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An Unexpected Panel

Back to London this Saturday, DEC. 9th, live at and/or streaming from the British Library

Dec 7, 2023 •

November 2023

BREAKING NEWS: Tickets for Thomas are online!

The British Library comes through for the Thursday, Nov. 9 event

Nov 8, 2023 •

Rainbows for Thomas the Rhymer

And here I am in Paris, packing to return to London for my big gig at the British Library November 9th. With only a few small footnotes.

Nov 7, 2023 •

September 2023

British Library Fantasy Exhibit opens . . . with me in it! A welcome to new subscribers. And the inevitable footnotes.

"Fantasy: Realms of Imagination" runs 27 October - 25 February. Catch me onstage in London on 9 November.

Sep 17, 2023 •

August 2023

August again? So soon?

Almost a year ago this day, I sent out a Substack letter I’d begun in Paris at the start of the most exciting summer I think I’ve ever had: certainly…

Aug 14, 2023 •

August 2022

In London, I finish a letter begun 2 months ago in Paris explaining why you've not heard from me in awhile. With the usual indispensable footnotes.

Aug 5, 2022 •

February 2022

Stories & Revision: Retreat to Advance!

folksingers & schoolyard songs... and did I mention Footnotes?

Feb 5, 2022 •

January 2022

It's people time!

chatter among friends, Le Guin & Gaming, Martin Carthy's ballads, and more footnotes than even I can believe

Jan 11, 2022 •

December 2021

liminal spaces and auld lang syne

Dec 30, 2021 •

Sleigh Ride to Heck and Back!

plus more #altHallelujah, WorldCon, and The Evil Wizard Smallbone

Dec 22, 2021 •

Hallelujah, Hallelujah ...& Jewish Space Lasers

Too much news, not enough framing device. The Worm Ouroboros. And a Contest! With footnotes.

Dec 11, 2021 •

Klezmer Party, The Worm Ouroboros, & Sondheim

: Proving that any three subjects will fit together in one newsletter, no matter how disparate, if the need be great and the will be strong enough

Dec 4, 2021 •

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