Monthly Archives: July 2007

at the last dillocon, rick klaw, in the midst of some pro-bob howard rant, snarled at me, "H.P. Lovecraft is the most over-rated writer in the world," as if that wasn’t somehow the point. fans aren’t enthralled by the shoggoths … Continue reading →

it was back in 2004 or so when i checked out this "news" stand on south lamar. now, for those of you who live outside of texas, there are a whole bunch of these "news" shops around austin. before actually … Continue reading →

if the internet is to be believed, air rifles were contemporary to black-powder muskets, far superior in rate of fire, and nearly comparable in actual stopping power. here’s a link to a site discussing early nineteenth century austrian airguns. it … Continue reading →