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 share a new piece by various... Continue Reading →
Photo Finish Friday: ‘Appalachian Trail in North Carolina’
Click the picture below for full-size. On Photo Finish Fridays, I feature a selected piece of landscape photography that I have come across. I find that real-world photography can be just as inspirational to my imagination for crafting story settings as any piece of fantastic artwork that I might share on a Tuesday. I present... Continue Reading →
Fifty Word Fantasy: Medusa
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Throwback Thursday: “What do You Mean, We’re Lost?”, by Keith Parkinson (1986)
The great Keith Parkinson has been featured several times on the blog, and he will most assuredly be featured again in the future. He left a wondrous legacy of fantasy and science-fiction art behind after passing from the world too soon in 2005, and it remains a testament to his talent. This piece done in... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: August 16th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Things are finally moving forward on Vivian’s Last Cigarette again, and continuing to progress for my two other creative projects at the same time. Regular readers following my work on the novel probably already know how my writing mojo got... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “We Saved a Cat”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The slave girl was mute but literate, a librarian silenced by barbaric surgery. She and the scribe fell in love through notes. "We're almost surrounded." The parking lot squirmed with pigeon sized caterpillars flicking deadly stingers. "It's... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Voices, by David Sladek
Click the picture below for full-size. On Art-Tastic 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... Continue Reading →
Epic Music Monday: Two Steps From Hell – Wolf King
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 share a new piece by various... Continue Reading →
Photo Finish Friday: ‘Fog Lifts From the Meadows’, by Majeed Badizadegan
Click the picture below for full-size. On Photo Finish Fridays, I feature a selected piece of landscape photography that I have come across. I find that real-world photography can be just as inspirational to my imagination for crafting story settings as any piece of fantastic artwork that I might share on a Tuesday. I present... Continue Reading →
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