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 – Canopy Crawler
Name: Canopy CrawlerWorld: BlackMaterial: Mold/Flesh HybridThought Type: UntetheredSpecies Type: FareiHabitat: Tropical Drid Rainforests All creatures made of the mold/flesh hybrid material fascinate Human naturalists, since there is nothing like them in the Green World. Their body composition is as alien to Humankind as milk and live, fully formed births are to Dridkind. Of this massive …
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The World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Megeasus
We've done a few of these bestiary entries, and so far we haven't done any creatures from the terraformed part of the planet. Except maybe for the Towers of Knowledge, but that isn't quite the same. My first thought was to do an entry on Humans, but I still haven't settled on some important details. …
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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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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 …
The Strongest in the Forest pt2
Hello everyone, just wanted to make a quick post to let all my blog followers know that the second part of The Strongest in the Forest is now live. You can check out Part 2; First Contact, Once Again HERE! I am so excited to finally be sharing this story. The Drids started out as …
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