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Golden Ozianaversary

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Nathan

The 2021 issue of Oziana, the fiftieth anniversary edition of the publication, has been released, and I’m in it quite a bit. I’m flattered, but I kind of wonder if my stuff wouldn’t have been better off spaced out somewhat. … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Christmas, Easter, Eric Shanower, Holidays, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Marcus Mebes, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a week with mr. baum, alejandro garcia, bill eubank, billy bumble of oz, buckethead in oz, captain salt, dana dulabone, david valentin, eric gjovaag, grand gheewizard, heartless, jane albright, joe bongiorno, laura denooyer, maud gage baum, mitchell mayle, nate barlow, nimmie amee, oziana, oziana 2021, ozma, psychopompus, robert a. baum, sam milazzo, santa claus, sir hokus of pokes, the butter lamb of oz, the comical cruises of captain cooky, the curious cruise of captain santa, the life and adventures of santa claus, the tin woodman of oz, the trunk in the attic, the wizards of silver and gold in oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, tyler jones, w.w. denslow, wicked witch of the east, witches | 1 Comment

$ave! $ave! $ave!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Nathan

Maybe it’s because of role-playing video games where you have to buy a bunch of stuff for your quest, but I tend to associate fantasy lands with wandering merchants. That sounds so much classier than traveling salesmen, even though I … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Characters, Dick Martin, Economics, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, March Laumer, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, William Shakespeare | Tagged bitty bit, braided man, button-bright of oz, carter green, charming cheetah, chauncey chance, chuck sabatos, doorways, harry mongold, jandar, jandy, kimbaloo, levimeyerabloch, lin carter, matiah, merchants, merry go round in oz, miss annabelinda, money, nimmie amee, oziana, packer, peddlers, roundabout, shylock, skampavia, the cowardly lion of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the lost king of oz, the magic mirror of oz, the merchant of oz, the merchant of venice, the merry mountaineer of oz, the ozmapolitan of oz, the tired tailor of oz, the wishing horse of oz, till orangespiegel, tin woodman, uncle henry and aunt em of oz, wam | 2 Comments

We’ll Get Lost in Hoztory

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Nathan

The Lost Tales of Oz, edited by Joe Bongiorno – I guess this doesn’t count as a traditional review. I’m in this book, so of course I’m going to recommend it. I do want to take a closer look at … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, David Tai, Eric Shanower, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Marcus Mebes, Melody Grandy, Monsters, Oz, Oz Authors, Phil Lewin, Places, Relationships, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged 1939 world's fair, ali cat in oz, allegro da capo, andrew heller, baseball, betsy bobbin, button-bright, catty corners, chop, chopfyt, dave hardenbrook, diplomatic immunity, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, forever in oz, glinda, good witch of the north, henry blossom, in flesh of burnished tin, j. l. bell, jellia jamb, joe bongiorno, lost histories from the royal librarian of oz, lulea, lurline, lurline and the talking animals of oz, margaret berg, mombi, mudge, nimmie amee, ogres, ojo, ojo and the woozy, ozma and the orange ogres in oz, ozma of oz, patchwork girl, paul dana, princess langwidere, quiet victory, red jinn, rigmarole town, ruth morris, sam sackett, sawhorse, sky island, the emerald city of oz, the flying bus in oz, the giant horse of oz, the great and terrible oz mystery, the lost princess of oz, the lost tales of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the other searches for the lost princess, the patchwork girl of oz, the puppet-mistress of oz, the road to oz, the scrap bag circus of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the trade, the witch's mother of oz, the wizard in new york, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonder city of oz, tik-tok, tititi-hoochoo, tommy kwikstep, tommy kwikstep and the magpie, trot griffiths, tsathoggua, vaneeda of oz, victor columbia edison, wam, wicked witch of the east, wizard of oz, woozy, yookoohoos | 16 Comments

A Dictionary of Ozian Marriage

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Nathan

There was a discussion on marriages in Oz at this year’s OzCon International, partially inspired by how The Tin Woodman of Oz includes two seemingly bad marriages. Mrs. Yoop is glad her brutal, uncouth husband, who used to kick her … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Characters, Economics, Families, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged abrog, abuse, aunt em, chopyft, down town, dr. pipt, flatheads, gayelette, glegg, grampa in oz, grand duke hoochafoo, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jo cone, kabumpo in oz, king cheeriobed, king dad, king evoldo, king fumbo, king gos, king randywell, king sizzeroo, king theodore iii, lazy quadling, lord googly-goo, margolotte, marriage, mogodore, mr. yoop, mrs. sew-and-sew, mrs. yoop, nimmie amee, nome king, ojo in oz, ozcon international, ozma of oz, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, pastoria, peer haps, peg amy, pigs, planetty, pon, prince inga of pingaree, prince pompadore, prince tatters, princess gloria, princess pajonia, professor grunter swyne, queen adora, queen cor, queen fi nance, queen isomere, queen kabebe, queen orin, quelala, realbad, rinkitink in oz, rora flathead, speedy in oz, squealina swyne, stratovania, strut of the strat, supreme dictator, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the giant horse of oz, the gnome king of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the lost king of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the silver princess in oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, uncle henry, weddings, wumbo | 2 Comments

