David B Coe

Dark Eyes

Faith Hunter

Blood Cross

A J Hartley

The Mask of Atreus

Misty Massey

Mad Kestrel

C E Murphy

House of Cards

Finding Real Magic in Writing

The magic system in my first series — the LonTobyn Chronicle — had three elements:  the mage, his or her familiar (usually a bird of prey), and a crystal or ceryll, as I called it, that focused the power sourced in the psychic connection between bird and mage.  Each person’s crystal, and by extension, each [...]

I feel this is a writing-related post.

I have been blessed with excellent teachers in my life, one of whom is Pat Dixon, my high school photography teacher. I’d always liked photography, but his classes were inspiring to me, as was he.

As he still is, as a matter of fact.

I’ve been idly working on getting prints up over at Deviant Art (though [...]

Changes in the Light

This morning, instead of my usual workout, I hiked out to one of my favorite viewpoints here in my home town (we sit atop the Cumberland Plateau) and I spent an hour taking pictures.  The viewpoint overlooks a narrow valley which opens out into some farmland.  The opposite slope is completely undeveloped and covered with white and red [...]

Creative Professions, Creative Outlets

Last Friday I hung my first one-man photography show in a local gallery.  I’ve been a dedicated amateur photographer for a long time now, though I’ve only gotten serious about it in the last four years or so.  I have photos hanging in a second gallery here in town, alongside the work of other local artists.  But as [...]