Preface: Before I share some writing, I want to make a quick point… One of the things I am exploring in the Phantammeron is the explicit expression of tragedy in all its colorful forms. We are all familiar with the Tragic Hero. We understand that in Western culture, often the price for fulfilling a quest [...]
February, 2012
How to Make a Golem
Long ago in the lands of Galaia, bordering the ancient Ironwood Forest of the Skathas, I met an old alchemist sitting beside the road. I gave him bread and water, and in return he handed me a dusty old page from an ancient tome. He told me an interesting tale, that in olden days, he [...]
Early Illustrations from the Phantammeron Book
From 1986 through 1992 I was involved in the early outlines of the Phantammeron book. During those early years I also managed to complete a few illustrations and watercolors from various stories found in the novel. Sadly, I did not spend the kind of time really exploring more of the character-type drawings I was planning [...]
Writing Samples – A Search for A Voice
As I start to enter the earliest periods of my writing, where I’m copying manuscripts from hand-written notebooks into digital format, I am going to release some early writing samples. Below is what I see as part of an overall experimentation in a much grander “search for a voice”. What do I mean by that [...]
