writer-blog
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No, Tolkien’s mistake was not in being religious. That is to his credit. As a Christian myself, I agree with adherence to faith in God, even if I disagree with his adherence to Roman Catholicism. Rather, Tolkien’s mistake was his avoidance of religion in his most widely-distributed works: The Hobbit and The Lord of the…
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A Path Forward Bill is left questioning his world after the events at Mystic Ranch. He tries to live a normal life, but something about it keeps calling him back. An adult and veteran of peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, he decides to return to Idaho to see if the antique dealer is still there…
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Unfortunately, the time has come to get the ball rolling on a decision I’ve put off for too long. I have decided to permanently remove the mass-market paperback edition of The Aos Si’s Gift from distribution. The purpose of the mass-market paperback is to provide a full-length book for a significantly lower price than hardcovers…
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An End to the Horror Bill returns to Mystic Ranch to confront the Pale Man.
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I don’t know exactly what touched off this train of thought, but I want to address what I view as a common misconception. There is a tendency to look at all of the technology and knowledge which we access at our fingertips today and think of ourselves as smarter than the generations which came before…
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I’m going to keep this update really brief. First off, I’ve begun working on Chapter VII for The Pale Man. This should be the concluding chapter for that series (collection?) of short stories. Second, I…really haven’t made much progress on anything, including the aforementioned finale for The Pale Man. I’ve had a few things going…
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Just a quick update for this week, and I’ll try to keep this brief. First off, sneak peek of The Aos Si’s Gift are now available to view for free beginning with the prologue. I’ve also done what I can to improve navigation for sneak peeks and short stories, at least for now. Second, I…
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I’m continuing work on bringing the website up to some kind of standard(s). I’ve more or less completed the general layout for the blog section (and associated categories) with little work left to do there. I’m continuing to move the available sneak peek material for The Aos Si’s Gift over here in a complete, readable…
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First thing’s first, I’ve ported some of the short stories I had taking up space over on Substack to here. I say “ported” rather than “moved” because they are still there, and I will likely be cross-posting in the future when I make posts here. The following have been moved (links provided): Either way, this…
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The Pale Man Comes After a long while, Ruth and narrator, Bill, see the Pale Man…
