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Power of the Gods at SfSignal
The fine fellows over at SfSignal ask the musical question From Rick Riordan to Dan Simmons, the popularity of Gods, Goddesses and Mythology, especially but not limited to Classical Greco-Roman and Norse mythology seems as fresh as ever. What is … Continue reading
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Personal Appearance!
Mrs Wright, the authoress Virginia Johnson and I will be signing books at Prospero Books in historic downtown Manassas, Virginia on Saturday, May the Fourth, between 11am and 3pm. The Address: Prospero Books 9129 Center St. Manassas, VA 20110 (703) … Continue reading
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Tell the Federal Government to Respect Religious Freedom
Monday, April 8 is the deadline for submitting comments to the Obama Administration on the latest version of its HHS contraceptive/abortifacient/sterilization mandate. Please take a moment to submit a short online comment in support of religious freedom. Religious freedom is … Continue reading
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Orson Scott Card Blacklisted for Christian Faith
From the pen of David Blount over at the site Moonbattery There’s a price to be paid by countermoonbats with courage enough to stand up for decency and sanity in a culture that is swirling down the toilet. Ask Orson … Continue reading
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Save an American Citizen imprisoned for being Christian
I thought it my duty to pass this along and urge all my readers to sign the petition, and get three others to do so. Now is the time to redouble our efforts for Pastor Saeed, a U.S. citizen imprisoned … Continue reading
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New Feature on Visions of Arhyelon
My beautiful and talented wife is running a “Caption This” contest over at Visions of Arhyelon. Take a look: http://arhyalon.livejournal.com/279240.html
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Twinterview with the Missus
My beautiful and talented wife has an announcement: I am being interviewed tonight on Twitter at 9pm EST with hashtag #sffwrtcht. Come by and read about how I came to be the author of the PROSPERO’S DAUGHTER series. Ask questions. … Continue reading
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Call the Boys Scouts
Today is the day when the National Boy Scout council decides whether or not to follow the US Military into the anti-boy abyss. Take a moment to call or write! Here is the contact information: myscouting@scouting.org Or call the National … Continue reading
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Friday Only
My Jesuit Confessor, Father Elliptical de Casuistry of Our Lady of Endless Hairsplitting, tells me that the increased burdens of work and looming deadlines means I will have to cut back on posting articles here. I still hope to write … Continue reading
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Heroes of Darkness and Light
My essay, “Heroes of Light and Darkness,” went up this morning on smartpopbooks.com, and will remain available until Wednesday at 12:00 AM at http://www.smartpopbooks.com/heroes-of-darkness-and-light/ To whet your appetite and pique your interest, here is the opening. 1. Dark Knights and … Continue reading
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City of Heroes is Dead
Trivial as it might sound, this was the only online game I played. This moment 3.00 AM Eastern time, Midnight Pacific, all servers forcibly disconnected. Despite that the game was making money, and despite the rumors that someone might buy … Continue reading
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Tea with the Mrs!
Tea with Jagi Lamplighter and John C. Wright December 8th, 2012, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Virginia fantasy and science fiction authors Lamplighter and Wright will drop by December 8th at Constellation Bookstore to chat about their work. Coffee, … Continue reading
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Save CITY OF HEROES!
This is practically the only online game I play. Between work and novel writing, I usually only allow myself to play on Wednesdays. Any kind hearted persons out there, please sign the petition. Here’s the link with the announcement: http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/thank_you.php … Continue reading
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Wednesday is Chik-Fil-A Day
Unfortunately, I spent my lunch money for this week going to Chik-Fil-A yesterday. So if you want me to go to eat anti-bullying-thug chicken sandwich today, you will have to put seven dollars into my my tip jar (see the … Continue reading
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Cover Art for THE HERMETIC MILLENNIA and Excerpt
Thanks to the miracle of the Information Age (thanks, Al Gore!) I have discovered the cover art for my latest book. This is THE HERMETIC MILLENNIA, second volume of the ‘Count to the Eschaton Sequence’ which began with COUNT TO … Continue reading
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Happy Feast Day of Justin Martyr!
Today is my name-day, as well as my second son’s birthday. “O God, who through the folly of the Cross wondrously taught Saint Justin the Martyr the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ, grant us, through his intercession, that, having rejected … Continue reading
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My Balticon Schedule
The Balticon 46 hotel is Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn, 245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031 USA [north of Baltimore off of I-83] (Phone: 410-785-7000) This is my schedule for Balticon this weekend, in case you need an autograph, or … Continue reading
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SF Signal – What Places Inspire Your Worldbuilding?
The fine fellows over at SfSignal invited me to participate in another one of their Mind Melds. This weekend when I visited the cheery and freshly-scrubbed young folk at at the Franciscan University of Steubenville I was surprised to discover … Continue reading
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VOTE NOW! It is the finals! Prospero is trailing badly!
A message from the beautiful and talented Mrs Wright: Hey Folks, I have made it to Round Five of the Six Rounds of the Book Tournament. This means that I actually won the bracket I was in. I was the … Continue reading
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Vote Prospero!
A message from the beautiful and talented Mrs Wright Hey Folks, I have made it to Round Five of the Six Rounds of the Book Tournament. This means that I actually won the bracket I was in. I was the … Continue reading
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Victory at Bookspotcentral! On to more Voting!
Well, well, against all hope and expectation, the lovely and talented Mrs Wright prevailed against Geo RR Martin’s novel in the first round of the March Madness at Bookspotcentral. She writes: Thanks so much for your support so far. I … Continue reading
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Awash With Christmas Gratitude: Our George Bailey Moment
These words from from my lovely and talented wife. About a week ago, an incident here at the Wright Household led John to post a request for money on his blog. What happened next, is nothing short of a Christmas … Continue reading
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Rattling the Tin Cup
Well, I just got a call on the phone from my wife, and we are not going to be able to take the children Christmas shopping this year, because we had promised a stranger in need, a friend of my … Continue reading
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Nooooooooooooooo!
Here is an article about a documentary I think I appear in, called The People vs. George Lucas At least, I was filmed for it, and I don’t know if my footage made the final cut, since I haven’t had … Continue reading
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AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!
My wife’s latest book, PROSPERO REGAINED, despite rave reviews from prestigious critics like Kirkus and Publisher’s Weekly, was not stocked in any Barnes & Noble in our area. Borders is out of business. And there is nothing the publisher can … Continue reading
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