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The Whigs Didn’t like Jackson Either

WHIG QUODLIBET As sung by the Philadelphia Clay Minstrels. Oh Polk! Oh Polk! Don’t you know you’ll end in smoke! For up Salt River you must go Polk! And the way you’ll go up won’t be slow Polk! Oh Polk! Oh Polk! Don’t you know you’ll end in smoke! You may run and your friendsContinue reading “The Whigs Didn’t like Jackson Either”

Shameless Self Promotion

Altered States of the Union To the tune of “Old Rosin the Beau“ An anthology’s coming this summer So hurry to order, don’t wait, Glenn Hauman’s the editor of ‘er The publisher is Crazy Eight. The publisher is Crazy Eight, The publisher is Crazy Eight. Glenn Hauman’s the editor of ‘er And the publisher isContinue reading “Shameless Self Promotion”

Advance Whigs

ADVANCE WHIGS. Air — “Boatman’s dance. ” Come Whigs prepare to enter the chase, We can beat any man of the Loco race, We beat them in forty, we can beat them more, And use up their party in forty.four. Advance Whigs, advance, Your country’s cause advance, And never rest a day, ’till Henry ClayContinue reading “Advance Whigs”

Weird Phenomena

The world is stranger than we think. (I live in these parts and have been to most of these places.)

What This Election Year Needs is a Good Anthology

Originally posted on Dr. Doyle's Blog:
And hoo-boy, have we got one for you: Altered States of the Union, edited by Glenn Hauman for Crazy 8 Press. (Full disclosure: Jim Macdonald and I have a story in it.) Altered States is a collection of original alternate-history stories in which the states of the USA…