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A curious lecture at Curious Gallery 2017
I’ll be speaking at the Curious Gallery here in Portland on January 8. (You’d think they invented this event just for me with that name, wouldn’t you?) Dead Wrong: “Mummy Parties” and Other Shocking Curiosities Sunday, January 8, 2017 3:00pm When does curiosity cross the line? From Napoleon’s famous invasion of Egypt to the modern…
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Daybook ebook now available for backers/preorders!
Yes, it is finally happening. All Kickstarter backers for The Ancient Egyptian Daybook received an update on how to get their free ebook (PDF or EPUB versions) late last night/early this morning. Today, I have also begun to send those emails out to the preorders from the egyptiandaybook.com website, though I’ve run into a couple…
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Daybook update: printing has begun, ebooks by Thursday
Read the official update at the Ancient Egyptian Daybook’s Kickstarter project site here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsiuda/the-ancient-egyptian-daybook/posts/1768284 Zigzag likes the book, though he’s decreed it’s not as tasty as the Lexikon volumes were.
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The shapes of prose
I’m sitting in a hotel room shaped like a slice of pie. No, really: Is it a Feng Shui nightmare or a magical conduit? I have to admit that even with my eyes closed, it feels strange, and I can’t decide if it’s because the sound of the heater is bouncing off uneven walls in…
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A pressing item
The Ancient Egyptian Daybook has gone out for its test print, which means it’ll be available soon. Here’s what the cover looks like. While I still have to print, ship to all the Kickstarter and website preorders, and then roll out the retail opening…the hardest part is done. I don’t think I’ve ever been this…
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