fiddlestick forest – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Rich, Tasty Courage

The Cowardly Lion of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – I reread this one for its hundredth anniversary, and I also wrote an essay on some aspects of it for the OzCon International program book. I don’t want to repeat … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bob up, cannibalism, clowns, cowardly lion, doorways, emerald city, fiddlebow boat, fiddlestick forest, flyaboutabus, king mustafa of mudge, lions, little wizard stories of oz, mudge, notta bit more, patchwork girl, signs, the cowardly lion and the hungry tiger, the cowardly lion of oz, trees |

Putting the Munchkins on the Map

I found the recent post on Munchkin geography at Hungry Tiger Press, which made me take another look at a rather confusing issue raised by The Patchwork Girl of Oz. Basically, the book mentions that Dr. Pipt‘s mountain borders on … Continue reading →

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Messing Around in Boats

I made some puns on the term “ship” last week, and that made me realize I don’t believe I’ve written a post about boats in the Oz series. There don’t seem to be that many boats in Oz proper, seeing … Continue reading →

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