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Category: Literary Corner
On This Day in History 1938: Orson Welles Reads ‘War of the Worlds’ over Radio causing Mass Panic
Panic Over War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds, the science fiction novel by English author H.G. Wells telling of a space ship from Mars landing on Earth and causing panic, death and destruction, was published in 1897. On this day in 1938 actor Orson Welles allegedly caused real-life panic across America when he presented…
Literary Corner: Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein a biography by William H. Patterson, Jr. Robert Anson Heinlein was born on 7 July 1907, in Butler, Missouri, the third son of Rex Ivar Heinlein and Bam Lyle Heinlein. At the time of Robert’s birth, the family had been living with his maternal grandfather, Alva Lyle, M.D. A few…
The Texas Summer Electric Bill (Read in the Style of William Faulkner)
Sawyer’s Valley
H/T The Burning Platform By Dangerous Variant He would never forget that sound. The pain would come later. – – – – Back before the Reckoning, he recalled that sound of the old oak out front cleaving off the big elbow branch when a storm ripped through the valley. It broke right…
The Vanishing White Male Writer
Via: Steve Sailer The Vanishing White Male Writer It’s easy enough to trace the decline of young white men in American letters—just browse The New York Times’s “Notable Fiction” list. In 2012 the Times included seven white American men under the age of 43 (the cut-off for a millennial today); in 2013 there were six, in 2014 there…
If the Pioneers Loved Pain Pills (An alternate history bit of humor)
Via: Life and Limb Substack Physicians and nurses have a notably dark sense of humor. So as you read this, consider the source…I wrote this many years ago and published it on Substack about three years ago. So here it is again for anyone who hasn’t seen it and might want a…
The Prescience of George Orwell — ‘1984’ is Here
The Prescience of George Orwell — ‘1984’ is Here If you read George Orwell’s fictional novel “1984” when you were young, now is an opportune time for a second look. It’s the language of “1984” that’s of particular use. The book is perhaps most applicable for its exploration of the relationship between nuanced language…
On this Day in History: John Steinbeck is Born
John Steinbeck I read a lot of Steinbeck early on in my youth and I always appreciated his matter of fact, minimalist style. After reading Grapes of Wrath and then watching the 1940 film adaptation directed by John Ford, I was hooked. Published Works: 1927: “Cup of Gold”—A historical fiction based loosely on the…
Texas Authors: Robert E. Howard
The life and death of Robert E. Howard Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian, remains one of the most important literary figures in American fantasy. His influence has been as strong, as profound, as any contribution made by J.R.R. Tolkien or Lewis Carroll. Unlike those genteel British authors however, his work…