Half magician and half religious figure, the Ashwright can bring hope and relief to a people ravaged by war and banditry…for a price.
Narrated by Wilson Fowlie.Continue Reading
“Ashwright”, published in On Spec
Founded in 1989, On Spec is Canada’s longest-running and most successful speculative fiction magazine, and it has a more eclectic taste for fiction compared to some American publications.Continue Reading
Peace and Quiet
It’s been a busy year. I didn’t write as much as I might have liked, but I began work at SpaceX, sold a short story to On Spec Magazine, and have another story coming out.Continue Reading
Attack of the Killer Spam
Today appears to be Spam My Blog day. So far I’ve deleted fifty-six spam comments from robots this morning (with more still being posted), which largely want me to know that they are “impsreeped”, that my posts make life “beeaablr”, or that my blog is the ONLY trustworthy source for Continue Reading
Recipe: Gluten-Free Pajeon
The breakfast of the day (and last Saturday too), this is a Korean staple, or at least our effort at it — very versatile, pretty simple, and a nice option that elaborates on the more usual pancake.Continue Reading
“Crescent Cross” included in Toxic Tales Anthology
For anyone interested, the second Acidic Fiction anthology has just been published. It includes my story Crescent Cross, along with thirteen other stories.Continue Reading
A Fictionish Spell
It’s been a nice spell for me. I sold my third story to a little market called The Colored Lens, an online speculative fiction magazine, where a friend of mine previously had his story “Cuts” appear.Continue Reading
Steampunk Cat
No additional content here, but I did at least want to post this, because it’s fantastic.Continue Reading
Harvest time?
We’ve had a bit of an odd spell with plants this year. Some started out dying, others thrived. And recently, we had a sudden rush to try and buy the right soil…Continue Reading
The Weather!
Thunderstorms in the mountains are another animal. I’ve never lived in a place before where they’re so loud, or so likely to interfere with your day.Continue Reading
A Mountain On Fire
Even though I’ve lived up here for over a decade now, I still have a hard time getting my head around just how large and just how dangerous some of these forest fires can be…Continue Reading
Resident Evil: The HD Remake
Back sometime in 1997, with my friends (referred to as Big James and Little James, as I have no imagination when it comes to my friend selection), I began playing a game that was to be a complete revelation–Resident Evil.Continue Reading