75 years ago today: RIP HPL

Seventy-five years ago today, a seminal writer (some would say THE seminal writer) of modern American horror died way too young in Providence, RI.  

Mike Davis's Lovecraft eZine  blog has a marvelously informative post today, including the full text of H.P. Lovecraft's obituary (and what it looked like!).   Find it here.

And then go read one of Lovecraft's tales, which are widely available online (here's one source).  Or pet a cat. Or eat some pistachio ice cream.

Lovecraft would approve of all three, but I think I'll stick with the one I'm not allergic to.

more time travel to a Poetry Planet

StarShipSofa podcast #229 is up now --  with the latest installment of  Poetry Planet!

Presented by divadiane1, this speculative poetry segment continues its exploration of time travel.  Check out the TOC:

• Time Flood, by Mike Allen and Ian Watson
• Revenants of the Time Machine, by Ann K. Schwader
• A Month of Sundays, by Geoffrey A. Landis
• Grandfather, by Dennis M. Lane
• an untitled poem by Terrie Leigh Relf
• Learn to Play Drums with Thomas Hardy, by Paul Badger

As usual, this podcast may be downloaded here, streamed from the site, or obtained via iTunes.  Treat your ears to some free SF culture today!