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David Blixt
Chicago
Actor, Author, Father, and Husband. In reverse order.
Interests: Historical Fiction, travel, old time radio, stage combat, comic books, swing music, shakespeare, Looney Tunes, and Muppets.
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Thanks For My Life
I always hated Shakespeare. They made me read him. In junior high, it was Julius Caesar. In high school, first it was Romeo & Juliet, which was cool only because we wasted a week watching the movie – the Zefferelli,... Continue reading
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Helen - I know! One reviews on Goodreads commented that she could tell the book was "written by a guy" because she thought I was reveling in the violence. No, I was depicting it. We have to make violence as awful as it is, or what are we doing?
Commented 7 days ago on The Rules Of Violence - Part One at David Blixt
The Rules Of Violence - Part One
There's been a great deal of talk about violence in media (meaning film and video-games), painting all fictional violence with a damning brush. It’s an important conversation, and one I’d like to have. But I’m not for toning down the violence in film. I’m for making it better. By which I mean, m...
Well, there's history. Dante mentions the two families. One was Guelph, supporting the Pope, while the other was Ghibbeline, supporting the Emperor. That certainly makes it an 'ancient grudge.'
Commented 7 days ago on Origin of the Capulet-Montague Feud at David Blixt
Origin of the Capulet-Montague Feud
Due to the recent interest in this site, and seeing as how the publication of THE MASTER OF VERONA is upon us, it seems appropriate to explain how the book (and, in turn, the blog) came about. Early in 1999 I was directing Romeo & Juliet at the Ann Arbor Civic Theatre (a great space that to my e...
Thanks Alan. Yeah, that moment in Brazil is perfect. And I'm certainly okay with occasional consequence-free violence, especially for humor. But if you want us to care, there has to be a human element. I talk more about that in part two.
Commented 7 days ago on The Rules Of Violence - Part One at David Blixt
The Rules Of Violence - Part One
There's been a great deal of talk about violence in media (meaning film and video-games), painting all fictional violence with a damning brush. It’s an important conversation, and one I’d like to have. But I’m not for toning down the violence in film. I’m for making it better. By which I mean, m...
The Rules Of Violence - Part Two
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The Rules Of Violence - Part One
There's been a great deal of talk about violence in media (meaning film and video-games), painting all fictional violence with a damning brush. It’s an important conversation, and one I’d like to have. But I’m not for toning down the... Continue reading
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HNS Interview
Over at Tanzanite's Castle Full of Books, there's an interview with me that's part of the build-up to the 2013 Historical Novel Society conference in St. Petersburg, Florida next month. So check it out, and is you can come and... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at David Blixt
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Penman Interview
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Nook Books
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Master Of Verona just $0.99 today on Amazon Kindle!
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at David Blixt
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In honor of Shakespeare's birthday, HER MAJESTY'S WILL is free today!
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at David Blixt
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VOICE OF THE FALCONER available in Trade Paperback today!
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 34
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR A half hour later I was walking back to my rooms to change clothes before heading to the Texas Trail when Doc saw me and cornered me. “You going to let me take a look at you?” he... Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 33
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Kitty came into my office a few minutes later, after the crowd had gone. “Matt?” she said. “Yeah, Kitty.” I had a bottle open, and I was gingerly sipping at my glass. The whiskey wasn’t doing my lip... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 32
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO After lunch Shiloh and the kid came back to the jail and cut me loose from watching Stobo and Trevitt. I went straight up to Doc’s. “Hello, Marshal,” said Doc as I came in. He looked tired, but... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 31
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE The next morning I woke at dawn and got dressed. I picked out a shirt that Chester had given me the last time he’d gone shopping. He’d ordered one of his fancy shirts, but when it’d come it’d... Continue reading
Posted Apr 17, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 30
CHAPTER THIRTY I rode west on Trevitt’s horse, with my own rope hung over his saddlehorn. I was probably going to need it for Stobo, if he was as big as they said. As I rode, I kept fussing with... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 29
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE I cut straight down to the Arkansas and followed it west. I rode close to the water where I could use the sound of it for my cover. It wasn’t much of a flow here, but there’s something... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 28
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Riding gives a man lots of time to think. Some men fill up that time with whistling or humming or low singing. Some men talk to themselves, or their horses. I knew a man once who’d recited verses... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 27
CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN I stopped pacing when Doc came out of his back room. “How is he?” Doc sighed. Somehow it was worse than a head-shake. “He’s in bad shape, Marshal,” he said. He wasn’t calling me Matt. That was an... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 26
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX By mid-afternoon I was back sitting in my office. The heat was back and almost unbearable. The kid was off with Shiloh again, though they’d be back any minute. They were just rubbing down Clay Richard’s strawberry roan,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 25
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE After I finished having breakfast heaped on me, I said thank you to Ma Schnieder and her grand-daughter and rode back to Dodge with Kitty. “You old liar,” said Kitty as soon as we were away from the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 24
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Early the next morning I rode out to Ma Schnieder’s place. I left Chester in the office, with instructions to cut Rance loose when he woke up. I was pretty sure there’d be no more trouble from the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 23
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE I waited for half an hour while Green and the others spread the word to close up the saloons. The lights gradually went out up and down the street, and I left the office. Alone. I found Rance... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at David Blixt
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GUNSMOKE - Welcome To Dodge - Chapter 22
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO It was after two o’clock in the morning. Doc had finished his surgery about an hour before, after working like the devil to save the cowboy’s life. Chester and I had come back down to the jail so... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at David Blixt
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