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Collected from Damon C. Sasser’s blog here is a 10-round boxing match, or rather an interview regarding Fists of Iron and how it came to be. Patrice Louinet, Chris Gruber, and Mark Finn go 10 rounds answering questions.

This letter appeared on eBay for sale around April 2023 and is a known letter. It appears to be original and signed by Howard. It’s part of a collection and according to scholar Patrice Louinet the previous unknown letter looked perfectly legit. The Talman letters are privately owned. The punch holes come from the fact that Talman kept the letters in a binder. The seller claims that his client bought these letters from L. W. Curry approximately around 2007 and owns several more. The seller also claims to have sold 2 letters in the last 6 months (I’m writing this 14th of April, 2023).

In the letter Howard thanks Talman for sending a letter to Street & Smith. Howard tells Talman a lot of his life, growing up in West Texas.

This letter appeared on eBay early in November 2022 and is so far unknown, that is it is not published in any of the Collected Letters. It appears to be original and signed by Howard. According to scholar Patrice Louinet it looks perfectly legit. The Talman letters are privately owned. The punch holes come from the fact that Talman kept the letters in a binder. Patrice says the signature and typewriting are the real deal. The seller claims that his client bought these letters from L. W. Curry approximately around 2007 and owns several more. Only this was put up for sale.

In the letter Howard thanks Talman for sending him a letter regarding contributions to Talman’s paper. It was Lovecraft who introduced them and gave Howard’s address to Talman (and also Talman’s to Howard).

REH did three known drafts of his essay The Hyborian Age. These three were presented by the Robert E. Howard Foundation in a chapbook presented to the Legacy Circle members. Drafts A through C are from REH’s original typescripts, furnished by Glenn Lord, and sent to the REH Foundation by Patrice Louinet.

A Christmas card to Harold Preece dated 22nd of December 1927. It’s signed with an X-triple bar. 

This Christmas card, believed to be the only known extant Christmas card from Robert E. Howard, holds considerable significance. Not only is Howard’s signature handwritten—a rarity since he often typed his correspondence—but the card itself provides a unique personal touch from the author.

This essay delves into the influences that sparked part of Howard’s imagination, with a focus on three influential women who played a significant role in his work in the horror genre of his stories.

Ben Friberg and The Texas Center, part of Schreiner University have provided Youtube videos from Howard Days. Here are the ones from 2023. Also links to Gary Romeo’s excellent blog featuring his journey to Cross Plains.