Remco van Straten (he/him)
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Brandy giving me the "do you mind?" look...
remcovans.bsky.social
Another one.
Without L. Sprague DeCamp the Sword & Sorcery field would've develloped completely different - if at all.
(Don't @ me)
rachelfeder.bsky.social
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
remcovans.bsky.social
In my younger years I was a "Hah! A fat book with tiny print! Jolly good!" kind of nerd, and even I skipped about 500 pages of book 3. ("Still in that swamp? Oh god. Let's skip another 50 pages")
remcovans.bsky.social
"The Lord of the Rings" is terribly overrated, and the Peter Jackson films were a vast improvement in terms of characterisation.
rachelfeder.bsky.social
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
remcovans.bsky.social
Hooray!
I'd to google her - not the worst of the rich people, it seems...
remcovans.bsky.social
Finnnally dipped back into draft #4, with yet another rewrite of the first chapter. Let's pretend it's Much Better Now, move on, and try to keep the momentum going.
remcovans.bsky.social
Army of Dorkness ;-)

(I can't claim any different for my own high school time)
remcovans.bsky.social
Would you elaborate, for those who have no insight in Indian names and what they point at?

My surname is fairly neutral, my first name slightly northern, and my 2nd name, Anne, *very* northern - traditionally only a male name in the north.
remcovans.bsky.social
Alright, virtual hug coming your way!
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I’ll Be Glad When You Dead…

Buck Woods tells German-speaking Nazis what he thinks of them while performing in France. Somehow feels relevant these days.

From REUNION IN FRANCE, starring Joan Crawford and John Wayne, released on Christmas, 1942.
remcovans.bsky.social
In S&S, we take "re-skinned" literally only!
remcovans.bsky.social
Oh, I remember training trousers (or whatever you call these) with a loop under the foot!... Don't think I've seen them since the '80s, indeed!
remcovans.bsky.social
Seeing the grotesqueries of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane at the QFT on the big screen was a treat, yesterday evening! And so was the hilarious drag act beforehand, mercilessly lampooning the film.
remcovans.bsky.social
I love your garden! And so thoughtful for the birds!...
I've just ordered a new feeding station as the old one was beyond repair.
I usually have a small group of smaller birds of different kind who've formed a flock -'family you choose' etc.
remcovans.bsky.social
Gonna watch that one in the cinema in a few weeks! :-)
remcovans.bsky.social
Donald's Cup - not to be mistaken for Trump Mug.
remcovans.bsky.social
I am really upset that I lost the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado.
remcovans.bsky.social
"Citations ... when checked, do not back up what is being said in the text." - Ironic that this is exactly what happened with your review...