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Flash Fiction: Skeleton Key
Presence
She awakened with a gasp, cold, wet and naked. Scrambling to stand in the shower stall, she tripped over the woman’s corpse strangled at her feet. Sprayed by water long since drained of warmth, a melancholy face —empty of life— was the only witness to her christening. A scream and the sound of shattering glass... Continue Reading →
Photo Finish Friday: The Otherworld, by Kilian Schönberger
Click the picture above 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 →
Graham Plowman – The Colour Out of Space
I discovered Graham Plowman's absolutely fantastic and haunting music inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft looking for resources and material for short short story I'm currently writing that also is based off Lovecraft's ideas. After hearing only a few tracks, I knew that I had to download all three of his albums. They have... 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 →
Epic Music Monday: Audiomachine – Changing Heart
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 →
Epic Music Monday: Lorne Balfe – Jodie’s Suite
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 →
Art-Tastic Tuesday: Ghost Story by Eric Felten
Click here for the full, uncropped image! 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... Continue Reading →
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