Bastien Lecouffe Deharme has illustrated numerous games for some of the biggest names in role-playing, and I can see why. His dark goddesses rule over savage realms of blood and violence, where the cruel and […]
Month: April 2021
(Fiction) The Mandela Spheres
Some advanced readers were so excited about THE ZERO SIGNAL that they have nominated it for Best of the Year on Goodreads, where (at the time of writing) it is #2 on the list! Readers […]
(Sunday Thought) The Arrow of Reality
We are witnessing the reversal of an arrow. For all of human history, it was the physical world that impinged our minds. In the future, it is our minds that will impinge the physical world. […]
(Art) The Dark Gods of Andres Rios
Mexican artist Andres Rios sculpts dark gods, both old and new (including several Aztec deities). While some are divine, others are machine. All are tortured and immortal, their skulls bared or barely covered by masks, […]
(Art) Stephen Mackey’s Illustrations From a Book You’ve Never Read
I love art that tells a story. Stephen Mackey’s art tells of dark romances and children’s fables from the world behind the wardrobe or the other side of the looking glass. The self-taught UK artist […]
(Fiction) The Score
Esmeralda Gonzales was more pregnant than any woman had a right to be. She carried a baby and a load of bad news and bore both with grace and good deal of pride. She was […]
(Sunday Thought) Two Temporal Paradoxes
The second installment of the SCIENCE CRIMES DIVISION series involves a murderer who remembers the future instead of the past. As I’ve been working through the plot, which is tricky, it occurred to me that […]
(Art) The Deeply Human Fantasy of Ausonia
Blending the classical Italian style (including quite a bit of portraiture) with modern and fantasy themes, Florentine artist Ausonia — the ancient Greek name for lower Italy — imbues his creations with stunning depth and […]
