set between the second and third books.
by Ancient History
Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:03 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: The New What Are You Reading Thread
Replies: 38
Views: 835

The New What Are You Reading Thread

So I just finished up The Damned Highway Fear and Loathing in Arkham , which is supposed to be nine chapters excised from Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail detailing his trip into Lovecraft country and all the bad craziness that drugs, guns, and gonzo journalism can get in...
by Ancient History
Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:41 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on the Unpublishable, a collection of microfiction stories for friends birthdays. http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2011/1 ... ories.html
by Ancient History
Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:51 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

Still in on the election - Newt Gingrich may be a horrible person, and Bachmann and Perry might be insane, but what the fuck is Mitt Romney on?
by Ancient History
Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:12 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Don't know how many of you are still following The Unpublishable, but this week we have a new, adult macabre story: Daughter of Pearl
http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2011/1 ... pearl.html
by Ancient History
Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:19 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Candy...or Sex Toy?
Replies: 1
Views: 229

Candy...or Sex Toy?

World's Largest Gummy Worm

Seriously, I'm amazed that hasn't been Rule 34'd already.
by Ancient History
Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:52 pm
Forum: Artistic License
Topic: The Unpublishable
Replies: 58
Views: 850

Today on the Unpublishable, a strictly adults-only short: Blood on the Set. http://www.the-unpublishable.com/2011/1 ... n-set.html
by Ancient History
Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:45 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: Converting FLAC to MP3
Replies: 7
Views: 269

Many CD-making software converts FLAC to MP3 automatically when making an audio CD. Otherwise, there are several freeware converters available online, but I can't recommend one because I've never needed to use 'em.
by Ancient History
Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:06 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

Re: 32 I think we're basically in agreement on most major points. The issue is, of course, getting the cooperation necessary to get stuff done in the current environment. Case in point: the ARC tunnel was going to be a tremendous utilitarian and infrastructure project, and New Jersey's governor shit...
by Ancient History
Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:45 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

...our massive defense industry is a major driver of the economy. I definitely agree. But if we employed 180,000 people to dig holes and then fill them in, we wouldn't be well-served to continue doing that simply because it provides jobs. We should only be spending money on things that inherently p...
by Ancient History
Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:57 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

While I would agree with you in principle, in practice I don't think it is feasible for the US to do that and maintain its quality of life, if it's possible at all. The state governments already depend on federal subsidy to sustain themselves; our massive defense industry is a major driver of the ec...
by Ancient History
Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:40 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

The major issues with Republican economic policies at this point are: * Cutting taxes * Renew tax cuts, see above * Cut spending to social services, and generally shrink the government * Deregulating industry * Possibly privatizing government services While cutting costs is a laudable goal in a norm...
by Ancient History
Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:38 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

You actually endorse the economic austerity policies that the Republicans are pushing? Why? Granted, we've had our little discussions on taxation before, but you can't cut your way out of a depression. Cutting social services and "right-sizing" government jobs just leads to a higher jobles...
by Ancient History
Thu Nov 17, 2011 11:29 pm
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

Well, that and Ron Paul's economics are batshit crazy and will ruin the economy for everyone.

I hate to typecast, but Republicans have a fundamental break in their constituents, and it makes their candidates schizo.
by Ancient History
Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:53 am
Forum: Semi-Serious Topics
Topic: [United States] The 2012 Elections
Replies: 38
Views: 769

You missed Ron Paul (crazy as Bachmann and Perry combined), neither of whom is a serious contender, though RP still gets an embarrassing amount of television time. [/edit]Gingrich might actually pull off at least a veep nomination. Unlike the more popular and vocal candidates, he's probably the only...