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The 50 greatest fictional weapons of all time

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:20:24 GMT

An interesting list, but the top 15 are in a very unusual order if you ask me.

Link: http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/006398688.cfm

Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest: 2007 Results

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:26:55 GMT

Challenge: Write the worst opening sentence imaginable. I link to this every year, and every year I think, “I need to enter that next year.” I should set a Backpack reminder… anyway, congrats to winner Jim Gleeson — of good ol’ Madison, Wisconsin no less.

Link: http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2007.htm

Not Kansas

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:47:11 GMT

A map of Oz.

Link: http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2007/01/28/69-not-in-kansas-anymore-the-land-of-oz/

Geoffrey Chaucer hath a blog

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:25 GMT

“Lordynges, by Goddes grace ich yow biseche that ye forgyven me myn tardinesse yn updatinge myn blogge”

Link: http://houseoffame.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

The 2005 results of the Bulwyer-Lytton fiction contest

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:42 GMT

Challenge: Write the worst opening sentence to a novel that doesn’t exist

Link: http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/english/2005.htm