Three out of hundreds

Oct. 1st, 2025 08:57 am
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Absolute Evil #1...

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Dentist again

Oct. 1st, 2025 01:39 pm
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I went to the dentist yesterday, I had to travel to Llanfairfechan. This time I went by taxi and train, taxi to the railway station, train to Llanfairfechan, taxi to Neuadd y Bryn hospital, then a return journey.

The thing which went wrong was that there were no trains between 14:30 (I missed the 14:30) and 16:30. I arrived at the station for the journey back at 15:00. So I sat on Llanfairfechan station for an hour and a half. It being a little halt, probably the least busy station on that line, there was nothing to do - no cafe and nothing to see. An hour and a half of nothing to do - and I couldn’t even walk back to the village and go to a cafe there.

I am told (by the taxi driver in Bangor) that the delay was because “some people” had stolen some of the copper wire that carries the signals. I don’t know if that’s true.

The dental work itself was completely painless. The dentist uses some kind of orange flavoured stuff that numbs the gum before putting the novocaine in. None of my dentists before him did that, but it’s a revelation.

I have a further appointment in November.

Mod Post - Imgur blocked in UK

Oct. 1st, 2025 01:22 pm
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As some members (and Mods) discovered yesterday, the image hosting website Imgur has blocked all access to anyone in the UK (and only the UK). This seems to be the result of a disagreement between Imgur and UK Laws regarding data safety.

Imgur have given their own, rather terse, statement on the matter

The header for Scans_Daily is hosted on Imgur, and it has long been a popular hosting site for users, which makes things difficult moving forward for UK users (and Mods), which we will need to consider the implications of, and let you know as required.

 





Captain America #392

Oct. 1st, 2025 12:33 pm
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Writer: Mark Gruenwald

Pencils: Rik Levins

Inks: Danny Bulanadi


Cap fights to foil Superia's mad plan.


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Deadly Introductions


ONLINE E-BOOK (html, epub, mobi, pdf, and xhtml)

Free at my website.


A Visitor's Guide to the Three Lands: Novel and Side Stories (Crossing Worlds). Are you considering visiting the Great Peninsula? Are you in need of a guide? This guidebook by the internationally famous Ambassador of the God's Land will introduce you to the charming quirks (and deadly dangers) of the Three Lands of the Great Peninsula.

New installments:

1 | Deadly Introductions [expanded edition]. How to introduce yourself to inhabitants of the Great Peninsula, without being killed.

Index to the Guidebook. A detailed table of contents, serving as a chronological index to topics in the guidebook.


EARLY ACCESS

My readers at Patreon and Ream get the first look at Loyal Revenge (The Three Lands: Empty Dagger Hand side story). That short story will go into general release next month.


BLOG FICTION

Tempestuous Tours (Crossing Worlds: A Visitor's Guide to the Three Lands #2). A whirlwind tour of the sites in the Three Lands that are most steeped in history, culture, and the occasional pickpocket.

New installments:


UPCOMING FICTION

I'm at the final stages of editing Flight Through the Forest (The Thousand Nations: The Motley Crew #2). Barring major disasters, I'll be able provide early access to it to my Patreon and Ream readers next month.


Ways to offer me a tip, financial or nonfinancial )

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I have just finished The Mabinogion Tetrology by Evangeline Walton, compiled novelizations of the Four Branches of the medieval Welsh Mabinogi. I highly recommend this work to fantasy fans who like tie-ins to traditional stories and don't mind a non-scholarly approach from a cultural outsider (Walton was American). It's a very "faithful" adaptation in that it takes virtually nothing out. The Four Branches themselves are just a few pages each, so Walton interpolates a lot, clearly from a 20th-century cultural standpoint (including idolization of "progress" and a surprising amount of Buddhism). One book was published in the 1930s, the others in the 1970s. The whole work is about 650 pages long, with the first three branches being novellas and the fourth a short novel. It is out of print but available as an e-book at Bookshop.org.

Speaking as a cultural outsider and lay reader myself, I think she does this quite well. Specifically, I think she does good work with the First Branch (The Prince of Annwn), and the Second (The Children of Llyr) and Third (The Song of Rhiannon) are among the most engaging and rewarding works I've read in a very long time! The Fourth Branch (The Island of the Mighty, a.k.a. The Virgin and the Swine), which was the first she wrote, is hit and miss for me but still worth reading. The whole work is generally quite feminist; I have no doubt was a huge influence on The Mists of Avalon.Spoilery review follows...Read more... )

Deadwood Pasture

Sep. 30th, 2025 04:53 pm
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Down at the Red Barn we have a pasture called Deadwood.  At least 3 very large, old oaks have died in that pasture over the last 10 or 12 years.  Today I got a call from Lily that a tree was down on the fence.  Yet another huge limb had broken off and landed upside down, this time on the fence.  I cut, Lily pulled brush.  We got a lot done, but didn't finish getting it on the ground.  All the leafy branches are off and piled in a burn pile.  The big heavy part of the limb, where it attached to the trunk, is halfway to the ground and shouldn't be to hard to finish off. 
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Warning for a vaguely 9/11ish scene, presented as harmless, cartoonish action thirteen years earlier.

Last time we saw Maxwell Lord, he was bleeding out and likely already dead, and his killer was receiving instant karma from Max's digital ally:



What could be a more disturbing sight to find in Max's office than that? Well, this comes pretty close:

I half expected to see her Borgified, SUPERMAN III-style. )

Hanging Woman Creek

Sep. 30th, 2025 04:50 pm
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Hanging Woman Creek by Louis L'Amour

Adventure in the West.

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Batman and the Outsiders #3

Sep. 30th, 2025 05:29 pm
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Writer: Mike W. Barr

Pencils and inks: Jim Aparo


The Outsiders fight a deranged veteran who is planning to poison Gotham City.


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Amazing Spider-Man #115

Sep. 30th, 2025 12:31 pm
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Writer: Gerry Conway

Pencils: John Romita, Sr.

Inks: John Romita, Sr. And Tony Mortellaro


By Aunt May betrayed!


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