Great and dreadful Cthulhu is without doubt Lovecraft’s most recognized creation, and many who are only casually aware of his work may think he’s the end-all and be-all of his work. I’d even personally go so far as to say that Cthulhu in the present day is overexposed, his shadow obscuring many of H.P.’s other... Continue Reading →
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I’ve been busy as usual, but on things other than Vivian's Last Cigarette at the moment. As I mentioned last week, this is a planned lull of work on the book for the most part. I’m taking a break to... Continue Reading →
A weekly compilation of collected microfictions composed by yours truly. If your time is short, these are shorter! The elemental chickens strutted around, tiny bundles of flame setting fires where they pecked. "Some hot deal," the farmer groaned. Ana didn't believe in God, but her son did. To him, God was a 60 meter monster... Continue Reading →
Click the picture above 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 →
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 →
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 →
Text is Copyright © 2017 by Jason H. Abbott, All Rights Reserved. Art elements are original, open source, or in the public domain.
Inspired by the poem of the same name by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892): The Lady of Shalott PART I ON either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And thro' the field the road runs by To many-tower'd Camelot; And up and down... Continue Reading →
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! Because of the Labor Day holiday, I had a long weekend and got a lot done. :-) Although there was some straight-up writing involved, the majority of work I did over the three day period consisted of editing at least... Continue Reading →
Aethereal Engineer 
Recent Comments