“Glow of Gold, Gleam of Pearl,” William McGregor Paxton, 1906

Oil on canvas.

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Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine interviews Dennis Villelmi

There’s a terrific interview over at Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine with my good friend and colleague, Dennis Villelmi.  Dennis speaks at length about his career as a writer, from his early inspiration by the works of Clive Barker to his current work on The Bees Are Dead.

Dennis has always been a creator to watch, and he remains one of my favorite writers.  I really enjoyed getting a glimpse of the processes behind his unique and baroquely dark poetry.

Head on over and take a look.

 

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Cover to “Amazing Stories,” Malcolm Smith, October 1942

Ziff-Davis Publishing.

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#spaceforceselfies

I just started the Twitter hashtag #spaceforceselfies to troll Donald Trump’s planned “Space Force.”   Just take a shot of yourself in any sci-fi getup to parody an eager recruit. You get extra points if you work in a gag directly at the president’s expense within the photo.

This could be a lot of fun if it gains traction among the cosplayer crowd.  I’d go first, but I haven’t the slightest idea how to make a costume.

I’d love to figure out a way to make a convincing costume for the Mobile Infantry depicted in Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s “Starship Troopers.”  This … this might actually just be an elaborate excuse for me to dress up as “Starship Troopers.”

 

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“Attack of the 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg,” Don Troiani, 1984

The First Minnesota

Roanoke, Virginia (Southwest), August 2018.

Seen from Towers Shopping Center.

 

Cover to “Key of Z” trade paperback, Nathan Fox, 2012

Boom Comics.

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The green and sweeping fields of Southwest Virginia

At the threshold of a summer thunderstorm. August 2018.

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“Our Banner in the Sky,” by Frederic Edwin Church, circa 1861

Oil on paper.

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