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Words only hold meaning in context. Speak any word in a place where no one else understands that language and it holds no meaning. That is true for the denotation (a word’s literal or most common meaning) as well as for connotation (whatever else it signifies along with its denotation). English is such a rich […]
My poem “The Pelagic Colossus” has just sold to Star*Line. That’s a nice bit of news to get during National Poetry Month. Look for it in one of the next two issues.
Seven or eight year old Jens woke up somewhat earlier than usual that morning. His parents and brother were still asleep so he trundled into the dining room and found his grandfather eating breakfast. Likely his second breakfast, considering it was after 7AM. Jens plunked himself at the oblong table and filled his bowl with […]
(Note: This blog entry contains spoilers for several fantasy works, including Abercrombie’s First Law series, Parker’s The Folding Knife, Moorcock’s Elric saga, and Tolkein’s Simarillion. If you don’t know or wish to know the conclusions to these stories, abort now.) So … I finished reading The Folding Knife the other day. Written by K.J. Parker, … Continue reading I like it dark. Dark! Okay, not that dark.
Grimbold anthology “Lost Gods” comes out tomorrow – order it here! – and contains one of my rare reprints, Hunting Fire. This began as a writing prompt / freewrite on the theme of unseasonable weather. As is my usual habit, I decided …
It’s my birthday today. To celebrate, I’m giving you a gift, a free copy of my novelette “The Spire Singers.” This week (through Friday, February 12) the story is free to purchase on Amazon.It’s a strange story, in the best of ways, a touch of Ka…
They say you should make book titles as specific as possible. Alliterate them. They should flow off the tongue, have double meanings… well, I’d settle for a single meaning. Truly, today I feel like I shall never release another book again, despite havi…
I’ve come across some very annoying sports fans. We all recognize the type: opinionated, unwilling to take gainsaying, trash-talking, loud, obnoxious. I’ve heard it said that the modern sports fandom is a socially sanctioned way to express the fanaticism and warrior-like need to denigrate an opponent that in past centuries would have been reserved to […]
Excited to announce the sale of this flash fiction to New Myths. There’s even a loose connection to The Silk Betrayal with this story. I’ll say more about that when the story comes out, likely in June.It will be my third time having something in …