This painting by Daniel R. Horne premiered as the cover of Dragon Magazine issue 126, which arrived in my mailbox in October of 1987. Thereafter, it would reappear in several other TSR products and advertisements. My thirteen-year-old reaction? “Wow!” Back in the day, Dragon had a excellent track record for Halloween (and April’s Fools) themed... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: August 2nd, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! After three weekends of writing, I finished a first draft of Cretaceous Queen on Sunday afternoon. :-) It totals 9,300 words currently, taking it beyond the realm of a short story to become a lean novelette. I’m happy with this,... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “Words are Magic, and Those That Weave Them Well are Wizards”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! "To read is to conjure thought and image from nothing. Words are magic, and those that weave them well are wizards." #1lineWed #writerslife "He thinks he's in control, but really he's just an unwieldy puppet with a... Continue Reading →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Unwoven Seamstress and her Serger, by Travis Anderson
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 →
Saturday Night Special: The DinoSports Art of Woonyoung Jung
I’ve featured Woonyoung Jung’s work on the blog’s Art-Tastic Tuesday feature in the past, but it wasn’t until recently that I discovered his whimsical dinosaur art. Given that my short story in progress, Cretaceous Queen, has major points centering on magical girls and dinosaurs, I came across his charming illustrations looking for on-theme art for... Continue Reading →
Fifty Word Fantasy: Savior
Text is Copyright © 2017 by Jason H. Abbott, All Rights Reserved. Art elements are original, open source, or in the public domain.
Throwback Thursday: The Sword And The Sorcerer (1982 Trailer)
The Sword And The Sorcerer is b-grade film-making at its finest. It scared the heck out of me as a little kid when my brother rented it on LaserDisc or Betamax around 1983 or so. But the sheer coolness of a THREE BLADED SWORD THAT CAN SHOOT TWO OF ITS BLADES enchanted my nine-year old brain.... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: July 26th, 2017
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Cretaceous Queen –my epic tale of magical girls, superheroes, dinosaurs and giant alien robots– is just shy of six thousand words as of today. I hadn’t expected the short story to get this long, figuring that it’d top-out at around... Continue Reading →
Mid-Week Muses: “But Can You Break the Laws of Physics?”
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The child hugged her uncle as he surrendered to the changes saving him. Pulling away, she found a girl her own age in his clothes. #1lineWed Dunkle was chubby and Caucasian, Li a thick Chinese girl. The... Continue Reading →
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