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Unfinished Essay #2: Anthologies
From a long-ago online discussion among writers on why there were so many not-very-good theme anthologies on the bookstore shelves in the late 1990s:
Jun 25
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Lawrence Watt-Evans
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The Misenchanted Newsletter #190: Back in the USA
Yeah, I know it’s been more than a month since my last newsletter; sorry about that.
Jun 13
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Lawrence Watt-Evans
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May 2025
Unfinished Essay #1
On the Purpose of Playing Poker
May 17
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The Misenchanted Newsletter #189: A Hop, Skip, and a Jump
Last month I mentioned stumbling across a historical incident I wanted to include in Tom Derringer & the Sinister Statue, and a few different ways I…
May 2
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April 2025
What Is Science Fiction For?
Back in the 1980s sometime I was invited to speak at the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society’s monthly meeting.
Apr 16
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The Misenchanted Newsletter #188: Complications
Despite a vacation and other distractions, I’ve made progress on Tom Derringer & the Sinister Statue, though less than I’d like.
Apr 1
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March 2025
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At the Time
In the back of my nonfiction collection Mind Candy I included a piece called “Essays That Didn’t Happen,” which was exactly what it said it was — a…
Mar 15
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The Misenchanted Newsletter #187: Inching Forward
I’m not writing a lot lately, but I am writing.
Mar 3
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Lawrence Watt-Evans
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February 2025
Rayguns, Elves, & the Walking Dead: Genres
This is the last material from the column I wrote for Novelists Inc.
Feb 15
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January 2025
The Misenchanted Newsletter #186: Busy but Not Very Productive
The end of the month is upon us, so it’s newsletter time.
Jan 31
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Writing Across the Border
An unpublished answer I started writing for Quora but never finished.
Jan 22
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December 2024
The Misenchanted Newsletter #185: Goodbye 2024
This morning was foggy here — so foggy I couldn’t see the other side of the harbor, and the ferries were just vague shapes in the gray.
Dec 31, 2024
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