Author | Conflict Analyst | Presenter | Professor
Year: <span>2008</span>

Year: 2008

Closer to Completion

I’ve remained quite busy of late, but I can at least say that I’m accomplishing something. Over the past two weeks I have brought three articles to the completion and submission stage: 1. Aphra Behn’s “The Disappointment” as Ring Composition. (Submitted to Notes and Queries.) 2. The Tripods of Vulcan …

Dragon Haiku

James Maxey, a talented young writer, is asking for dragon poetry on his website, in honor of the forthcoming release of his book Dragonforge (which is sure to be good). Aside from the potential glories of having their wordsmithing exposed on his website, those who submit are entered into a …

Wells and Huxley

I’ve spent much of the evening trying to finish up my brief essay on the tripods in H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds (I locked my keys in my office yesterday, so I couldn’t work on Paraphrase), and it’s actually been rather educational. Did you know that an eighteen-year-old …

Middle English Numbers

In the niche-lined halls of academia it’s generally considered a good idea to have a research specialization, a supposedly unique hat that fits you well enough that you might, over time, get known for doffing it at conferences and between the covers of critical journals. My CV shows that I’m …

Silvertown Blues

My life has apparently been too dull to post about of late … I’ve been hunkered down with edits on my edition of The Middle English Metrical Paraphrase of the Old Testament. It’s a 700-page manuscript and I need to finish it in the next three weeks. So, to calm …