2025 is almost over, and I managed to get a lot done. Not as much as I would have liked, but there's been some downs this year, so that's to be expected. At the start of the year I set myself a few goals, so now it's time to see how I went. These were …
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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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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 …
World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Bladetail
Welcome back to another World of Green and Black. The Drid feature seems to have been very popular, so hopefully you all like this new creature just as well. After dealing with the alien people of the Black World, I think now's a good time to introduce some of the wildlife. ____________________________________________________ Name: BladetailWorld: BlackMaterial: …
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Hello 2025 – Book Bingo and a New Story
Hi everyone, congratulations on making it to level 2025. Let's hope this one goes as well as it can, considering everything that was set up in the last chapter. I talked in my last post, way back last year, about some of the things I wanted to do this year. Here's a link to that …
My 2024 in Review
2024 has been a really big year for me. On a personal note, I got married, which was amazing, as was the New Zealand honeymoon. I've also been studying communication and marketing online, which is good for future career goals, but has unfortunately caused some of my writing projects to be paused, mainly last year's …
20 Books 20 Days
I saw a hashtag on Mastodon and Bluesky called #20books20days. It's a very simple post format, where you simply post the cover of one book that "had an impact on who you are" with no explanation. Repeat for 20 days. The concept really made me stop and think because while there are a lot of …
Hugo Award Short Stories 2024
As I said last post, I've been busy... but fortunately it doesn't take too long to read short stories. I've read most of this year's Hugo nominees in the short story category, and enjoyed... most of them. Let's get into some quick reviews. Answerless Journey Han Song, Translated by Alex Woodend Originally Published in English …
I’m Back
Guess what everyone? I got married. And I went to New Zealand for the honeymoon and saw a lot of Hobbit Holes. Also listened to The Hobbit while driving around New Zealand, and finished it just before we went to Hobbiton. Really elevated the whole experience. I'm sharing one of the best photos I took …
Welcome to 2024
First week of 2024, and now that I'm all settled in it's time to talk about my plans for the year. Mostly reading and gaming plans, since writing plans are pretty much 'keep on doing what I'm doing'. Book Bingo Card First things first, I have a new Book Bingo Card for 2024. I've just …
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