I wasn't too happy with how my monthly story for March, Vault, turned out. I went into that month planning to do a flash piece based on a list of what was in an ancient vault. I was writing this in February, already a short month, and I knew I wouldn't be able to work …
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Monthly Writing Prompts Challenge #4 – Liberate
After dropping the ball last month, I'm back with a story I'm happy with for Monthly Story #4. This is Liberate, my latest shot at a dystopia. Lately, I've been feeling quite helpless, especially in the face of everything going wrong in the world. I've also found myself quite frustrated with people. People in general …
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Monthly Writing Prompts Challenge #2 – Interface
Time for my next monthly story. This one is called Interface, and the prompt for it was of course, "interface." My goal this year is to write a short story a month, and so far I'm two for two. Though it was looking a bit dicey with this one. When I came up with this …
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The Dybot of Sol
Quick update, I have a new flash story out over at Dream Theory Media. It's called The Dybot of Sol, and it is a teeny tiny story about some really, really big robots. It's basically The Tower of Babel in space with mechs*, and yes the anime Gurren Lagann was a big inspiration. It's a …
Welcome to 2026
Hello everyone, Happy New Year. Hope there were fireworks. I'm wrapping up a really busy 2025, so we have a lot to talk about there. Most of it I've already touched on during earlier posts this week, but I want everything in one post for those who have missed last week's announcements. I've got some …
Monthly Writing Prompt Challenge #1 Anomalous
I really like short stories. I love reading them, and I love writing them. Best of all, sometimes I write one so good other people want to share it with the world. I really want to push myself to write more short stories this year. So how shall I do that? Well, I noticed that …
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The World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Bear
Welcome back to the World of Green and Black Bestiary. I wanted to do something special for this one, because it might be the last featured creature for a while. Next year I'm thinking of doing a different monthly thingy. hat doesn't mean there won't be anymore feature creatures, but they'll be saved for special …
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My 2025 Wrap-Up
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 …
2025 Book Bingo Reviews #1
Okay, it has taken me most of the year, but I have finally gotten a bingo on my 2025 Book Bingo card. Well, to be honest, I got a bingo last month and have since gotten a second one, but it took me a while to write up these reviews. The next lot should be …
Hugo Award Winners 2025 – A Brief Look
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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