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Jim Reddy
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Book lover, comic book and movie fan, craft beer enthusiast. Haunter of used bookstores. I like to write.

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Check out Waystation issue 2, which includes my second published short story! Available to read free online or as a free PDF download at the link below.
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Waystation (Issue 2) now available (free PDF)
The second issue of Waystation: Amateur Magazine of Space Opera, is now available. You can download it here HERE as a free pdf. The cover i...
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If you see this, post a #StarTrek
February 11, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter J.
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
A tale just brimming with sword & sorcery atmosphere with vivid prose and an ending that totally sticks the landing. Highly recommended!
Experimenting by releasing a short story on Kindle & KU. Rider in the Widow Lands is a 25 page sword & sorcery tale. Available now! Mybook.to/widowlands
February 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
February 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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I owe my career to this format and I think everyone should go to a used bookstore and buy one today.
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
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February 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM
New blog post: My review of Old Moon Quarterly #5 welearnbywriting.blogspot.com/2026/02/old-...
Old Moon Quarterly Issue 5
I really enjoyed reading Old Moon Quarterly 1-4, so it was only a matter of time before I got to issue 5. It’s another great mix of sword an...
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February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Onibaba. 1964. A strikingly atmospheric masterpiece of Japanese cinema based on a Shin Buddhist parable. Remarkably dark and eerily beautiful.
#horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #film #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #tohotuesday
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
New blog post: Books and Short Stories I Read in January welearnbywriting.blogspot.com/2026/01/book...
Books and Short Stories I Read in January 2026
Mostly short stories this month plus one book.  The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammet (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1989. Originally publishe...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:36 AM
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More quick thoughts on more Tales from the Mortal Realms #AgeOfSigmar (and a tip of the hat to @jreddy.bsky.social for pointing me at these 👍)

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More Tales From The Mortal Realms…
And we’re back for the last three ‘Raiders of the Realms’ story. You can read my thoughts on ‘Conn Crowhand’s Last Oath’ and ‘Vipers of the ...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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King Kong Escapes. 1967. Toho's ropey ape suit battles the mighty Robot-Kong built by Doctor Who for evil Madame X. The stuff of legend.
#horrorcommunity #horrorfamily #horrormovie #horrorfilm #horrorfan #classichorror #horroraddict #filmsky #horrorsky #mutantfam #horrorfam #tohotuesday #kaiju #film
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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Time to pick out a new book to read...
January 28, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Kicking off the week with a couple of short, #AgeOfSigmar tales that I read over the weekend. Thanks for pointing me at them @jreddy.bsky.social 😉

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Meanwhile, in the Mortal Realms…
After reading Jim’s thoughts on the ‘Raiders of the Realms’ series of short stories , back in July last year, it didn’t take too much for me...
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January 26, 2026 at 12:53 AM
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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C. L. Moore (1911-1987) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...

L, uncredited, 1969; R, Alexis Oussenko, 1972
#scifi #sciencefictio #books #fantasy
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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The Robert E. Howard Foundation celebrates Bob's 120th birthday with poems + story excerpts. I'm honored to be in the line-up alongside other authors, literary scholars, pulp researchers, and lifelong fans.

Check it out and raise a glass to the man and his work:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClUF...
Happy 120th Birthday, Robert E. Howard!
YouTube video by Robert E. Howard Foundation
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January 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Today is the birthday of one of my favorite writers, Robert E. Howard, born January 22, 1906. Creator of Conan the Barbarian, Solomon Kane, Kull, as well as so many other great characters.
#RobertEHoward
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...

L, Rodney Matthews, 1977; R, Rodney Matthews, 1977
#scifi #sciencefiction #weird #fantasy
January 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Joy Chant (1945-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...

L, Bob Pepper, 1971; R, Steve Weston, 1983
#books #fantasy
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 AM
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 PM
New blog post. My review of Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights. welearnbywriting.blogspot.com/2026/01/sunl...
Sunless Solstice: Strange Christmas Tales for the Longest Nights
I’ve been a fan of Christmas ghost stories ever since learning about them a few years ago. This is the third anthology of Christmas haunting...
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January 7, 2026 at 11:12 PM
My 2025 Letterboxd Wrapped #letterboxd
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
New blog post: Books and Stories I Read in December
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Books I Read in December 2025
Noir, Christmas hauntings, and sword & sorcery for December.  Double Indemnity by James M. Cain (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2011. First ...
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January 1, 2026 at 1:48 AM