Ahimsa Kerp's Blog, page 14
February 2, 2013
New Story: A Modicum of Conspiracy
Continuing a trend of publishing stories I originally wrote 5+ years ago, I have a new story up in The Interstellar Fiction Blog. It’s the most old-school sci-fi I’ve written (though, me being the author, there is no actual science … Continue reading →
January 24, 2013
This is a Call (For Votes)
Some time ago, in November, we announced the first (and only) fantasy art contest for the book The Roads to Baldairn Motte. The entries are in and I’m happy to say … they’re awesome. Just head over to The Contest and cast your … Continue reading →
January 15, 2013
The Man Behind the Professor
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien has become an uber-writer. Long indeed has his shadow grown, and the fields of spec fic and pop culture were permanently changed by his books. Thus it is quite interesting to read about the man himself, … Continue reading →
December 29, 2012
2012: A Mitigated Success
You may recall that after a big writing year in 2010, I was a little bummed with 2011. Well, I’m happy to say that while perhaps my wildest dreams weren’t reached, 2012 was a good year. I submitted stories 59 … Continue reading →
December 21, 2012
Yar! Here be a new story!
The great Australian small press mag Roar and Thunder has published a story of mine. You can read it here! It isn’t the most ambitious thing I’ve ever written, and it’s a few years old now. (I wrote it in 2007/2008). But … Continue reading →
November 28, 2012
Origins Anthology Has … Originated.
Third Flatiron‘s newest anthology “Origins: Colliding Causalities” is out now! The stories run the usual gamut of the origins of social repression, Gods and myths, Bigfoot, alien abductors, rational thought, androids, and, of course, dairy products. You should eventually be able … Continue reading →
November 7, 2012
This Is A Call (For All Fantasy Artists!)
The Roads to Baldairn Motte Art Contest $50 Prize for winner! All eligible entrants will be included in The Roads to Baldairn Motte promotional trailer to be released in early 2013. Contest Entry Rules: Step 1: Send an e-mail to baldairnmotte@gmail.com with “B Motte … Continue reading →
November 5, 2012
The scoop on Empire
I had the idea for my first (finished) novel in 2004. I started it as a screenplay, but got caught up in grad school and didn’t look back. Until April 2010, in Nepal, when I had a month where I … Continue reading →
October 30, 2012
It Wasn’t The First. Nor Even The Second.
Nope, I sold my story “The Beginning of All Things” to THIRD FLATIRON PUBLISHING. It’s for their anthology Origins, which will come out December 1st this year. I’m excited. Third Flatiron is a new(ish) publisher, and one that I think … Continue reading →
September 19, 2012
Nikolai vs Howard vs Charlie vs THE KRAKEN
I found both these photos on the web recently. This one is one a tshirt. The mashup is brilliant–not just visually, but conceptually. Lovecraft, like Charlie Brown, just wanted the red-haired girl to like him. (Though Charlie Brown’s friends were, … Continue reading →
