Among Spence’s published work (see also “About” page)
- "Why the Sea Is Boiling Hot"
- in Tales from the Archives: Collection 7
and individually [The Ministry Shop | Kindle| NOOK | Smashwords | Kobo]
- "The Music of the Spheres"
- in Music of Darkover (Darkover anthology #13) [Paperback
| Kindle
| NOOK]
- "One Drink Before You Go"
- in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Worlds [Hardcover
(got $3,500?) | Paperback
]
The TREASURES OF ALBION series (with Elisabeth Waters):
- 10 "A Drink of Deadly Wine"
- in Sword and Sorceress 28 [Paperback
| Kindle
| NOOK]
- 9 "They That Watch"
- in Sword and Sorceress 27 [Paperback
| Kindle
| NOOK]
- Stories 1–8 collected for Kindle
- Volume 1 (1–4)
Volume 2 (5–8) - 8 "Truth in the Inward Parts"
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 26 [Paperback| Kindle
| NOOK]
- 7 "Inquisition for Blood"
- [Kindle
]
in >Sword and Sorceress 25 [Paperback| Kindle
| NOOK]
- 6 "Sceptre of the Ungodly"
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 24 [Paperback| Kindle
| NOOK]
- 5 "Daughter of Heaven"
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 23 [Paperback| Kindle
| NOOK]
- 4 "Crosswort Puzzle"
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 22 [Paperback| Kindle
| NOOK]
- 3 "Pride, Prejudice, and Paranoia" (by M.S.)
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 19 [Paperback - 2 "Salt and Sorcery"
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 16 [Paperback - 1 "The Blade of Unmaking" (by E.W.)
- [Kindle
]
in Sword and Sorceress 14 [Paperback
Author Archives: Michael Spence
Vintage literature
Placemats at local diners contain all kinds of strange and wonderful tidbits. Consider the following quotation found beneath the plates at The Nook in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, in an ad for the nearby Market Street Wineshop: Wine is, above all, … Continue reading
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Waiting for SERENITY
What you care about is the ships — and mine’s the nicest.— Kaywinnit Lee “Kaylee” Frye . . . and it was to have hit the screen today at A Theater Near You. But ’twas not to be, alas; the … Continue reading
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Valuing persons 3
Observation on the preceding article: What I’ve called “assigned value” shows up all the time in the pricing of merchandise. How much is commodity X worth? Answer: Not what the maker thinks it’s worth, not the cost of the materials … Continue reading
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Valuing persons 2
At what point,” you say? Simple: The instant supply outstripped demand.
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This one’s for you, Dad
UVa board discusses brand possibilities The University of Virginia Board of Visitors discussed the possibility of establishing a brand for the school. — Charlottesville Daily Progress, 3 April 2005 Man, that’s harsh. Even at the University of Texas they just … Continue reading
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Valuing persons
At what point did human life become so cheap that we could afford to argue about its quality? Just asking.
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George David Spence, 1922–2005: Requiescat in gaudio
When from my dying bed My ransomed soul shall rise, “Jesus died my soul to save!” Shall rend the vaulted skies. — E. M. Hall My father, George Spence, passed away early Saturday morning, March 19, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Because … Continue reading
Meaning and mind-changing
I noted in the introduction that this site isn’t a blog, although it certainly seems we’re blundering into that territory. One distinction is that because of the nature of blogger software1 — and if I’m wrong here please correct me … Continue reading
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What a grant really is
Maybe we made a mistake in calling them “grants.”
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In praise of Joan Winston
September 2016 / Clerk’s Log, mJD 57275.16: Joan left us on 11 September 2008. As I later discovered, she probably never saw this article. I’m leaving it intact in memoriam. Gentle readers, if there is someone in your life whom … Continue reading
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