The Pen is Mighty

Nov 19

Gifts of the Elder Gods -

A duellist in a dying city facing a weapon of fiery death, not to mention temptation.

Two fur trappers hunted by a spirit of hate that feeds on the very fear it engenders.

An arrogant…

Gifts of the Elder Gods -

Cross-posted from Sword’s Edge Publishing:

A duellist in a dying city facing a weapon of fiery death, not to mention temptation.

Two fur trappers hunted by a spirit of hate that feeds…

Nov 16

Thinking Of The Children -

Excuse me while I get personal for a moment (in case you haven’t noticed, this blog is moving away from its e-zine roots to truly become my blog). I’m part of a single income family. I am lucky…

Nov 12

History: Not Just for Breakfast Any More -

I love history. There are some specific places and periods that have my particular devotion: Rome during the Principate, Scotland during the Wars of Independence, Korea during Koryo, and the…

Nov 06

Why Are You Writing RPGs? -

As opposed to firing them off? Oh, the other kind of RPGs.

A lot of my creative energies recently have been focused on RPGs rather than writing fiction. I’ve been asked why. It’s not something for…

Nov 02

Apropos of Nothing: Smoke Got In My . . . Nose -

I have a regular meeting every Tuesday morning which is in a building about 30 minutes from where I work. I walk there, even in the winter. There’s a great fair trade coffee place along the way that…

Oct 31

Episode 65: Mecha -

WARNING: Instances of very strong language may offend some listeners.

Oct 21

Sword Noir: Character Sheet -

There is a character sheet included with Sword Noir: a Role-playing Game of Hardboiled Sword & Sorcery, but here is one that is designed as a form and so can be filled in. It doesn’t do anything…

Episode 64: Howard Andrew Jones -

WARNING: Instances of very strong language may offend some listeners.

Episode 64: Howard Andrew Jones

* Did he say coke?
* John’s drinking Rolling Rock
* Fraser’s imbibing Amsterdam

Unscheduled Strange -

Word on the street is that we can expect a Doctor Strange movie in the near future (as in 2012/13). That’s from Marvel itself. No other information—no director, star, budget, or actual…