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 – 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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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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A graphite drawing showing a humanoid figure from behind, sitting on a rock and using a stone tool to crack a round object between its legs. The figure is naked, and has hair growing not just on its scalp, but on its neck, shoulders and upper back as well. It has two slightly curved, flat horns sticking out of the hair on the back of its head. Both horns end in long hairs.

World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Biped

Even with all the work I've been putting onto The Strongest in the Forest, I still wanted to make this month's featured creature. In this one, we're looking at another creature that plays an important role in the story. And in all World of Green and Black stories probably. A creature that Strongest's Mentor would …

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