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Short Story Announcement: Falling from Oblivion

  • Post published:November 3, 2026
  • Post category:News

If you enjoy heroic fantasy filled with glory, honor, adventure, and war, check out the Annals of the Auran Empire anthology, now crowdfunding on BackerKit!The anthology includes my short story,…

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Short Story Announcement: While She Remained

  • Post published:October 19, 2026
  • Post category:News

I’m happy to announce that my short story While She Remains has been included in the just-released anthology titled Relics.  It is a compilation of fourteen stories ranging from fantasy…

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Expanding to Substack and YouTube

  • Post published:October 7, 2024
  • Post category:Lore/My Journey/News/On Fantasy/On Isfalinis/On Writing

I apologize for several years of silence on this blog.  The purpose was to ensure my primary focus was on completing my next series of books and the months of…

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“A Whisper in the Sands” Teaser

  • Post published:July 17, 2019
  • Post category:News

This week, I’m excited to provide a draft teaser for the back cover of my next book “A Whisper in the Sand”.  You can also find it on my ‘books’…

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Expanding onto Facebook and Reddit

  • Post published:March 29, 2019
  • Post category:My Journey/News

Rather than posting my usual article this week, I wanted to announce that I have expanded to Facebook and also onto Reddit. I tend to be a fairly quiet individual,…

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Recent Posts

  • Short Story Announcement: Falling from Oblivion November 3, 2026
  • Short Story Announcement: While She Remained October 19, 2026
  • Building Believable Religions for Fantasy Worlds February 15, 2026
  • Faith and Gods in Fantasy Worldbuilding January 19, 2026
  • 3 Ways Magic Breaks your World (and How to Fix Them) December 14, 2025

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