Gods have always played a large part in my writing, whether it is fantasy or less fantastical writing. Even my creative non-fiction writing makes references to the various gods and goddesses of the pantheons I created over the past decade or so. Keeping in line with my writing style, some of these gods and entire pantheons get recycled and retooled depending on the various works they appear in. This article is separated into pantheons and then loose-leaf deities.
Anyhow, here's a short story that almost everyone who doesn't read short stories for a living loves. It's Urban Fantasy with Cyberpunk elements and takes place in an alternative history of Earth. If anyone is familiar with the pen and paper Role Playing Game Shadowrun, you'll find that it's not directly inspired by the game but still find it hauntingly familiar.
I rise from my grave. So recently I've been on a bit of a poetry kick and stopped altogether and I wanted to use this little preamble to talk about it. The Song of the Storm King was originally intended to be written as an epic poem, inspired by The Song of Roland. I even referenced it with the "AOI" in … Continue reading Poetry Kick
I'm going to use my usual preamble space to explain this poem. For some reason, I was suddenly struck with the memory of my High School health where we were learning about acid. They told us about some accounts of people stuck in permanent trips. For whatever reason, this also triggered a memory from when I watched Dead Poets Society. Then I wrote this poem approximately three years ago. I think it's a pretty silly poem.
As a writer, one of the most difficult things to maintain is consistent character depiction. I know for a fact that other writers, both professional and otherwise, struggle with the same thing to some degree.
The posting schedule is going to be weird for the foreseeable future. Some current life errands and some longer projects have eaten up my time. As a guy who writes these posts same-day, that is not a good thing. I'm making an effort though.
Ideas are bullet proof. They are also an intangible, immaterial vapor of ever-changing stuff and are unreliable unless committed to paper (digital or otherwise.)
No blog post today, I spent time reformatting the website instead. If you like, here are my personal favorite articles I've posted.
A little something that's been crawling around my brain for a few months now. Feels good to finally have it dislodged. No relation to the game The Deer God.
A short story I started a few hours before going to work and finished later. More SotSK stuff because why not? The first mention of the Storm King is here and the second mention of the Storm King is here. A poem featuring Garrett the Fox can be found here. Characters are as follows: Lyrica Lyra/Lyrica … Continue reading The Song of the Storm King: Night Watch
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