Author Archives: Granger Meador
Loving Lovell
Once upon a time, short stories were quite popular. They were a dominant form of mainstream entertainment from the 1920s through the 1940s before television and mass market paperbacks became widespread. Countless genre magazines offered horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, … Continue reading
Recent Re-Reads
I recently finished listening to the 40 hour Audible version of Battle Cry of Freedom, a Civil War history. I’d been inspired to listen to it after finishing Erik Larson’s compelling The Demon of Unrest, which covered the attack on … Continue reading
The End of American Hegemony
As an early member of Generation X, I grew up amidst the world order that developed after World War II. The U.S. was a military superpower, but the limits of that power had been demonstrated quite clearly. The U.S. withdrew … Continue reading
DVD Lives
They say that as you age, you find yourself resembling your parents more and more. One aspect of that for me is how infrequently I watch movies, despite the convenience of home streaming. I started logging my views on Letterboxd … Continue reading
The Post Is Going Out of Print…Again
A century ago, many magazines printed shorts stories and serialized or abridged novels. A couple of dozen major commercial “slicks” were printed on glossy paper, joined by hundreds of cheap paper “pulps” which concentrated on genres such as westerns, science … Continue reading
