Worldbuilding: Ominous Hummmm

When you’re building fictional monsters, one of the time-honored techniques is to take something known on earth and make it more extreme. See parasitic wasps

Earring Clearout: Halloween or Bust

So. Made these during a time in my life that was not very happy, would love to see them gone.

A Long Road Chapter 10 Ficbit – Occupational Hazards

“Well.” Nie Huaisang fanned himself as their students walked in loose formation through the streets, tired and frustrated and jumpy as any juniors on their first try at a night-hunt.

Writing: Check Your Folklore Sources

Poke any supposed collections of folklore you pick up. Poke them hard, and see if they quote sources,

A Long Road Chapter 10 Ficbit – Summons

Not the easiest summons he’d ever done. The surface of Haven was – not polished clean of resentment,

Flowers and Light

The evening news keeps thumping us with the stupid and worse, so let’s have some nature.

Basil in flower!

A Long Road Chapter 10 Ficbit – Street Justice

So far at least a dozen street toughs and shifty servants had ended up skidding into noisome alleys, falling down stairs,

Brief Note: Florida Keys Available Again

I got the crystals I needed, so if anyone missed this the first time, it’s back in!

Monarchs, the Sequel

So, did you guys know that monarchs can have multiple generations in a year, usually do, and only the last one flies back to Mexico? (Or southern Florida, yes there’s a population that does that.)

A Long Road Chapter 10 Ficbit – Grisly Ghouls

Heh. Even in a city as crowded as Haven, there’s one place no one sane stays at night.

Tense, Wei Wuxian tucked a leaf-talisman into his belt,