Clint’s Comments (group member since Jul 26, 2017)

Clint’s comments from the Sword & Sorcery: "An earthier sort of fantasy" group.

@Oliver, I did share the post. My only contributions, other than reading, consist of spreading the word to my limited audience and leaving reviews on Amazon and here

@Oliver, I read your post yesterday and enjoyed it. I’m a lurker on the Discord channel. I don’t have any good ideas to add to the discussion, but I’m glad the discussion is being had.

Welcome Kirk

@David Smith, I concur with Seth. I look forward to it

Sitting by the pool in 79 F and enjoying an advance copy of DMR’s Terra Incognita. Yesterday, I read a story by the dude name Seth. It was an enjoyable read.

Where do I enlist? All jokes aside, thanks for sharing. I’m a diehard S&S fan and I am thankful for the outlets that popped up in the past few years for the publication of new S&S.

I spread the word as much as I can, but I hesitantly do so on social media outlets that rhyme with Vase Hook. So many of the “S&S” groups there are not to my taste. I’m not a prude, but the jiggle-jiggle of the 80’s Barbarian with a fur mankini is not the stuff I’m looking for.

I don’t consider myself a political person, I avoid the muck as much as possible, but I tire of reading comments such as “If it’s Woke, it’s Broke”. It misses the whole point of avoiding stagnation. I have no desire to deny people the right to read whatever the Hell they want, I make questionable choices myself—AND I have zero intention of giving them up; however, no change, no gain.

I will read it, and I’m glad for it, but I WANT John Hocking’s Conan and the Living Plague

Despite precious little free reading time of late, I managed to finish off TftMS #7.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

I read Clint Werner’s “Snake in the Fold” with my Saturday morning coffee today. It did not disappoint. I enjoyed this tale of Oba the Demon Slayer a great bit. 4/5.

Reading Tales from the Magician’s Skull #7, and regretting my decision to go digital only with my renewal. I miss that thick paper and the joy of the tangible in my withered, clawed hands.

I revised my commentary and I guess the Gods of Amazon deemed it fit for public consumption. I removed the bit about Odin’s but sack and scrubbed any references to price. The Amazo Bots don’t like it when you mention $$$, regardless, as in my case if you are being price neutral, or price positive/negative (the last is sure to raise their wrath).

@Richard, did you seek out any material, outside of that printed in the magazine, of writer’s published in Savage Realms; other than Steve Dilks that is.

I wonder if it could have been my mention of Whetstone or TftMS? Perhaps they thought I was advertising?

@Joy, huh. You are probably right.

So, funny story. The review that I linked to, I submitted to Amazon. They would not post it, stating “inappropriate content”.

It’s been too long since I have participated in a group read.

My review of Savage Realms January 2021 for discussion https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

@Seth. I received mine today. I’m bummed I decided not to continue with print copies, but costs must be cut, budgets met and all that.

@Joy, I concur on the first story. I too selected Savage Realms 1 for my group read. The Dilks story is more enjoyable than the first. I have not yet tackled the next two. Life has not left me much leisure reading time of late.

Thank you Seth, I missed the blog entry on PJF, I will check it out

This will be a long read I expect to take me most of the year, as while I find it interesting, reading more than one or two letters in a sitting doesn’t hold my interest.

A Means to Freedom: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.

@Richard, REH Changed my Life is full of moments that make you think, or immediately connect with. It was my favorite read of 2021.