DragonCon Sale!
In honor of DragonCon, the Books of Unexpected Enlightenment are all on sale: Free on Friday, August 31st and Saturday September 1st: On sale Thursday, August 30th to Tuesday September 3d (Book Three is on sale in the UK as well)
HOW ROANOKE CAME TO BE — PART ONE
It occurs to me that not everyone here automatically visits Fantastic Schools and Where to Find Them. This might be of interest to some: How Roanoke came to be – the long version Roanoke Academy for the Sorcerous Arts Many years ago, a couple of yeas after graduating from college, I was working at a…
Appearing at Ravencon –April 20th and 21st
Hey all, John and I will be at Ravencon on Friday and Saturday, April 20th and 21st. Con info available at the Ravencon website. Comments
A Light in the Darkness — New Christian Fantasy/SF newsletter
Hey Folks, Jagi here again! Just wanted to let everyone know that Superversive Press now has a Christian Fantasy and Science Fiction Newsletter called: A Light in the Darkness. This newsletter offers book news, freebies–ebooklets and wallpaper graphics–plus news of new releases, sales, and other intriguing topics. Everyone who subscribes will get access to Sloth…
Happy Birthday, Rachel and Sigfried!
Birthdays are a time of celebrations Even the birthdays of imaginary characters. In the Books of Unexpected Enlightenment, Rachel Griffin's birthday is March 30st, and Sigfried Smith's birthday is April 1st (falls on Easter this year.) The closeness of their birthdays allows them both to be the same age for two days every year!In honor of…
Defending the Wood Perilous — Part Three: The Wood That Is Perilous
Part One Part Two When I was in high school, we had something modern schools don’t seem to have called study hall. During study hall, you were free to do choose what to do. You could study, do homework, sometimes even talk quietly. Me? I chose study hall in the library, where I could wander through…
Venus is here!
In honor of St. Valentine's Day, here is Planetary: Venus — the anthology edited by A. M. Freeman and myself. This volume also contains a short story written by me that takes place in the Prospero's Children background and features Miranda and Astreus on their Honeymoon! Venus, the second planet from the sun, a world…
Now Available to Members of The Roanoke Glass Newsletter
This short ebook, beautifully typeset by my excellent typesetter, Joel C. Salome, is now available to anyone who joins The Roanoke Glass newsletter. The link to download it comes in the third newsletter. There is also an oportunity to download a short fiction work in the second newsletter. The first four newsletters, with freebies, etc., come…
He Anointeth Our Heads with Oil
I am always amazed at the things God asks us to do. Wrote this a few years ago. In late August of 2006, I was driving to help my mother-in-law. The price of gas was over three dollars a gallon. As I drove along, it suddenly struck wrong to me that people should be having…
Defending the Wood Perilous — Part One: We Live In A Fairytale
I have been working on this essay for a couple of years, finally got the first part done: We live in a fairytale. You might not realize this as you struggle to pay your bills or sit in a traffic jam on your way to work. You might miss the magic as you surf the…
Gypsie Princess Effie: Episode Two–Robin Hood was a Gypsy
The diary of Effie the Gypsie Princess was written by our friend Brian. Episode One is here. (art credit — this seems to be a character from Game of Thrones.) Old gypsy tale tells of great hero to the gypsies, Robin Hood. This Robin Hood took from those who had plenty and gave to…