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Ostriches and Old Ones and Vampires, Oh My!

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Nathan

I’ve read a few new-to-me Oz books recently, and I’d like to share my thoughts on them. There are potential SPOILERS for all of them. The Rubber Ostriches of Oz, by Marin Xiques and Chris Dulabone – Greg Hunter’s “Unc … Continue reading →

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Hiding in Plane Sight

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Nathan

While Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz sets the stage for a sequel with the Wizard and Tin Woodman trying to retrieve the lost Ozpril, such a book was never published. As indicated in Michael Patrick Hearn’s afterword, Ruth Plumly … Continue reading →

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Leaving on an Ozoplane

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Nathan

Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – I can’t remember for sure why I wanted to give this one a reread, but it had been a while since I’d looked at it. It’s the last Oz … Continue reading →

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Why Won’t You Die?

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Nathan

It would become a thing in the Oz books that no one in that fairyland could die, but it wasn’t immediate. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz mentions the threat of death quite often, in fact. The first book to establish … Continue reading →

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Magical Art Imitates Life

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Nathan

Recently, fellow Oz fan Kevenn Smith raised an interesting question on Facebook about how the magically animated beings in the series function the way they do. “For instance, the Sawhorse doesn’t really sound like he has knees. How does he … Continue reading →

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It Makes Me Wonder

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Nathan

Stairway to Oz, by Robin Hess – The author once again returns to the Nome Kingdom, an intended invasion of Oz, and transportationĀ gates. It starts with a boy named Ryan Westerly visiting his parents in Colorado, who turn out to … Continue reading →

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If I Only Had a Game

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve long thought Oz had a lot of potential for video games, but it hasn’t had much success in that respect. One game I knew existed but hadn’t played or anything was the 1993 The Wizard of Oz for Super … Continue reading →

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Iron Constitutions

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve been looking a bit into witches, and I latched onto one physical trait the Russian Baba Yaga is sometimes said to have, which is iron teeth. Such teeth seem to be associated with witches in general in Slavic lore. … Continue reading →

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Ozian-American Studies

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Nathan

The five most recent stories on Hungry Tiger Tales are fairly obscure promotional material for the Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz comic pages. A set of faux news stories about the visitors landing on various planets before … Continue reading →

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Increase Your Word Power

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Nathan

There’s an article in the newest Baum Bugle, which isn’t yet available in physical form, about the magic word from The Magic of Oz, discussed in the context of magic words in the series and other fiction. The writer, Dennis … Continue reading →

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