Got your attention with that title? Excellent, because I’m serious. Inspiration is a myth. Not the exhilarating surge an artist feels on seeing a bird burst through a bank of mist in the early morning, ribbons of water-vapor giving it a heartbeat’s sun-speckled veil, nor the solemn determination of a writer staring out at the […]
Within a distant universe, at the furthest reaches of the tabletop gaming community, a loose confederation of rogue entities have come together to hold sway over a mysterious universal cluster. At the roll of a die, they decide the fates of sword-masters and sorcerers, of princes and prostitutes. These are the Chronicles of the Dice-Lords, […]
Named in gleefully on-the-nose fashion for a frigid winter wind from the cardinal direction–it’s the return of my podcast, now rebranded like everything else on this site! Today’s topic is a contentious one: dark fantasy! What is it, how does one write it, and what’s the difference between dark and grim–or indeed, dark and edgy? […]
Ashenvein Gate: Stories & Dreams 