Christopher Shirk

  • I am continuing to post the first few chapters of The Aos Si’s Gift on Substack. If you’ve missed the prologue or the first two chapters, then you can find them as follows: Prologue Chapter 1, Part 1 Chapter 1, Part 2 Chapter 2 If you like this and are interested in reading the rest…

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  • Unfortunately, this did not get posted on schedule last week. Things have been a bit hectic recently, but seem to be calming down finally. I should be back to routine in the coming days or weeks. I am continuing to post the first few chapters of The Aos Si’s Gift on Substack. If you’ve missed…

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  • Fast Update!

    The evaluation copy for the hardcover version of The Aos Si’s Gift arrived today. Everything looks good, so I’ve made it available for global distribution on IngramSpark. Once authorized for distribution, it usually takes a couple of days for new published material to filter its way through to retailers. So, the only working purchase link…

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  • Okay, so I finally had–well, took the the time to make some updates and changes to the website. The following are the changes made: I updated the About Me page. It now contains some actual information so you have some notion of who I am. It also has a picture and some cleaned up links…

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  • Exert from the Screaming Into the Void post… I am continuing to post the first few chapters of The Aos Si’s Gift on Substack. Due to the length of the first chapter, I’ve had to break it down into two parts. The second part will be available this afternoon. If you like this and are…

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  • Exert from the Screaming Into the Void post… What follows below is the prologue to The Aos Si’s Gift. It is not overly long, so it will be in a single part. Some future chapters may have to be divided into parts due to length. If you like this and are interested in reading the…

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  • Updates and Info

    I have not been able to post any information or updates in a while due to the Christmas and New Year’s holiday seasons. In practice, neither this website nor Screaming Into the Void were updated until yesterday. I’ll just bring everyone up to speed on what’s going on: Obviously, the Christmas holiday sale is over…

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  • Cartography of the Kingdom

    Continuing on my previous article on The Aos Si’s Gift, it’s time to talk about the cartography procss a little. This will be the first of three articles on this topic, including talking about integrating the (smaller) map of a single kingdom with the larger continental map. The final installment will talk lessons learned and…

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  • “MeN hAvE sToPPeD rEAdInG,” Whines The Cheesy Lot of Other-People’s Second-Hand Electric Donkey-Bottom Spankers at the New York Times

    A recent New York Times headline laments the disappearing, “literary man.” For the curious, the article is entitled “Why the Disappearance of the Literary Man Should Worry Everyone”; and, yes, it is behind a paywall. This article has been commented on ad nauseam in a variety of outlets by a variety of commentators. I’ll try…

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  • Updates and Postings

    First, I noted that I didn’t post the two updates which I made to Screaming Into the Void over on Substack last week. I got caught up in the Thanksgiving holiday, and some other things that happened over the weekend. The first article is The Aos Si’s Gift: Part 1, In a Little Greater Detail.…

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