The 2025 Hugo Award were awarded last night, and first of all, a big congratulations to all the winners. And the nominees; just being on the ballot is a huge achievement. I have to be honest, This will be a quick post because I have not been following the Hugo Awards closely this year. This …
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World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Towers of Knowledge
I almost missed the featured creature for this month. I'm going to keep this preamble quick because I am actually really sick and cannot think of anything to say. Enjoy your first entry about an ai-ey. Name: Tower of KnowledgeWorld: Green/SkyMaterial: Steel and ConcreteThought Type: UnconstrainedSpecies Type: Building Ai-eyHabitat: N/A. Only eighteen exist, and they …
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The Strongest in the Forest Digital Downloads
Exciting news everyone; my World of Green and Black novella The Strongest in the Forest is now available to download in PDF, EPUB and MOBI formats. These files won't have the illustrations of the online version of the story, but they can be read a lot more easily. They also won't be split in three …
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Madam, Don’t Forget Your Sword is OUT NOW
Just giving a quick update post to say that the anthology containing my short story Lucky Charm is out now. It's called Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword, by Dead Fish Books and you can find out more here: DEAD FISH BOOKS I have to admit, I don't have a lot of new things to say …
Madam, Don’t Forget Your Sword – Kickstarter
Okay, I think I can talk about this now. I have a short story appearing in an upcoming anthology. The story is called Lucky Charm, and it'll be in Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword, an anthology of short stories about minions, sidekicks and companions by Dead Fish Books. The anthology will be out on June …
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World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Category One Bugs
I'm back with another bestiary update after a little break. (Or, did I really take a break? Maybe I didn't?) There are a lot of interesting creatures I could have talked about this month, including creatures that have appeared in the novellas or been hinted at elsewhere. However, a lot of the creatures I've showcased …
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2025 Hugo, Locus and Nebula Nominated Short Stories
I did this a few years ago and it was really fun, so I'm gonna do it again; let's read all the short stories that have been nominated for the big three SFF awards and talk about them. The best part about this, is that most of the finalists are available to read free online, …
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Site Update – World of Green and Black Page
I would like to make a quick announcement regarding some changes to the site. Now that I have two Green and Black novellas and the Bestiary Project, I thought it would be a good idea to give this series its own page. Which you can find right here: https://jaydeholmes.com/the-world-of-green-and-black/ Currently, the World of Green and …
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The Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics
So big news, I have had another short story published in a fiction magazine. Check out The Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics over at Dirty Magick Magazine. Also, I drew a little mimic sketch to celebrate. I'm really happy to see this little story picked up at Dirty Magick, since it was …
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The Strongest in the Forest pt3
Guess what? The Strongest in the Forest is finally complete on my website! READ IT HERE! or START FROM THE BEGINNING I am so excited that this story has finally gone out into the world. This world is special to me, but it's also always felt a bit far out there, both in terms of …
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