Archive - A State of Wonder

H.G. Wells, the Original Miniature Wargamer

When Boyhood Passions Collide

May 3 •

April 2025

A Boy's Adventure Revival

How a Remnant of Authors Hope to Revive the Boy's Adventure Genre

Apr 30 •

June 2024

I had written the following short with my brother Matlock Bobechko and was grateful to see it selected for publication in the Fall 2023 issue of Silence…

Jun 5, 2024 •

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Matlock Bobechko

January 2024

Birds on a Wire

A preview of a new short-story, and a companion to my first book Frog of Arcadia

Jan 3, 2024 •

December 2023

The Minstrel & The Cook

A preview of a new short-story, and a prequel to my first book Frog of Arcadia

Dec 20, 2023 •

Ira, The Crabby Apple Tree

A new short-story, and a companion to my first book Frog of Arcadia

Dec 6, 2023 •

November 2023

Arcadia & The Wind in the Willows

How Kenneth Grahame used animal-fiction to counter the piper at the gates of dawn.

Nov 22, 2023 •

Sweet Tooth the Predatory Banker

A preview of a new short-story, and a companion to my first book Frog of Arcadia

Nov 8, 2023 •

October 2023

Playing Chess & Slaying Dragons

On unbeatable dads, chess clubs, folk-heroes, AI, and wooden boards

Oct 18, 2023 •

A Weasel Gone Awry

A short story companion to my first book, Frog of Arcadia

Oct 4, 2023 •

September 2023

John Madden and Pro-Sports Mysticism

Field of Dreams has become something of a cult-classic in the Sports Film genre.

Sep 20, 2023 •

King Arthur and the Birth of Chivalry

It is the glory of kings to seek a matter out.

Sep 6, 2023 •

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