tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post5086199176816692390..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Early bird review!Marly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-83150809102364617412015-02-26T19:02:59.742-05:002015-02-26T19:02:59.742-05:00'Tis.
Fall. Isn't that right before wint...'Tis. <br /><br />Fall. Isn't that right before winter? Noooo! Cannot wait until spring...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-16025859602976014842015-02-26T13:04:27.104-05:002015-02-26T13:04:27.104-05:00Wow, very nice. And a reason to look forward to fa...Wow, very nice. And a reason to look forward to fall this year!scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-43563605754036892582015-02-25T21:29:05.532-05:002015-02-25T21:29:05.532-05:00Thanks! I didn't expect news of it to appear s...Thanks! I didn't expect news of it to appear so soon, but I've been pleased that a number of sf/f/h writers have already posted about it on blogs and facebook. <br /><br />Academia is a strange world--I enjoyed my stint there, but I have also enjoyed leaving it! Interesting little contradiction there.<br /><br />That's an interesting description, the "manly out-of-placedness.&Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-53024969100657581112015-02-25T21:21:56.814-05:002015-02-25T21:21:56.814-05:00The quality of the writing varied wildly, but the ...The quality of the writing varied wildly, but the occasional enlightening article made the 'zines worth the read. Howard fandom permits no skepticism regarding the quality of his writing, but I've come to understand that they're rabidly protective of him because they've found solace in identifying with his manly out-of-placedness.<br /><br />I too was surprised to find that Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-54121264017873272252015-02-25T17:30:29.006-05:002015-02-25T17:30:29.006-05:00Factional, yes. Little intimidating, the Howard fa...Factional, yes. Little intimidating, the Howard fandom... But they love him. How was the writing in the 'zines? I've never looked at any of those.<br /><br />That's interesting--I am surprised that anybody cares, these days. There's so much pop culture in English departments that I thought it might be hard to find somebody who would object.<br /><br />Stanza Press did a Robert Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-62282065323443735472015-02-25T17:16:23.774-05:002015-02-25T17:16:23.774-05:00The syllabus included the short story "The To...The syllabus included the short story "The Tower of the Elephant" and two narrative poems: "The King and the Oak" and "Solomon Kane's Homecoming." When I designed my SF/fantasy course, I wanted to give students a brief but memorable encounter with highly influential pulp—although doing so scandalized one of my colleagues. To prepare, I ordered a batch of recent Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-18719357993702244242015-02-25T16:05:11.532-05:002015-02-25T16:05:11.532-05:00Good! That's interesting. Which ones did you t...Good! That's interesting. Which ones did you teach? I don't use his characters, but I do have some cameo pieces in the spirit of some of them...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-80792953718756484042015-02-25T16:03:54.685-05:002015-02-25T16:03:54.685-05:00Well, it was sitting there a long time...Well, it was sitting there a long time...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-15852905012168200712015-02-25T15:37:34.875-05:002015-02-25T15:37:34.875-05:00How you managed to have a book in your back pocket...How you managed to have a book in your back pocket with all the publications you have had in recent years I don't know, but we are all the happy recipients of your effort.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-47306414737151374842015-02-25T14:50:28.749-05:002015-02-25T14:50:28.749-05:00That's one heck of a striking cover. Since I t...That's one heck of a striking cover. Since I taught a couple stories by Howard and am one of the few people to write a blog review of his massive volume of collected verse, I'll be looking forward to this one. Jeffhttp://www.quidplura.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-21492237655265812772015-02-25T12:00:56.323-05:002015-02-25T12:00:56.323-05:00Chafe not! We want a long and languorous summer. P...Chafe not! We want a long and languorous summer. Preferably starting now.<br /><br />This one was actually written in 2007 at Yaddo. I knew something about it wasn't quite right. Finally re-structured the whole shebang and added a new opener and a few other small bits, cut some others. I'm so glad I sat on it a while...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-23368630904571786572015-02-25T10:00:10.812-05:002015-02-25T10:00:10.812-05:00How you manage to turn out such wonderful novels y...How you manage to turn out such wonderful novels year after year I'll never know!<br />The review is just drenched in good things. I'm chaffing at the bit for the Fall already. (Considering the weather at the moment this is somewhat unfair....)<br />Paul Digbynoreply@blogger.com