The most famous one-armed man in television history is, of course, the murderer hunted by Dr. Richard Kimball on The Fugitive. But I don’t have him in mind in this post. I never actually watched The Fugitive much. But I have fond memories of two television series from my childhood, each of whose main characters … Continue reading Two TV shows about one-armed men
First, a brief commercial message. Due to a momentary technical lag in our diabolical plan to raise the prices on my two self-published e-books, Troll Valley remains for sale for the old $2.99 price at the time of this posting. I have no idea how long this will last, so if you want it at … Continue reading Star Wars as an Icelandic saga, and other matters
In his podcast today, John Wilson of Books and Culture talks about how much he enjoyed Lars’ latest !!spell-binding!! novel, Hailstone Mountain, and a bit about how he was provoked to read it. The world feels smaller somehow. If you too are brand new to Lars Walker’s novels, learn more by following this wonderful, insightful, … Continue reading Our Names Are Dropped in the Latest B&C Podcast
For a guy who grew up on a farm, I’m eminently clueless about actual farm work and technology. The farm sections of Troll Valley involved a lot of research on my part, even to the point of (horrors!) asking people questions. Still, I moved the family to town as soon as I decently could. I … Continue reading From our agricultural desk
My brother posted this link on Facebook today. It’s from a recent news story on a Twin Cities TV station about the sheriff of my home town, where goodness abounds and the writ of Original Sin runs not. You are interested in this story because it’ll give you some idea of the site of one … Continue reading All the women are strong, and the men are good looking…
Visitors to the Evangelical Outpost website experienced, today, the horror of being greeted by my face. David Nilsen, who reviewed Troll Valley yesterday, followed up with an interview, which you can read here.
Big day in my world today. Today (thanks to Ori Pomerantz for his technical expertise) my new novel Hailstone Mountain made its appearance at Amazon. In order to take advantage of Amazon’s promotional programs, we’ll be exclusively with them for a while. Hailstone Mountain is an H. Rider Haggard-esque story, in which Erling is struck … Continue reading A memorable day in literary history
Of potential interest for our esteemed readers, here are some $1.99 deals for today only: Flyleaf copy: “Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power.” His stories of almost human androids and clairvoyance … Continue reading Kindle Interests for Today Only
Today, America, it is your duty and honor to make what will be perhaps the most important choice of our lifetimes. No, not that political race. Most of you, being upright citizens, have probably cast your votes in that one already. No, I’m talking about the solemn and portentous decision as to what the cover … Continue reading Decision day!
Here’s a nice list by Rebecca Winther-Sørensen over at Listverse—10 Creatures in Scandinavian Folklore. It intrigued me, aside from its intrinsic interest, because out of the ten creatures listed, fully five are found in my e-novel, Troll Valley. Miss Margit, the fairy godmother, is a huldra. Nisser are referenced in connection with Christmas (though I … Continue reading Myth-information