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Aenya Series: Not Smut, More Praise | Social Media Messages Revealed

It’s that time again, folks! It’s that time when I share with you, dear listener, the inane, frustrating, and sometimes inspiring messages (like the one below) I receive from across the social media landscape regarding the epic fantasy that is the Aenya Series, which, let me remind you yet again, is NOT smut and never has been... Continue Reading →

In the Lives of Puppets Review

Parts Terminator, parts Spielberg’s A.I. (Philip K. Dick’s Supertoys Last All Summer Long), parts Pinocchio, T.J. Klune’s In The Lives of Puppets is a dystopian Sci-Fi adventure lacking in thrills or imagination. The plot revolves around Victor, the young protagonist and the last human child on Earth, who happens to be built by a robot... Continue Reading →

Exploring the Darkest Depths: Why Pet Sematary Is More Than Just a Horror Story

Pet Sematary is unquestionably Stephen King’s darkest novel. In the introduction to my copy, he admits he wasn’t sure he wanted to put this one out there. While there are plenty of supernatural aspects to the novel, particularly in the later segments, Sematary stands apart from King’s other works by delving into real-life tragedy and... Continue Reading →

The Alchemist and My Battle with Cancer

The worst possible book you could be reading when you’re in the hospital being treated for cancer, and you’re seriously contemplating your mortality, is Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. King even admits he almost didn’t publish Sematary due to its bleak subject matter, so why he would begin to write such a thing is beyond me.... Continue Reading →

Thelana: My Naked Heroine

Can a totally naked female character become a lightning rod for feminism? Or does sex appeal and the gratification of the male gaze distract from any message of equality? Thelana lives naked, fights naked, and adventures through the world of Aenya naked, but only because she chooses to do so, refusing to be defined by others.... Continue Reading →

Thelana: The Naked Heroine

Can a totally naked female character become a lightning rod for feminism? Or does sex appeal and the gratification of the male gaze distract from any message of equality?

bad news

If you haven’t seen me on here lately, it’s because last month I was diagnosed with cancer. Leukemia, to be exact. I am still fighting to get better, but it’s been a very, very difficult process. The hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with by a huge margin. Just going about everyday tasks, like... Continue Reading →

The Name of the Wind: Not Quite a Story

The Name of the Wind is the story of Kvothe, a brooding emo-rogue type hero and run-of-the-mill Gary Stu who suffers through all the usual cliches: mysteriously killed parents, living in poverty, attending a magic school with comically cruel teachers, etc. While Rothfuss’s writing flows smoothly, painting a vivid albeit generic landscape, the book lacks...

Magiq of Aenya Production Diary #1

Greetings, Aenya fans! I have decided to do something different for my upcoming project. I am releasing a production diary, starting with this one, because I am eager to share all the exciting news regarding The Magiq of Aenya. So what is ‘The Magiq of Aenya‘? It’s the fourth book in the ongoing Aenya series... Continue Reading →

All I ever asked for was a writing desk…

All I ever asked for was a writing desk, but my father (God rest his soul) didn’t want to buy one for me despite spending tens of thousands on lavish antique furniture to fill his million-dollar mansions. Since I was six, I impressed upon him my obsession—my need—to become an author, but he didn’t care... Continue Reading →