Fantasy

Short Fiction: “The Midwife” (Part 7)

It was on her second day out from the city that she encountered her first obstacle.…
Short Fiction: “The Midwife” (Part 6)

Night had fallen again upon the world, and Siska was far away from where she had…
Short Fiction: “The Midwife” (Part 4)

Xaryasha could see the hesitation on the midwife’s face. He had hoped that it would not…
Short Fiction: “The Midwife”–Part 3

The Dashturi Xaryasha was a patient man, but as he gazed through the pleated screen at…
Short Fiction: “The Midwife”: Part 2

The palace was imposing, and not for the first time Siska marveled at what humanity could…
Short Fiction: “The Midwife: Part 1”

I’ve decided to be brave and start doling out a short story I’m working on in…
Reading The Wheel of Time: “The Eye of the World” (Book 1)

So, in addition to all of the things I’m working on–dissertation, novel, short story, this blog–I’ve…
World Building (12): The Legend of Xharyush

In all the annals of Haranshar’s long history, one figure towers above all the others: Xharyush…
Film Review: “The Dark Tower” (2017)

I went into The Dark Tower feeling a great deal of trepidation. The reviews, as everyone knows, had…
Novel Weekends (11): Progress

The novel has taken a bit of a backseat this past week, as I’ve geared up…