stratosphere – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Leaving on an Ozoplane

Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – I can’t remember for sure why I wanted to give this one a reread, but it had been a while since I’d looked at it. It’s the last Oz … Continue reading →

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Spectacular Feats of Stratospheric Skill

The author’s note at the beginning of Ruth Plumly Thompson’s Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz is rather curious. It starts out with, “I often have wondered about the Strat, have not you? Bet a bushel of peanuts you have!” … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged air-ade, blowmen, cowardly lion, jellia jamb, spikers, star powder, stratosphere, stratovania, strutoovious vii of stratovania, three-headed elvis clone found in flying saucer over oz, wind pudding, wizard of oz, zoomers |