Tak wandered. It was an aimless wandering. He had never felt comfortable staying in one place for too long. Or so he told himself. That he had no home and no coin made the choice to wander that much easier. Two weeks ago he had been in a proper city that was just large enough … More The Pepper, Pt 1
Since the start of the year I started the sci-fi novel series The Expanse. After three books in a row, despite enjoying the novels, I did need a break from space. I went to the internet and found quite a bit of buzz about a new novel that instead of being rooted in A European … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: The Poppy War
Their dust swept into the lonely guard tower. He coughed and tried to tell himself the watering in his eyes was solely a result of the irritant. Their numbers were not countless, but they were far greater than one, and I e was all he had. They continued their march forward. It was slow. He … More The Horde
Once this village was ashes. All she needed was to close her eyes and she could see it again. Charred buildings moments away from toppling. That is what lived in her memory. She gripped the sword at her side to remind herself she was in the now. She was here and the village was whole … More The Village
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Dana Hall about living in Japan. Dana was incredibly easy to talk to and asked some great questions. The article was posted over the weekend and I am so pleased with the result. I tend to ramble, which longtime readers likely know, but she managed to choose … More I was Interviewed!
I love my children very much. Today was spent mostly just the three of us as the Mrs has her own errands to run. And even though it was tiring, it was also quite nice. We played, we cuddled, we ate. All in all, a good time was had. Really the roughest part of the … More Golden Week Day 7
If you go with the idea that once you get paid for something you can call yourself a professional, if tomorrow goes well, I’ll be able to call myself a professional DM. That’ll be neat. Right now I am just trying to fight off all that crippling self doubt. I’ve prepped, I have numbers ready, … More Tomorrow is the Game and My Mind Wanders
The synthetic man watches. If he concentrates, he is aware of the exact number of countless computations that it takes to bring his world into focus. His ears track the sound of a ball as it bounces the distance. Somewhere inside he knows it’s rate repeat and has an estimate of the average height of … More Synthetic
Once a moth I like to do the little dance of trying to convince people to shell out some of their hard earned cash and help fund my dream of being a writer. I’ll give you one guess what time of month it is. That’s right! Patreon plug time! Currently I am focusing on three … More April’s Patreon Plug
Wooden columns stretched high inside the cavern. The explorer could just make out the roof they supported. He advanced, cautiously looking from side to side. He knew the treasure was somewhere hidden deep inside. He was prepared for a long search. Suddenly a loud clang echoed out. With sword half drawn the explorer pivoted. Instead … More The Silver Trident
