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The Dashiell Hammett Tour
1977-2022



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Arkham House Ephemera
The Classic Years 1937–1973-

Death Lit
Essays and Reviews Selected from Fifty Years of Writing 1974–2024-

Willeford
The Book-
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Monthly Archives: July 2026
Two-Gun Bob: Mak Morn Meets Kull
I bought and read the First Passage collection with the earlier drafts of well-known Howard stories. It seemed to me that REH was at many times just trying to get the story down on the page, and then all the poetical turns … Continue reading
Posse McMillan: Alias D. B. Bug, Esq.
Kent Harrington popped in a note about the recent nod to our pal (and publisher) Dennis McMillan: “Loved the shirt post and the shirt. It reminded me how we used to use aliases for fun. I was always Lt. Raj … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Metcalfe and Gawsworth
I used to get images from Brian Leno of his recent autograph purchases. I still do, but I used to, too. Yep, it’s Autograph Hound Saturday once again — this time featuring John Hancocks and holographic scribblings from writer John … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Machen, Autographs, Brian Leno, John Gawsworth, John Metcalfe, M. P. Shiel
Posse McMillan: A Shirt Off His Back
From time to time I’m prowling through old email archives and when I see something related to, or from, the late Dennis McMillan I’m tossing it into a new DMac file. At minimum, it’ll be fun to round up various … Continue reading
Rediscovered: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Digging through some unearthed files, I came across a contemporary review of my book Willeford — lost, I’d forgotten about it. The review should have been lost in some other piles of paper, but there it was. I had done … Continue reading





