A promotional photo of the man in question Well, well, well. Take a look at this sorry tale of hubris and nonsense. The summary: Logan Paul is a popular YouTube star who went to the quite famous Aokigahara forest in Japan, a.k.a. the 'suicide forest', to make a video....
All art is political. I would venture to say that, even further, art is inescapably political; every single part of it, from conception to production to end product, is imbued with politics and privilege. Our ability to create art is shaped by our political...
So... let's talk about derailment. I've not been properly active or even been able to write much for just over a year. The third book in the Daemonva trilogy is stalled out. Sometimes, life happens, and movement becomes difficult. I think every writer knows this. My...
So, what I wrote about katanas has basically become the most popular thing I've ever published here, and the comments have been mostly random fan-boys telling me that I'm wrong or just flat out insulting me. What can I say? Sorry you don't share my sense of humour? I...
There is a moment, during Wonder Woman, when Diana and Steve are rushing through one of the trenches on the front lines, and Diana stops to speak with a distraught woman who begs for her help. Steve tries to pull her with him, saying they need to keep going and this...
Let's play a game, shall we? What is the better sword in a fight: longsword, katana, or rapier?My post about katanas has gotten some pretty interesting discussion, and it seems that my point that a rapier would defeat both a katana and a longsword in single combat is...
So... have you heard about the raging dumpster fire that is the newest comic iteration of Captain America? If not, you can go here for the short version, plus a little more context on why it's a dumpster fire etc etc. Very long story short, Captain America is now a...
That's all I have to say. The work is flawed. By 'work', I mean my current novel, which is Book 3 of the Daemonva trilogy. By 'flawed', I mean that it has issues; deep, glaring issues that make me want to take it outside and burn it. It is flawed, and I can't see a...
I have written before about the Hugo Awards. Now that the finalists are in for this year, I have some thoughts. Well... I have one thought, really. The Hugos are irrelevant. Go ahead and ask me about how I feel about being on the same side as the Rabid Puppies, in...
I was reminded of this by a post on Facebook: people name their swords. I understand the rationale behind it. The act of naming the sword anthropomorphizes it, so that the act of swordplay becomes a kind of partnership. There is a significance in the name of a sword...
Guys. GUYS. I sat down and watched Reclaiming the Blade. I was planning to live-tweet it, but honestly, I was just too engrossed in it. It's EXCELLENT.Well... mostly excellent. The voice-over by John Rhys-Davies was completely superfluous. I wanted much more of Bob...
A commenter got me on to this documentary, and I have to say, I am SUPER excited to watch it. Here's the synopsis from IMDB:The Medieval and Renaissance blade, a profound and beautiful object handcrafted by master artisans of old. An object of great complexity, yet...