Varan the Unbelievable is a largely forgotten Daikaiju Eiga in the west, even though it was directed by Ishirō Honda (who also directed the original and classic Godzilla) and featured a score by the masterful Akira Ifukube (who scored the original Godzilla and many other films in the series). The film may have it's problems,... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: February 15th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! A lot of progress was made on book edits to Vivian’s Last Cigarette this week! This is in part thanks to a series of winter storms that’s kept my wife and I at home a couple days from work because... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Viv, are we a thing?”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The scribe ignored the fortune in emeralds around her. Instead, he grasped the slave girl's hand and they ran for their lives. #1lineWed He strode ashore amid a sound of thunder and gunfire. Time travel mutation or... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Dragonforge by Matthew Stewart
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: Zack Hemsey – This Is Our Legacy
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: The Bonsai Tree of Lake Tahoe, by Kevin Boutwell
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 →
Throwback Thursday: Dragon Slayers And Proud Of It, by Larry Elmore
This fantastic piece from Larry Elmore graced the opening pages of the Second Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook in 1989. The second edition of AD&D met with a mixed reception, and has left a uneven legacy. But it came out when I hit my mid-teens and therefore was the D&D I knew very well... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: February 8th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Edits! Kim completed a double read of chapters 4-8 of Vivian’s Last Cigarette, and presented me with her feedback on Sunday. Now that she’s finished the first act, I was pleased that its surprise at the very end affected her... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Your tomorrows are my yesterdays”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The mob around Asil was merciless, a chaotic maelstrom of blows beating the tween girl to the ground. She went down like a lioness #1lineWed The golden idol sat serene at the center of its taboo pond.... Continue Reading →
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