Lincoln's Duel

Someone once challenged Abraham Lincoln to a duel. His response was... well, that's our Abe.

"The Emperor of Dreams"

Last year, at CascadiaCon, I picked up a copy of The Emperor of Dreams, an anthology of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith. I'd read of him in histories of F/SF and other such references, in which he was always identified as one of the great writers of fantasy and horror. Klarkash-Ton, he was called, in imitation of the Lovecraftian style he often used; so I looked forward to reading this volume quite a bit. The verdict: mixed, but generally positive.

( The Emperor of Dreams )