Last week I talked about the Dying Earth. Since this is last Monday before I get back to my Mirror Mondays, I do want to hold up another mi...

The witch lives on the edge .  You will find it to be the case in Jackson, IL . There, teenage witches separate the town’s older, darker und...

 Today marks the 110th anniversary of Jack Vance's birth. Back in May, I covered his Dying Earth books for my Witches of Appendix N . To...

 Hunger is not always about food. In the realms of horror and fantasy, it is usually the subtext, the want that remains once the polite exp...

Every witch has some form of regret  and her own way of bearing it. It is Witchcraft Wednesday as well, so the word regret seems apt. Ash Wi...

 There is a familiarity to Jackson, IL, and for good reason. The town is rooted in the reality of Jacksonville, Illinois.  I have not made ...

I have a West Haven in many of my worlds.  They are not always the same place. They do not always have the same people, the same history, o...

 A promise on Yog is not a small thing. In a kinder world, a promise might be comforting. A vow between friends. A pledge of love. A hand h...

 Since this is also Witchcraft Wednesday, let’s talk about desire . Occult magic begins with wanting. Not wishing. Not hoping. Wanting. The ...

 Sometimes subtlety is overrated, and the direct approach is needed. One must have tact. There is a time for patience and for choosing one’...

 Vera is a character I keep seeing differently with regard to the world she is in. Take Jackson, IL for instance. There you have Vera Rook ...

 I am back from EGG Con this past weekend, and it was fantastic. I sold a lot of books and played a few games. Heidi Gygax Garland and Erik ...

 In my rereading of many of the classic Appendix N titles, I have come around again to Jack Vance's Dying Earth . The Dying Earth genre ...