As Many Questions As I Dare

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Nathan

It’s only a little over a week before I leave for OzCon, and the theme this year is The Tin Woodman of Oz. I took another look at the book a few months ago, and here I’m just going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, Characters, Jared Davis, L. Frank Baum, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Places | Tagged dorothy gale, dorothy of oz, dragons, gayelette, jinjur, loons, mombi, mr. yoop, nimmie amee, oogaboo, polychrome, roger baum, scarecrow, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, tommy kwikstep, wicked witch of the east, witches, woot the wanderer | 2 Comments

Perfect Tin

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Nathan

The Tin Woodman of Oz, which is a century old this year and hence the main theme of the upcoming OzCon, was the third Oz book I read, way back in 1989. After reading Wizard and Land, I checked to … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships | Tagged captain fyter, chopfyt, dorothy gale, jinjur, ku-klip, lurline, mrs. yoop, nimmie amee, ozma, polychrome, scarecrow, the patchwork girl of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, woot the wanderer | 9 Comments

Frustration Quest

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Nathan

Yesterday was L. Frank Baum’s birthday, so I figured I should write something Oz-related, but I’ve probably covered just about every possible topic when it comes to Baum’s creation. I was thinking recently, however, about how I usually say The … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Eric Shanower, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Prejudice | Tagged bungle the glass cat, deus ex machina, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, horners, johnny dooit, liquid of petrifaction, magic belt, nimmie amee, ojo, ozma, patchwork girl, powder of life, queen zixi of ix, rinkitink in oz, shaggy man, skottie young, spoilers, the magical monarch of mo, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, tottenhots, unc nunkie, wise donkey, wizard of oz, woozy | 7 Comments

The Royal Ships of Oz

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Nathan

While I don’t think shipping has ever been quite as common for Oz as for many other fandoms, it’s definitely been gaining prominence as of late. Not surprisingly, one of the main targets is the beautiful and powerful Ozma, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Gina Wickwar, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, March Laumer, Marcus Mebes, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Relationships, Ron Baxley Jr., Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aaron adelman, bad lads, betsy bobbin, button-bright, carter green, charles phipps, cowardly lion, david hulan, dorothy gale, emerald city mirror, forever in oz, frogman, gayelette, glinda, handy mandy, handy mandy in oz, jay v. groves, jellia jamb, jenny jump, kabumpo in oz, king cheeriobed, king kerry of keretaria, king rinkitink, maybe the miffin, nero zeero: snoz of oz, nimmie amee, number nine, ojo, oz kids, ozma, patchwork girl, polychrome, polychrome a romantic fantasy, prince bobo of boboland, prince inga of pingaree, princess gureeda, princess truella, professor wogglebug, queen ann soforth, queen orin, quelala, red reera the yookoohoo and the enchanted easter eggs of oz, richard g. quinn, rinkitink in oz, romance, ruth waara, ryk e. spoor, salye soforth, scarecrow, shaggy man, shipping, snif the iffin, speedy, speedy in oz, tazander tazah of ozamaland, the engagement of ozma, the giant horse of oz, the glass cat of oz, the hidden prince of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the umbrellas of oz, the wonder city of oz, tik-tok, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, toto, trot griffiths, umbrella island, umbrella island in oz, wag, wizard of oz, zeb hugson, zella, zim greenleaf | 17 Comments

Oz-Crossed Lovers

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Nathan

L. Frank Baum was known to have said that he didn’t want romance or “mawkish sentimentality” in his children’s stories. Of course, Baum was also known for breaking pretty much every writing rule he came up with, but he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Fairy Tales, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged belfaygor, chopfyt, danx, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, gayelette, gloria, grampa in oz, hamlet, his majesty the scarecrow of oz, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jenny jump, jesseva, jinjur, kabumpo in oz, king randywell, nimmie amee, number nine, ophelia, ozga, pastoria, peg amy, planetty, pon, princess gureeda, princess marygolden of corabia, princess pretty good, private jo files, quelala, shirley sunshine, sir dashemoff daily, sir hokus of pokes, speedy, speedy in oz, the scarecrow of oz, the silver princess in oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wizard of oz (stage play), the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, thorns and private files in oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, tryxie tryfle | 4 Comments

Patchwork Relationships

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Nathan

Jared Davis recently wrote about relationships and sexuality in Oz, a topic that I’d addressed before. Jared and J.L. Bell have also commented on how a passage in The Tin Woodman of Oz has taken on a different but perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Families, Gender, Jack Snow, Jared Davis, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bunbury, bungle the glass cat, crystal city, dr. pipt, gilbert sprague, hi-lo, homosexuality, j. l. bell, jack pumpkinhead, ku-klip, marriage, mombi, monogamy, nimmie amee, ojo in oz, ozma, patchwork girl, popla, princess ozana, sawhorse, scarecrow, sexuality, the emerald city of oz, the magical mimics in oz, the patchwork bride of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the runaway in oz, the scalawgaons of oz, the tin woodman of oz, tin woodman, tippetarius, wizard of oz, woot the wanderer | Leave a comment

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Golden Ozianaversary

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