I was not kidding when I said I have a lot of ideas for stories with vampires. This is the opening of another that I worked on somewhere around 2016, I think. Admittedly, this story was going to include a wide range of fantasy creatures and be more reminiscent of a setting you might find … Continue reading The Fanatics of Utrum
Tag: fantasy
Fiction Sample
I've been just a little obsessed with vampires since I was 9-10 and had a nightmare that woke me in terror and sent me running to my parents' room for comfort, something that almost never happened because of a dream. I loved reading vampire novels, watching vampire movies, and the occasional vampire TV show, like … Continue reading Fiction Sample
War of the Soul
I have to apologize to Tolkien for the following story, as I have indulged in allegory. It's not a great story. I don't read it and think this is the best I have done or can do. It's a very, very personal story. It tells what happened to me through the language of fiction and … Continue reading War of the Soul
It’s Leonard Nimoy’s Fault…
...that I have resting bitch face. So, my friend H and I were talking about medieval weaponry and combat - I promise this does eventually lead to Leonard Nimoy and resting bitch face - anyway, he knows more about the subject than I do, as my interest was, ahem, largely inspired and influenced by all … Continue reading It’s Leonard Nimoy’s Fault…
Good Omens
I'm three episodes in and adoring this adaption. (Mild spoilers.) I'm the type that usually finds screen adaptions of books I love to be woefully inadequate but this one has not left me disappointed, so far. A big part of it is definitely the casting. Watching Tennant's Crowley and Sheen's Aziraphale be flirty and oh-so-British … Continue reading Good Omens
Reading that Shapes the Writer: Watership Down, Dune, Lord of the Rings
Of the many works of speculative fiction I've read, these three books stand out as being truly epic. They have very little in common when it comes to setting or flavor or protagonists. The first is about rabbits establishing a new warren, the second a far distant sci-fi human future, and the latter a far … Continue reading Reading that Shapes the Writer: Watership Down, Dune, Lord of the Rings
Reading that Shapes the Writer: The Last Unicorn
God I love this book. To this day it remains one of the most unique books I've read and was the source of my discovery that prose could be poetry. Peter S. Beagle is not just telling a beautiful and unique story, the way he tells it is, in and of itself, a special kind … Continue reading Reading that Shapes the Writer: The Last Unicorn
Reading that Shapes the Writer: Tolkien (Part 1)
I was 12 the first time I read The Lord of the Rings. I waited until 12 at my oldest sister's request. She loved the trilogy and she was afraid if I tried reading it too early that a struggle to get through the writing might prejudice me against the story (it was probably good … Continue reading Reading that Shapes the Writer: Tolkien (Part 1)
Demons
"I think it wants to hurt you," Vidsen said. The creature he spoke of moved its head swiftly to gaze at him. It had eyes the color of dried blood, with no discernable pupil or white. Vidsen swallowed and took a step back. Azele Tau did not look up or respond. She walked slowly in … Continue reading Demons
On A Good Day 