Hello there! Today is a big day for the Quest of Fire series. I just finished reviewing the interior for the final entry in the series, titled The Unending Light. I'm 100% biased, but as I'm every bit on the journey through these stories as you are, for anyone who has been a fan of... Continue Reading →
Realm Makers Expo in Retrospect
Hello there! I started writing this while on my way back from being a part of the Realm Makers Expo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For anyone who has been to a conference it's like being in another world—charged with a special kind of energy. At least till it ends. Then you find yourself back in... Continue Reading →
THE NEXT CHAPTER
Hello there! It's been a while since I posted for something that wasn't a Tomorrow's Edge Tuesday or a Quest of Fire Friday. Yesterday was something extra special. Besides it being Reformation Day and Halloween, yesterday marked a HUGE anniversary for me. Ten years ago today, my first novel, Destitutio Quod Remissio, was published! It's... Continue Reading →
QUEST OF FIRE FRIDAY: CULTURE AND AGRICULTURE
Hello there! It's been a bit. I had this post mostly prepared in mid-January, but had a hiccup with my website that brought it down for more than a week and then after that I got hit by combinations of external and internal blocks to posting. The internal ones (aka procrastination) being the worst. That... Continue Reading →
No Small Miracles
Recently, I had a scare of the health variety. For my whole life I've been blessed with really good health. Every so often though I'll have something new or strange happen health-wise and because of where I work, I know just enough of medical conditions to do armchair diagnostics and freak myself out. These self-diagnoses... Continue Reading →
SILENT STARS – COVER REVEAL
It's been more than a little while since I last did an update on the Tomorrow's Edge series, and it feels great to get to take a beat to share some things with you. I've been in an extra intense writing mode pretty much since the start of the year and by the Lord's grace... Continue Reading →
QUEST OF FIRE FRIDAY: STAR-CROSSED LOVERS
“‘You strolled in out of the rain, and I never saw this—’ she took both his hands in hers and gave them an insistent tug. She waited till his eyes met hers. ‘—coming. I grew up with stories of Tislatna’s Cinaed and Elena, Ordumair II and Alessia, and Anargen and Seren. I never held hope... Continue Reading →
QUEST OF FIRE FRIDAY: FESTIVAL!
For today’s post it’s a tale of two festivals. One fictional, a bit of lore surrounding a festival in the world of Quest of Fire. The other a real life one coming this year. Feel free to read on about one or both. The WVBF header is about the real world festival and Solaris is... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 5)
     There have been a number of small moments with my little guy that have had a profound impact on me. My intention was to make a post summarizing each simultaneously. I thought I would break from my tendency to be wordy and try to be concise. Obviously I'm still a recovering word-aholic, because that hasn't happened... Continue Reading →
Just a Second
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. - Romans 8:18 1.5 seconds. That’s about how long it takes to go from the top of Disney World's Splash Mountain to its bottom. In 2014, my wife, brother-in-law, and I... Continue Reading →