A twitch in the tale
I feel every ship needs a ship’s cat. Am I right or am I correct? The Lyra has a cat,…
Category: Curious Cat
A sense of abandonment, or tea monks and lizard people
I read a couple of books recently that might not seem related, but they both got me thinking of a…
Mirror, mirror on the wall
It’s interesting that the witch in the tale trusts the mirror to tell her the truth given that mirrors lie.…
Ruins, Rambles and Raki
In case you haven’t guessed, I’m a bit of a history buff. Especially civilizations that aren’t a part of common…
Forged in Fire, Born in Blood
Now that I have your attention, let me introduce you to Bertha. My axe. My beautiful axe. My beautiful throwing…
What’s in a name
Authors spend a fair bit of effort coming up with names for their characters. For example, Mina Sun, star of…
Creature feature: 3 of my favourites
Writing scifi and fantasy, I need to come up with creatures to haunt my worlds and hunt my characters. But…