to show the Valley of Lost Things in Merryland, which would be
an obvious place for it to point all the time.
A fair amount of my own Oz writing, I realize, is influenced by the late
Thompson/Neill image of the Wizard in his tower lab, surrounded by big
magical machines and at least one assistant. (Yes, he invented things and
had a workshop as far back in Baum's books, but the late 1930s/early 1940s
books show those activities on a bigger, more industrial scale.) However,
in my conception a lot of the Wizard's new magic is still in development,
and doesn't work as well as he'd like. That allows for more interesting
plotting, and also provides an explanation for oddities like this.
Ruth Berman wrote of the Puckerts:
<<They might all be interested to learn that their kingSaturday, January 23, 2010

Another Kind Of Prospect

Friday, January 22, 2010

We Shall Gather

Another January 22 is almost over. For the 37th. time in our nation's capital the Culture of Life and Culture of Death clashed in their annual ritual of marches marking the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the two decisions made by the United States Supreme Court legalizing abortion on demand. The passion and zeal on both sides of the issue are as strong as ever.

The past 365 days were witness to some remarkable events which continued to fuel the fire and fan the flames. The current administration placed key poor-(pro-) choice supporters in critical cabinet positions, among other actions to support this overtly poor-(pro-) choice president's policy. A leading practitioner of abortion services