My Writing and Thoughts on Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Inhuman Condition
The Quell, or “Fahh”, is an Epic Fantasy world I’ve been working on for some years now as the setting for various novels and other stories. It’s meant to be a vast, sprawling world inspired by a varied blend of world mythology and history. And now I’m posting about it Continue reading Tales of the Quell
When you work at a bookstore, the natural inclination when it’s slow is to find something to read. Pre-pandemic I’d usually keep to the comics for the sake of speed, but post 2020, things got very slow, which is how I reread Bone and read the Red Rising Trilogy and Continue reading Review: Kings of the Wyld
What’s this? I’m not dead! Forgive me father, it’s been four and a half years since I last posted and I decided to stop wasting money keeping the IP up by actually using this site for something. And since I just so happened to start reading a new book on Continue reading Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea
I enjoy aliens. I like programs with aliens, I like stories with aliens, generally I just think about aliens a lot. Like, too much. I especially like to get into the Science of Aliens, things like Hypothetical Biochemistries, and exotic evolutionary pathways. And you know what? As much as I Continue reading Townsend’s Guide to Alien Design
The other night, as I struggled to fall asleep as usual, I realized something. There is a distinct and profound flaw in the Star Wars Prequel series, specifically Episode III, Revenge of the Sith. Right now, you may be saying to yourself, “No shit.” And I have no doubt this conclusion has Continue reading The Star Wars Prequels: A Realization
Are you sick and tired of having all that money in your Paypal account? Do you wish you could get rid of it without having to collect some useless piece of junk off the internet? Do you enjoy my work? Well, instead of using that money on the therapy you Continue reading New: Tip Jar!
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a staple of modern literature, a prime example of Gothic Horror, the precursor to Science Fiction as a genre, and frequent assigned reading. Many know it by the horribly inaccurate movies. These people would be surprised by many aspects of the novel itself. Continue reading The Most Tragically Underused Character in Literature
I am a writer. More or less. Probably less at this point. But for argument’s sake, I am a writer, primarily of Speculative Fiction. I have entertained ideas of Cyberpunk, Space Opera, Urban Fantasy, even the odd genre bender. And I have pondered High Fantasy. It can be a beautiful Continue reading Rules I Will Follow If I Ever Write High Fantasy
The friend I went to see Suicide Squad with summed it up pretty well: It’s a perfectly good FX movie. It’s the kind of film you wouldn’t at all mind putting on if it happened to be on TV. It was a good film, in my opinion, I’m glad I Continue reading Suicide Squad: Good, But Could be Better
The works of J.R.R. Tolkien have codified the nature of high fantasy ever since their inception. So iconic is the world on Middle Earth that fantasy authors often have to make a point of altering Tolkien’s mold. And in no aspect of the Tolkienian mythos is this fact more prominent, than Continue reading The Problem With Dwarves