“Fairy tales are more than true – not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.” – G.K. Chesterton
Trying out inking, I’ve drawn with a pencil before, but dip pens are a new medium for me. Shading is a lot harder with the dip pen. On the other hand, though the smoke spewing from the dragon’s mouth would have been much harder for me to do with a pencil.
Just finished the Shadow Warrior series by Chris Bunch. Without any spoilers, my favorite character was Cormac. The worldbuilding was easy to understand and pretty standard Sci-Fi. The characters and their interactions were the most interesting part. A good brain candy kind of book.
To celebrate all you have learned so farA shining piece of silver star To remind you that learning is a journey, not a destinationGiven with love and congratulations on your graduation May this key guide you wherever you may goTo learn of things you never thought to know In search of what will be your…
The wind whipped through the verdant courtyard and swept Thalia’s hair into her face. Tucked under one arm was a battered book with loose pages sticking out of it, a dozen color-coded bookmarks, and what looked like a napkin with scribbled notes hanging out of one end. A leather belt with a brass fastener attached…
The boughs of the birch are burning in the wind.Swords and slayers stride out to war.They are eager to eat and ensnare the ground.Making a malicious mockery of the world.As they tread underfoot, these treasures of mine. I call for help as they crush my home.I raise my hands to repel their charge.But I am…
We are going to run all over this town. We will tear up all this holy ground. Raise your glass for another round. Toast to the dead and drink for the drowned. You will feel our thunder and hear our sound. If we’re in for the penny, then we’re in for the pound. We don’t…
The horses seem so peaceful as they graze in their field.Watching them I am amazed at the calm they wield.Yet, it seems they should watch as I do, at least they appear to.For Goblins are hiding in the brush nearby concealed.Unknown to me is the nature of this hunt. My fear is truly real.I struggle…
With each footstep, the bones of another god crunched as Kir trudged across the ash-covered wastes. Above him, the roiling grey clouds of the seventh sky churned with the fury of an apocalypse, and little tufts of dust rose from every footfall to coat the tattered tails of a threadbare cloak. A large object wrapped…