The conflict between pacifism and socialism ultimately reflects a greater quandary of how one engages with such a system.

The conflict between pacifism and socialism ultimately reflects a greater quandary of how one engages with such a system.

Words command us. Names define us. Definitions bind us. Words are where we keep our sacred secrets.

I've got a number of stories written so far in that mythos, more lined up to be written, and a narrative arc taking shape between them. I was experimenting with releasing the stories online for Paypal donations, so the existing ones are currently available via the blog for free download, but the ball didn't keep rolling in terms of meeting the targets I was setting.

With undead armies, psychotic angels and exploding airships, Scar Night is a gripping, ripping yarn which rattles along at a great pace. Tether all that to the knock-out image at the heart of the novel-Deepgate, a Gothic city built on a network of chains over a great abyss-and you have urban fantasy at its best.

Where names of people or places would mean little to a contemporary reader, I figured "translation errors" could create interesting new meanings.

Destiny can sometimes be history coming back to bite you in the arse.