All of my currently available books
EFFUGIUM EXSILIUM EXITIUM ANSHAR THE ACT OF LAUGHING LIBERTY MOON GARDEN GRAVE CONCERNS SLICES Continue reading All of my currently available books
Tag: fantasy
Effugia: the Black Fortress
These doodles I’ve been doing will become part of a continuously updated online glossary of terms pertaining to the Effugium books. I sketched these in pencil and colored them digitally. The Black Fortress is home to the evil warlord Latro, Proeliator of the Galenian colony world of Bellum. Sitting atop Bellum’s highest mountain, it’s an ever-looming symbol of oppression for some, but an awe-inspiring monument … Continue reading Effugia: the Black Fortress
Ultimate Power Metal playlist
Remember when Guitar Hero popularized Dragonforce and everyone treated them like some kind of novelty band playing retro music? In reality, they’re one of probably several thousand bands belonging to the very popular (outside the U.S) subgenre of metal called “Power Metal.” The music is over-the-top, characterized by hyperspeed tempos, neoclassical guitar shredding and operatic vocals. The term “Power Metal” was tossed around a lot … Continue reading Ultimate Power Metal playlist
The future I still dream
When I was in fourth grade, way back in 1987, My family and I took a trip to Florida. While there, we visited Kennedy Space Center. We always stopped and checked out sites of historical significance while traveling, and I was absolutely thrilled to finally be visiting this one, which I’d read so much about. I was really into space. Most likely this was sparked … Continue reading The future I still dream
Childish Things
A selection from Moon Garden which first appeared on Spillwords. Aunt Phyllis’s moon garden is one of my fondest and earliest childhood memories. During one of our annual week-long stays at her house in Kentucky, I waited until everyone was asleep and slipped out the open window of my cousin Michael’s old first floor bedroom with what I imagined at the time was the greatest … Continue reading Childish Things
“Other”
A selection from Moon Garden When I was fourteen, my mom dragged my younger sister and I to JC Penney for our annual wardrobe update. As we breezed through the mall, past Kaybee Toys, Waldenbooks and the rest of my favorite stores at a much faster pace than I would’ve liked, we passed an arcade, its electronic symphony of light and sound tantalizing my senses. … Continue reading “Other”
FREE TODAY
The Kindle editions Effugium and its sequel Exsilium are both free today. You need not have read the former to understand the latter, but it helps. I created this universe because I can only take this real we inhabit in small doses. Also, I wanted to write the kinds of science fiction books that I’d actually enjoy reading. I’m not into depressing, esoteric sci-fi. I … Continue reading FREE TODAY
Some short stories
The Scoop is a Twilight Zone-esque story about a man from the late sixties who’s accidentally transported through time to 2019. He struggles to make sense of his new surroundings at first, but quickly adapts. I’ve always wondered how people of the past would react to modern society and advanced technology–an iPhone might seem like magic to someone in 1865, and it might seem like … Continue reading Some short stories
EFFUGIUM: THE TIME REMAINING—free this Sunday!
Anshar: free Monday feb 17th
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