Tag Archives: science fiction

When Science or Magic Run Up The Death Count

I’ve always wondered this when it comes to some stories involving a set location that has either high levels of science or magic.  These are the ones where at least one person dies in every adventure.  Not always random people … Continue reading

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Happy Time Travelers Day

A curious holiday since I don’t believe anyone from the future has ever come to celebrate it.  Still, it does make me thing about the use of time travel in stories.  If it’s the core mechanic from the start then … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Life and Times of Ichabod Jones

(Before I wrote the stories, I made a poem for Ichabod Brooks.  He was Ichabod Jones back then.  Also, he was in a science-fiction story where Earth was toxic, except for a few people who could return to the surface.  … Continue reading

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Questions 3 and Looking Back at ‘Crossing Bedlam’

This was my first big foray into a non-fantasy genre.  I’d dabbled in a few others, but this was the one I published.  Crossing Bedlam was originally going to be a one-shot until I came up with other ideas that could work … Continue reading

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Happy National Author Day!

The meme says it all.  Have a Happy National Author’s Day.  To celebrate, check out the following books by clicking on their titles: Do I Need to Use a Dragon? by Charles E. Yallowitz The Tale of the Drakanox: Minstrels … Continue reading

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What is an Isekai?

The graphic pretty much does the job.  Isekai is the term used when we’re talking about anime and manga.  Yet, this isn’t exclusive to those genres.  In fact, the concept of a person from one world being transported to another … Continue reading

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Using Portals in Fiction

Maybe I’m stretching for a topic here, but portals are fairly common in fantasy and science fiction.  Some go to other worlds while others are for different locations on the same planet.  You have those designed to keep dangerous beings … Continue reading

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Immortal Wars: Light, Blood, & Tears Part 40 (Finale)

I want to simply say thank you to whoever decided to follow along with the two ‘Immortal Wars’ books I’ve been posting for a few years.  They were my first attempts at writing a novel, a fantasy, an action story, … Continue reading

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Immortal Wars: Light, Blood, & Tears Part 39

(Disclaimer: A warning to those who continue.  This is a sequel to a previous story.  Both of these were written in the mid-1990’s.  While the first one was slightly edited and vanity press published, this one has not been touched … Continue reading

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Immortal Wars: Light, Blood, & Tears Part 38

(Disclaimer: A warning to those who continue.  This is a sequel to a previous story.  Both of these were written in the mid-1990’s.  While the first one was slightly edited and vanity press published, this one has not been touched … Continue reading

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