Author Archives: Sarah Beach

About Sarah Beach

Now residing in Las Vegas, I was born in Michigan and moved to Texas when 16. After getting my Masters degree in English, I moved to Hollywood, because of the high demand for Medievalists (NOT!). As a freelance writer and editor, I find that Nevada offers better conditions for the wallet. I love writing all sorts of things, and occasionally also create some artwork.

Long Beach Comic Con 2010 – Saturday

Saturday morning, I headed back down to Long Beach. Again, the easy atmosphere was very pleasant. Mind you, I actually enjoy the high-energy intensity of the huge San Diego Comic Con. But the runners of the Long Beach convention have … Continue reading

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Long Beach Comic Con 2010 – Friday

So I drove down to Long Beach for the 2nd Annual Long Beach Comic Con. It has proven to be a very laid-back and pleasant convention. Although this year, the programming for the con is outside, around in another building, … Continue reading

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Website Tweaking Continues

Yeah, I know. Posts about the progress of things “behind the scenes” are usually boring. And yet, there’s this compulsion to let people know what all is going on. I’m slowly revamping all the pages of the website: the navigation … Continue reading

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Robin Hood and Green Arrow

The linked PDF file is the original text of the paper I presented at the First International Conference of Robin Hood Studies, held at Rochester, New York in October 1997. The conference itself was a fun weekend for me. My experience for … Continue reading

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Copyright Infringement versus Pirates

(I previously posted this on Facebook in a note. But it bears repeating.) There’s an online organization out there fighting the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA), calling it *gasp* CENSORSHIP! They are out of their minds: the act … Continue reading

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Pay Attention: Going after copyright pirates

Senator Leahy is introducing a bill going after copyright infringement.  This is serious stuff. Colleen Doran on her blog, FOUND HERE, has spoken to congressional persons about this issue recently, in support of this bill. She’s posted the whole text … Continue reading

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Website Update – September 23, 2010

I’m in the process of doing a complete retweak of the ScribblerWorks website. A new version of the Scribble Logo has already been replaced on all the pages of the website.  A cleaner look for the navigation and copyright information … Continue reading

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Organ Concert

The pipe organ at Hollywood Presbyterian Church has been undergoing some repairs.  It still needs some more, but some of the most important ones have been completed.  This more-or-less coincided with the 25 anniversary of Dr. Kimo Smith’s joining the … Continue reading

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Road Trip 2010 – Part 2

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) Mythcon was lovely! And Co-chairs Jason and Randy did an excellent job pulling it together. It was so great, in fact, I’m going to save everything Mythcon for a post (at least one) of its own. … Continue reading

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Road Trip 2010 – Part 1

(Originally posted on LiveJournal) I managed to get myself onto the road by 7 am on Tuesday morning. Even with a stop at the bank to beg from the ATM for hand-cash. The advantage about traveling eastward at that hour … Continue reading

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