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I have this good friend who I first met in 8th grade. She transferred to my school from the only other junior high in town and made a pretty significant first impression. She was a bit of an outcast, like me. Bit of a punk edge. Bit of a rebel. Huge Billy Idol fan. I
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Last night, maybe an hour or so ago, actually, marks what might be only the third time in my life I can recall someone stealing from me. Now, it’s quite possible that there are other, minor offences that I don’t recall, or once or twice something was taken from someone close to me. And there
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They say that the root of horror is a fear of the unknown. Classic films like Psycho, Jaws, and Alien capitalized on this by not parading the big horror around in all its glory–at least not until the inevitable, terrifying end. And for me, there’s something magical about a movie that hits the credit sequence
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I’m delighted to announce a most unexpected story sale to the fine, fine folks over at Broken Eye Books. Unexpected because I didn’t realize I had this story in me until I realized I’ve been waiting a while to write this. Featuring the roguish captain from the Azure Isles, Densin du Mer, “Golden Stag and
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Many good things came out of going to Toronto for the World Fantasy Convention last year. I got to network my ass off with a bunch of peers, and meet some of my writing heroes. I got to live on poutine and crullers for a few days (and some amazing Indian food). I also got
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(While the content of this post should be safe in regards to Trigger Warnings, some of the links I post are not. Please click-through with caution because the internet is full of hateful assholes.) There was a time when I thought just being a good man was enough. Strike that. Correction. My idea of what
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Death doesn’t matter to the dead. No, it falls to us, the living who are left behind to process the loss, make some sense of everything, shoulder the burden then move on. There were times when I was younger where I was sure that Ivan would die a fiery death, victim of his own misadventure.
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Upon finding out that I was writing “Epic Fantasy,” earlier in the week, a friend asked me if it would have orcs in it. This is an understandable shorthand. There is a lot of baggage when it comes to epic fantasy. And while the Ravensgate books will not actually have orcs in it, it’s still in
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Any town of sufficient size has neighborhoods. Heck, even the dinky-ass tourist town I grew up in had them. When people think of Seattle, they think of the Pike Place Market and the Space Needle. When Seattle locals think of the city, they think of it in terms of Cap Hill, Pioneer Square, Fremont, Magnolia.
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Halloween is around the corner. As a kid, it was my favorite holiday. Sure, Christmas was nice, but it didn’t involve costumes. Plus, we were cut loose to wander the streets on a crisp fall night to take candy from strangers. What’s not to love? As I got older, my appreciation of the holiday grew,
Tales from the Ragged Edge 