Blogcritics Comments on Stumbling upon Conan

Comment by Mark Finn on Stumbling upon Conan

Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:42:13 EDT

If you're still fascinated by Robert E. Howard, there's a blog out there (see link) that's devoted to him and his work. Some of it is personal fan-politics, but there's a lot of good info and sources on the blog, too. Mark Finn ]]>

Comment by Chris Kent on Stumbling upon Conan

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:08:34 EDT

Good point Eric. Small town Texas can be terrifying. I have often wondered if he had left his situation, would the result have fueled the same kind of prolific/imaginative output? I was reading up on Howard the other day and learned he was becoming interested in Texas/pioneer history a la J. Frank Dobie and Larry McMurtry. It would have been interesting to see his work in these areas. I know, most people could care less about Texas, but us Texans love reading the old stories/legends..... ]]>

Comment by Eric Olsen on Stumbling upon Conan

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:00:10 EDT

Or like Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio." People decry "rootlessness" but I think mobility is a wonderful thing: get the hell out, start over again. The scrutiny of small town life can be crushing. ]]>

Comment by Chris Kent on Stumbling upon Conan

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 13:15:00 EDT

Thanks Eric, Read Mac Diva's post on memoirs and thought of Price's One Who Walks Alone, which in turn reminded me of this detour to Cross Plains. I have been fascinated by this story ever since. Howard reminds me of the Simon Stimson character in Our Town, the church organist and town drunk, bored with small town life, eventually committing suicide by hanging himself in the church. "Some people just aren't made for small town life." ]]>

Comment by Eric Olsen on Stumbling upon Conan

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:23:38 EDT

Fascinating and odd Chris, thanks! ]]>