Year: 2021

Merry Everything!

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The state of the Feyrlands – Part 3: Clothes

In this series, I take you on a whistle-stop tour around the Feyrlands, looking at life and civilisation, seeing how the peoples of the world live, and how society looks compared to what we are familiar with. Today, we’re taking a look at what people w......

The Hidden Lessons of Moving Product

So … I spent some time this year (local pandemic restrictions permitting) at a handful of live events (craft fairs, holiday markets, etc), where I had a chance to do a little book selling. I’d not done it very much before; I mean, getting out and trying to sell...

Reading Native American Literature

I’ve been teaching my American Literature class for a number of years, tinkering with it, switching out texts, and trying to find the right balance of stories. Originally, the only Native American stories in the curriculum were some myth retellings from the first chapter of an old literature textbook....

The state of the Feyrlands – Part 2: Weapons

In this series, I take you on a whistle-stop tour around the Feyrlands, looking at life and civilisation, seeing how the peoples of the world live, and how society looks compared to what we are familiar with. This time, we’re looking at one of my favou......

"A Chance to Breathe" published in Zooscape!

 My story "A Chance to Breathe" is in the latest issue of Zooscape. This is a story I wrote years ago and could never find the right market for--until now. There are three main inspirations for the story: 1) My grandma's family immigrated to ......

"A Chance to Breathe" published in Zooscape!

 My story "A Chance to Breathe" is in the latest issue of Zooscape. This is a story I wrote years ago and could never find the right market for--until now. There are three main inspirations for the story: 1) My grandma's family immigrated to ......

Scary Christmas!

I wish you all a very scary Christmas! For those who want an extra fillip of fear to spice up the holiday season, here’s another collection of stories to make you shiver from more than the cold. It includes my horror story Daddy and Mommy and Me. ......