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The Mistress of Misdirection

In my Oziana reread, I thought I might say a bit more about the 2012 issue, made up of a round robin story based on the brief fragment known only as “An Oz Book.” Robert Stanton Baum credited it to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Atticus Gannaway, Authors, Characters, Chris Dulabone, Dennis Anfuso, Dick Martin, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Maps, March Laumer, Marcus Mebes, Music, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Places, Plays, Poetry, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Tom Holt | Tagged aging, ahriman, an oz book, betsy bobbin, carter green, chow bird, dorothy gale, emerald city, gilbert and sullivan, glinda of oz, good witch of the north, h.p. lovecraft, john wellington wells, kabumpo, kim mcfarland, krumbic witch, lake quad, lurline, magic belt, magic dishpan, magic picture, mike conway, mycroft mason, nikki haladay, oziana, ozma, paul dana, paul ritz, percy the personality kid, queen coo-ee-oh, red jinn, robert stanton baum, ruddigore, sam milazzo, shawn maldonado, the baum bugle, the boy baronet in oz, the green dolphin of oz, the hollyhock dolls in oz, the lost princess of oz, the sorcerer, tik-tok of oz, time travel, witches, yips, yith |

The Cake Is a Li-Mon-Eag

I’m back from my fourth OzCon International, and the second to which I dragged Beth. She asked me why I wanted to her go when it’s not something she’s into, but I like having the company and sharing my passions. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Characters, Eric Shanower, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Prejudice, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Television, Theosophy | Tagged aljean harmetz, buddy ebsen, cap'n bill, colin ayres, david hall, dee masters, dina schiff massachi, dorothy and the wizard of oz, dorothy gale, dustin ebsen, eleanor kern, elementals, erica olivera, fred woodward, glinda, gump, hank the mule, holly van leuven, j. l. bell, karaoke, kiki aru, kiki ebsen, kurt raymond, li-mon-eags, lonesome duck, lost in oz, lynn beltz, mike chamberlin, neil cuadra, nome king, nomes, ojo, ozcon international, ozma, ozroy good, paracelsus, peter kern, racism, ray bolger, raymond wohl, ruth cuadra, sam milazzo, shawn maldonado, susan hall, susan johnson, the magic of oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), tin woodman, trot griffiths, wicked witch of the west, wizard of oz |

Umbo the Flying Elephant

The Umbrellaphant in Oz, by Carol P. Silva and Marin Elizabeth Xiques – This tale follows up on Captain Salt in Oz, and in fact the first two chapters are slightly rewritten excerpts from that book. Marcus Mebes’ Royal Explorers … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Chris Dulabone, Humor, Marcus Mebes, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged captain salt, captain salt in oz, carol p. silva, elephants, ozamaland, ozamandarins, ridiculous rivals in oz, shawn maldonado, tazander tazah of ozamaland, the royal explorers of oz, the umbrellaphant in oz, umbo the umbrellaphant, witches |

Goodhearted and Good Fellowing, We Gaily Go Umbrellowing

The Magic Umbrella of Oz, by Paul Dana – The follow-up to The Law of Oz sees Button-Bright and Ojo further developing their magic, and trying to fight off the nasty Piper who had created the Phanfasms. The Piper recruits … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Book Reviews, Characters, Dick Martin, Jared Davis, John R. Neill, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged button-bright, carl barks, his majesty the nome king, images of oz, j. l. bell, jinnicky saves christmas, lurline, magic umbrella, mrs. yoop, ojo, paul dana, phanfasms, professor wogglebug, scrooge mcduck, shawn maldonado, the law of oz and other stories, the magic umbrella of oz, the ransom of button-bright, tititi-hoochoo, Vaughn Smythe, w. w. denslow, wag, wicked witch of the east |

Self-Promotion in Oz

You may have noticed I haven’t been writing many Oz posts recently, because quite frankly (or should that be L. Frank-ly?) I’m pretty much out of ideas. I’m going back to the fabulous fairyland now, however, to promote a project … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, Chris Dulabone, Dennis Anfuso, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, L. Frank Baum, Marcus Mebes, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged kim mcfarland, mike conway, movie trailers, mycroft mason, nicki haladay, oz: the great and powerful, oziana, paul dana, paul ritz, sam milazzo, shawn maldonado |

Oziana Lives

The 2009 and 2010 issues of Oziana were printed in a single volume, but they each have their own themes. The 2009 part is devoted to parodies and humorous takes on Oz, while the 2010 contains stories regarding governing in … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Comics, Harry Potter, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged andrew and rachel heller, arianna brown, barry porter and the sorceress of oz, brianna landon, button-bright, celebrating ozma, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, eleanor kennedy, glinda, going postal, invisible fence, j. l. bell, oziana, pastoria, phyllis ann karr, scarecrow, shawn maldonado, steve teller, the eldritch horror of oz, the lost king of oz, the merchant of oz, the purple prince of oz, the ransom of button-bright, the trouble with the magic belt, tin woodman, toto, toto reveals |

Put Your Hand Inside the Buckethead

Bucketheads in Oz, by Greg Gick, Melody Grandy, Greg Hunter, Phyllis Ann Karr, Chuck Sabatos, Deen Shumate, Jim Vander Noot, and Chris Dulabone – While there is a justification for the title in a short scene where two characters accidentally … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Oz | Tagged buckethead enterprises of oz, bucketheads in oz, chris dulabone, chuck sabatos, conflagra, cowardly lion, deen shumate, effer pheasant the bubble bird, greg gick, greg hunter, harley hammer-head, jim vander noot, kalidahs, kericot the considerate kalidah, leotryaton the lazy lion, melody grandy, mombi, osborne austin, oziana, phyllis ann karr, shawn maldonado, tails of the cowardly lion and friends, tekrouri troll, terrence oldshell, the guardian dove, tisha rae the jackalope, wally the woggle-bug |