Month: October 2015

Knight at the Crossroads

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The new header image on my site, in case you’re wondering, is part of a photo (of an oil painting) I took in the Russian State Museum in St. Petersburg in 2013. The painting is Knight at the Crossroads by Victor Vasnetsov, completed in 1878. Here is the full painting, pulled from Wikimedia:

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Crossroads are a big thing in many folk tales, including Russian folk tales, but in Russia, crossroads are frequently used as a metaphor for the pull between East and West, Asia and Europe, tradition and modernization. In the last quarter of the 19th century, Vasnetsov’s imagery would’ve been even more striking than it is for me to look at, today, as a non-Russian – and it is striking, even out of its context.

Guest Post with Jack Wallen

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I’m not updating my own site because I’m busy being  interviewed over on Jack Wallen’s site! Jack writes lots and lots and lots of super-cool books (seriously, like every 2 months, guys!), ranging from steampunk to horror to zombie apocalypse, and sends many of them to me for editing. So go check out my interview, and then go check out the rest of Jack’s site!