Author Archives: Elliston
“The key is here somewhere…”
The Dig: Day 2 Artifact: A keyring with assorted old keys Dated: Circa 2001-2002 (acquisition) My birth father gave me this batch of keys he had collected from numerous old homes, correctly surmising I’d love them (even if I still … Continue reading
Disconnect the Dots
The Dig: Day 1 Artifact: An empty Dots box Dated: Circa 1994-1999 As first glance, the preservation of this item raises an eyebrow even for a clutterhound such as myself. First, it’s an empty box of candy. Second, though I’ll … Continue reading
Interview: R. A. Salvatore
[Note the following is the expanded transcript of an interview done for BookPage.com.] In the decades since he was first introduced, R.A. Salvatore’s drow ranger, Drizzt Do’Urden, has become a fantasy archetype on par with any of Tolkien’s Middle Earth … Continue reading
Book Review: Reamde
The 350-400 word count restriction (because of use in BookPage‘s print edition) on my review of Neal Stephenson’s Reamde basically meant I had no room to discuss any of the really interesting things about the book. Oh, well.
Book Review: Snuff
My first visit to Discworld via my review for BookPage. Pratchett’s one of those legends I hadn’t read before. It was worth the trip, eventually, but I suspect some of his earlier entries in the series are better.
Strong to the Finish
‘She looks like Popeye.’ That was my very first thought upon seeing Katherine, my newborn baby girl. Sure, in the anecdotes to friends and family that followed, I would slide “After I had been assured by the doctor that she … Continue reading
Film review: Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
It’s high time someone addressed the longstanding bias against non-homicidal hillbillies in horror films. My review of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil for pastemagazine.com.
A Comic in Search of an Illustrator (I,1)
The first page of my undrawn salute to this man’s “best friend” of 16 years. —MEB
Film Review: Take Shelter
My latest review for pastemagazine.com. Take Shelter is a must-see film that will be most-miss, alas, though perhaps an Oscar nod for Michael Shannon would address that.