George R.R. Martin Blogs a Melancholy Life Update
It’s short but poignant and offers a life update without mentioning the Winds of Winter-shaped elephant in the room. He first thanks his assistants, the “Minions of Fevre River,” who use Not a Blog as a platform to share Martin-adjacent announcements, including licensed merch fans might want to check out and updates on the new Game of Thrones stage play, The Mad King. And while those are helpful, what we really want to know is what’s up with Martin.
- ▪It’s short but poignant and offers a life update without mentioning the Winds of Winter-shaped elephant in the room.
- ▪He first thanks his assistants, the “Minions of Fevre River,” who use Not a Blog as a platform to share Martin-adjacent announcements, including licensed merch fans might want to check out and updates on the new Game of Thrones stage play,
- ▪And while those are helpful, what we really want to know is what’s up with Martin.
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House of the Dragon airs its season three finale on HBO this coming Sunday, but the author who created Westeros and the Song of Ice and Fire saga doesn’t have that on his mind. (That’s not surprising, since we all know how he feels about how that particular show has adapted his work.) However, he did drop a new personal post on his Not a Blog, an increasingly rare occurrence. It’s short but poignant and offers a life update without mentioning the Winds of Winter-shaped elephant in the room. He first thanks his assistants, the “Minions of Fevre River,” who use Not a Blog as a platform to share Martin-adjacent announcements, including licensed merch fans might want to check out and updates on the new Game of Thrones stage play, The Mad King.
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