Blog: Fair Winds
Solidarity and Insight at Other People’s Reunion
Having gone to college in a town where the greatest attraction was a Mobil gas station, I learned not to limit my friends to those in my class. Thus, I recently attended the 35-year reunion for the class that was a year behind me. It exceeded my expectations, and I...
Book Review: Two Houses
I recently came across two books that restored my excitement in epic fantasy. They are about two houses that are similar yet quite different. Two Houses Unlike in Dignity Will Wight’s House of Blades is the first book of his Traveler’s Gate Trilogy. I bought that on...
Asian Wildlife Wonders
While researching for a bingo game at the Veil of Wisdom launch party, I delved into the wonders of Asian wildlife. Here are a few tidbits you may or may not know. Panda-monium: Which is the Most Adorable? Pandas are probably the first animals that come to mind when...
Bounty over the Sea
A short story set in Meiwen several decades before Veil of Wisdom, Far Stone Cycle Book 3. It was published in Havok magazine in April 2025. The sneeze quivered on Munya’s nose, and she opened her mouth. Mami clamped a hand over both, earning her a fistful of spit and...
Somebody’s Fool
I’s April, and we’ve got fools on our minds. Yet, I’ve been ruminating about these fellows long before the first of this month. At the start of my freshman year in college, a long time ago, the professor in my General English class gave us an assignment to write a...
Scouring of the Shire and the End of the Adventure
I’ve heard it said that reading fantasy helps us escape the harshness of reality, giving us a refreshing break. I agree it is enticing to immerse myself in an alternate reality full of thrilling action and likable characters who share their lives with me. But I do not...
