. . . diminishes us all.

Rob killed himself last week.
I’ve started this post three or four different ways. And I’ve realized — I can only describe Rob in terms of how I saw him. This is an obvious truth, of course. But it’s an important point when discussing loss — my personal loss is minor. Rob [...]

RiP David Eddings

David Eddings is dead.
Every time I read Diana Wynne Jones’s Tough Guide to Fantasyland I think of Eddings and laugh. As so many fans have pointed out already this morning, his works were not perfect. I have received much grief over the years for buying the Mallorean — for buying the same story [...]