Hi. How are you? I’m having a gentle day, easing myself back into work after Worldcon 2019 in Dublin.
This was my first Worldcon, and was enjoyable, inspiring and a lot of fun. Most of this was down to the people, especially the friends I got to spend time with. More of that in a dedicated post.
The past few weeks have been busy for publications.
I wrote an article for Folklore Thursday about how Mad Max within the films can be interpreted as a mythic figure. You can read the piece here and see what you think.
https://folklorethursday.com/creative-corner/mad-max-the-mythic-hero-of-the-wasteland/
Look at this artwork. Isn’t it beautiful?
This is the cover for the Earth: Giants, Golems, and Gargoyles anthology, the latest in a series of elemental themed collections from editor Rhonda Parrish. I’m very happy that Earth contains my story Kiln Fired. You can pick it up at the usual outlets, such as Amazon (UK/DE/US)
My first article for Kerrang.com is now available to read, looking at the influence of poetry on the bands lyrics.
(www.kerrang.com/features/the-unsung-influence-of-poetry-on-iron-maiden/)
Once the band shared the article it got a lot of traction (I took the screenshot below when it hit the most appropriate number of shares). What surprised me was seeing it shared by both The Poetry Foundation in the US, and The Poetry Society in the UK.
My latest published piece is for Daily Grail. A couple of weeks ago I watched Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria, and started thinking about the parallels with dance in Weimar Germany. Here’s the article if you’d like to read more about my thoughts on the subject.
And that’s me up to date. I have some stuff coming out soon, but can’t say where just yet. More when I can
Steve Toase -Wir essen immer bei Kerzenlicht 