Mold, Moss, and Fungus

I am always grateful when Carol Borden of The Cultural Gutter tells me I should check something out. She knows my tastes pretty well and when she said I had to see Rabbit Trap, I knew I would need to do so (see her write up at the link). It hits a lot of my…

Glasgow 2024 AKA WorldCon

My schedule includes two academic presentations because I bent the rules slightly to talk about Strange & Norrell (not just an excuse to show Charles Vess’ glorious illustrations!) and a bit about Scots literary history as there is a special track for that. My topics: SCOTLAND’S FIRST FLIGHT: 1507 In 1507 alchemist John Damian flew…