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England 2010

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:34:42 +0000

Jo Drake and Val Lambshead at the rear of Chartwell, Churchill's house.

The Drakes and Lambsheads at Chartwell.

Lullingstone, a Roman headquarters expanded under Governor (and briefly Emperor) Pertinax in the 2nd century AD.

Battle (familiarly Hastings)--taken from the Saxon line across the field up which William's horsemen charged.

The interior of Battle Abbey, built under William the Conqueror in the 11th century and abandoned at the Dissolution under Henry VIII in the 16th. Sic transit gloria mundi.

Dave and John Lambshead on the seawall at Dymchurch.

The Dr Syn Bed and Breakfast in Dymchurch.

The moat (built by the Bishop of Durham ca 1300) and bridge (the piers date from Edward IV in the 15th century) at Eltham Palace.

A passage in the gardens at Eltham Palace.

Greetings from England

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:11:46 +0000

August 7, 2010: Hello from Rainham-- Dave is in Kent, seeing neat stuff. He hopes to get a newsletter off next month--after the novel is done. --Dave

New Bike

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:34:02 +0000

THE BACK-UP BIKE: this is the 2009 Suzuki GS500F with less than one mile on the odometer which has replaced the 2000 Suzuki GS500E with almost 42K on it. The earlier bike was an excellent commuter machine; I hope and expect the new one to be equally satisfactory.

Biloxi MS for CoastCon, March 2010

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:21:04 +0000

Beauvoir, Jeff Davis' final home and now the Shrine of the Confederacy.

Dave beneath a live oak, originally twin-trunked, under which Jeff Davis sat and read.

Dave, sitting on the foundation of a Biloxi motel destroyed by Katrina; enjoying sunshine and a lack of human contact.

French Edition of the Isles Series

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:01:54 +0000

French Lord of the Isles

French Queen of Demons

French Servant of the Dragon

World Fantasy Con 2009

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:41 +0000

A full house for the panel "Non-Conciliatory Fantasy"

Dave signing a book for J Griffin Barber; Mark Van Name (foreground) and John Picacio share the table.

Alan Beatts moving fast to deliver a drink during the signing at his store.

Dave chats with Michael Swanwick at the Borderlands book signing. Alan Beatts in the background.

Dave and Rick Kleffel, who interviewed Dave

James Griffin Barber and Dave at the Winchester Historic Firearms Museum during the tour of the Winchester Mystery House

The Winchester Mystery House

Birthday Pig Pickin’ September 2009

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:15:29 +0000

Carving the pig with Ken Warren

Displaying a first-edition What I See by Boris Artzbasheff

Con*Stellation, Hunstville AL, September 2009

admin — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:05:36 +0000

Jack McDevitt, John Picacio, Toni Weisskopf, Eric Flint, Lou Anders, David Drake, and David Weber

Dave, Sarah Hoyt, Eric Flint, and David Weber

Dave, Lance Larka (giving a tour of iXpressGenes, Inc.) and Eric Flint

Trip to the Southwest, August 2009

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:17:44 +0000

House built in a half-rotted boulder at Hovenweep (Canyon of the Ancients)

While at BEA in NYC, May 2009

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:32:06 +0000

Dave's agent Kay McCauley with him in Central Park