Calliope walked past the waiting room of the Volkswagen dealership and immediately felt the eyes of the other customers on her. She ignored them and grabbed a K cup of green tea for the Keurig. With only a handful of exers living in Maine, she rightfully assumed that they had never seen anyone like her... Continue Reading →
Engineer’s Log: New Fiction on Friday!
I’ll be posting a thousand word short story up on Aethereal Engines Friday called The Showroom. It was created for a writer’s challenge in January, but the main character and concepts have been with me for at least a couple of years... And about 30,000 words of background and notes. The Showroom takes place in... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: The Sea Monster by Yinan Shao
On Tuesdays I feature a selected piece of visual art that I have come across. These are pieces that have inspired my writing or beautifully frame some concept or another that I have already written or want to write about. I present them without commentary so they may inspire you without the burden of my... Continue Reading →
Epic Music Monday: Unstoppable Music – Fight To Win
I love epic music! For me it is a perfect combination of the classic orchestral scoring, chorales and electronica music that I have enjoyed for decades. This stuff inspires me, and is a great companion as I write away on an exiting piece of fiction. Therefore, on Mondays I will be sharing a new piece... Continue Reading →
Keeping the Darkness at Bay
I’ve been working on fiction as much as I can given the brutal weather in my corner of the United States. I’m used to snow and cold, but over the last two weeks we have had a storm an average of every other day… my house currently looks like the Rebel Base on Hoth. Then... Continue Reading →
On Tuesdays I feature a selected piece of visual art that I have come across. These are pieces that have inspired my writing or beautifully frame some concept or another that I have already written or want to write about. I present them without commentary so they may inspire you without the burden of my... Continue Reading →
Epic Music Monday: Two Steps From Hell – Our Last Hope
I love epic music! For me it is a perfect combination of the classic orchestral scoring, chorales and electronica music that I have enjoyed for decades. This stuff inspires me, and is a great companion as I write away on an exiting piece of fiction. Therefore, on Mondays I will be sharing a new piece... Continue Reading →
Gods and Men: Tackling Divinities in Burus and Gora
The topic of religion in fantasy settings is a vast one, and there are already many essays devoted to the subject for those that seek them. Rather than rehash what has already been said, I’m going to focus on what has been important to me as I have been crafting my recent fiction, and give... Continue Reading →
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