![]() ![]() Seeking answers in a journal which may or may not have been kept by Clark Ashton Smith, as well as an occult book called Megapolisomancy by the fictional Thibaut de Castriesa, Weston is not without geese to chase. Likewise, none seem able to explain the strange noises and visages in his San Francisco apartment. He has friends, but none seem to be able to explain away his lethargy. What else would a writer of the supernatural do?įranz Weston is down on his luck, and trying to find his spiritual side again. ![]() Our Lady of Darkness (1977) the result, Leiber put on the page what had been ailing him-not in self-abusing, self-pitying form, rather in a semi-autobiographical, occult quest. The death of his wife, problems with alcohol, and a career not exactly sparkling with new book sales, in the mid-70s Fritz Leiber turned his issues over to the typewriter. But perhaps no one knows the cathartic value of writing better than Fritz Leiber. ![]() Surely there are many writers who have taken their frustrations with work or marriage out in their stories. (Buy a motorcycle it will be more fun.) Another common enough approach is writing keeping a journal is one way to get the funk out. Get a dog, drown yourself in work, take up a new hobby, and if all else fails, become a Christian-ha!, just kidding. ![]() There are a lot of ways to get yourself out of a hole. ![]()
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