May
23
cover for the new book (?)
Very enthusiastic about the cover for the new book. The artwork is from James Flaxman. Check out his other amazing stuff here. The book is on hold for awhile.
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Sep
17
rrrrrrr rated
I think the hardest part of writing a pirate story is deciding what to name the pirates. When you Google ‘Most common pirate names’ all you get are a list of famous pirates. Being that none of the pirates in the upcoming take are particularly noteworthy I was just looking for run-of-the-mill pirate names, not […]
Sep
16
take a good look at my Rod
Rod is a janitor. Not much in the way of an opening line but my first attempt (“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times for Rod the janitor”) gave me the weirdest sense I’d read that before somewhere. That and it was neither the best nor worst of times for […]
Sep
15
to you dear reader
When I was young I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. This cannot come as much of a surprise to anyone. In Dungeons & Dragons the most feared monster was not the dragon. It was the troll. Why? Because the troll regenerated. If you didn’t incinerate every single little bit of him/her would eventually come […]
Sep
8
a touchy subject
I need to be clear what the point of this is. It’s not to ask if masturbation should be considered a sin. What I’m wondering about is what motivated somebody to want to consider it a sin. Also, if you believe the bible was written by an all-knowing, all-powerful entity then you might want to […]
Aug
30
her safe place
“Why are dressed like?” she inquired through the intercom. He laughed a little. “Fair question” he conceded. He was a burglar. He was dressed in a black and white striped shirt, black pants and a Lone Ranger mask. She was dressed in her pajamas. I’ll let you decide what her pajamas looked like. It may […]