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Robert E. Howard Days, 2021

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(i. to r.) Your Intrepid Blogger, Jason M. Waltz, and James McGlothlin visit the Howard family plot.

This past weekend was the 2021 Robert E. Howard Days. After last year’s cancellation, it was a much needed gathering. And while many of the regulars weren’t able to attend, the number of first time attendees made up the difference. The gift shop sold out of almost all the books they had in stock.

Roy Thomas was the Guest of Honor. The schedule was a little different this year, with a fewer panels and later starting times.

Mark Finn did the Fists at the Ice House panel solo after the banquet on Friday night. That panel is different every year and depends on who is there. Mark listed his ten favorite Howard boxing stories and read excerpts of  each one. If you’ve not read Howard’s boxing stories, you’ve missed a major portion of his output. Howard’s send of humor really comes through in his humorous boxing stories. The four volumes of the collected boxing stories are almost our of print, so move quickly if you want to get copies of the first printings. They are available from the Robert E.Howard Foundation Press. Continue reading →

Have You Heard About the Rogue Blades Foundation?

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So Jason M. Waltz, publisher of Rogue Blades Entertainment, apparently has too much time on his hands, because he’s also founded the Rogue Blades Foundation. (I’m kidding, Jason.)  I know this isn’t exactly breaking news, as it was announced roughly a month ago, give or take a few weeks. I’ve been busy with the end of semester stuff, you know, exams and the like.

So in case any of you have been living under a rock not been paying attention for the last month, or like me not on Faceplant, here’s the skinny. The Rogue Blades Foundation, which is a different entity than Rogue Blades Entertainment, is about heroes. Here’s the Mission Statement:

RBF, in proactive partnership with authors, artists, and other creators, and in cooperation with other originators and proponents of heroic examination, commits to pursue, publish, promote, and perpetuate high quality heroic literature through a mix of popular, scholarly, and literary works. RBF will pursue the return of true heroism to be shared across the globe with today’s readers and tomorrow’s leaders.

That’s something I can get behind.  We need a return to heroic values these days, and I fully support the Rogue Blades Foundation in this endeavor. In fact, I’ve put my money where my mouth is and have made a donation.  There are a number of donation levels, and there are memberships as well. I’ll be buying a membership in January when my cash flow returns to something resembling normal.

The Foundation has announced it first two publications, Robert E. Howard Changed My Life, a nonfiction collection of essays about the impact REH has had on people, and The Lost Empire of Sol. You can see the cover at the top of this page. The collection of sword and planet stories has been moved between the back and front burners for a number of years but is finally going to see print now that RBF has taken the reigns. If this is the book I think it is, I have read a couple of the stories in them that were published individually some years back. I can’t wait for this one.

All of this is not to say Rogue Blades Entertainment is being mothballed. Quite the contrary.  There’s a weird western anthology coming up that’s going to be awesome. I know, because I’ve read an ARC. My review will be posted when the publication date is formally announced. There are also three other anthologies I’m excited about because I’ve got stories in them.  Details to follow when I’m free to give them.

So as you can see, there are some exciting things happening at Rogue Blades. Here’s your chance to get involved now.  You don’t want to be left behind.