Hi Piers

I finished writing Xanth #49 Knickelpede Knight, at 96,500 words. I don’t think it’s too much of a spoiler to say that they do save the universe from the zombie invasion, though it’s a considerable challenge. One incidental bit is an encounter with the Dwarf Demon of Typos. You thought…

Piers returning from his walk. Hi – Things remain up in a heaval here, as the ill timing of these supposedly monthly HiPiers columns indicates. The last one was Apull 2023, wherein I described our sudden change of address from the Tree Farm in Florida to the beach of a…

HI – I have been getting later and later on these HiPiers columns, and finally missed Marsh 2023 entirely. What has been going on? Have I been sick? No. Ornery? Always. Busy? You bet. To borrow a movie title, it’s been everything everywhere all at once. Now at last it…

New Christmas Present turtleneck. HI – This month was named by my daughter Penny. I was trying to figure out a suitable appellation, and she suggested it, and I laughed it off, but in seconds realized that she had it right. So it reminds me of her. Penny died in…

HI – Last year I reviewed the ogres’ pursuits, month by month. I think the point has been made: stay away from ogres unless you have excellent reason, such as being terminally foolish or having a genuine desire to orbit the moon naked. Go play with something safer, such as…

The newsletter archive has been restored!It can be found here: Newsletter Archive