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Highgarden Holiday Recipe from The Official Game of Thrones Cookbook

Season’s Greetings from Westeros, Essos, and Beyond

As we head into the holiday season, where kitchens will be fragrant with delectable morsels, it seemed a fitting time to share an early look at The Official Game of Thrones Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. Enjoy this sneak peek and scroll all the way down to discover a recipe you could incorporate into your year-end festivities!

The cookbook is presented as the in-world manuscript of Maester Alton, a curious, food-obsessed Citadel master who ...

NEW cookbook now available for the holidays :D

Season’s Greetings from Westeros, Essos, and Beyond

As we head into the holiday season, where kitchens will be fragrant with delectable morsels, it seemed a fitting time to share an early look at The Official Game of Thrones Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. Enjoy this sneak peek and scroll all the way down to discover a recipe you could incorporate into your year-end festivities!

The cookbook is presented as the in-world manuscript of Maester Alton, a curious, food-obsessed Citadel master wh...

The Pain, the Pain

Ah, the New York Giants.    They made the playoffs last year, and even won a playoff game.   This year they were supposed to take the next step forward.  Hopes ran high.

And the New York Jets.   They just missed the playoffs last season, but they have a great defense, and they signed Aaron Rodgers in the off season.   Hopes ran high.

Then they started playing the games.

Sigh.

Life is meaningless and full of pain.

Rememberence

November 11.   Armistice Day.   Celebrated to mark the end of “the War to End War.”

Would that it had been so.    Alas.

Let us never forget the costs we play at war, however.   Herewith a powerful song from one of my favorite films of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzNcT7wfHj4

 

NFL Football

I don’t want to talk about it.

 

Words for Our Times

Golden Days

I love Santa Fe at all times of year, but fall is my favorite season.   Late September and early October, especially.

The days are bright and sunny, but not hot.  The air is crisp and clean, bracing.  Dry, of course.   We don’t believe in humidity.  The nights are cool, the skies  full of stars.

And this is when the trees start to turn.   We don’t get the full fall colors they have in New England; nor many reds or oranges down this way.  But the aspens and the cottonwoods turn yellow, and for a ...

A Rocket from Wisconsin

Back in March, we showed our short film NIGHT OF THE COOTERS at the Midwest Weirdfest festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and won the award for Best Science Fiction Short.

The trophy was not ready at the time, but it is now, and the good folks in Eau Claire were kind enough to send it to us.

 

It’s very cool, and we’re pleased to add it to the awards shelf.

NIGHT OF THE COOTERS had a good run on the festival circuit.   We exhibited the film at LA Shorts and NY Shorts, Genreblast (Provo, Utah), M...

As Time Goes By

I had another birthday sneak up on me last Wednesday, September 20.  Honestly, I don’t know where the time goes.  The years seem to be flying past much faster than they used to.   We had a great birthday party, with lots of friends on hand.  Thanks to them, and to all of you out there who sent cards and even gifts (not necessary, though).  Friends, family, fans, readers, viewers, I appreciate all of you.

Birthdays always make me think of Eliot.

I grow old… I grow old…
I shall wear the bottoms of...

Let the Dark Winds Blow

Joe Leaphorn’s coming back, I am thrilled to say.

The second season of DARK WINDS was a great success.  If you missed it, you can still catch it on AMC+.  Along with the first season, which is still streaming as well.

And last week AMC informed us that we’ve been renewed for a third season.

The new season will once again be based on one of Tony Hillerman’s amazing novels.   If you’ve enjoyed the show, and want more to tide you over to the next season, read the books.  They are fantastic.

Meanwhi...