So, here’s a chance for you to directly influence or inspire me here. I have a list of half-formed (and sometimes less than that) ideas that have spawned many short stories here, as well as some specific scenes or recurring themes in the saga of “The Gathering Storm.” Many of these notes and ideas I’ve [...]
Archive for February, 2012
The Gathering Storm, Part 21
Posted: February 16, 2012 in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: Crazy Jane, fortunato, GoodKnight, Guardian Corps, Hush-a-Bye, janus, marksburgh, New Judah, query, Underworld
[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] After the tense visit by Janus’ men, a nearly half-hour-long flogging at Hush-a-Bye’s hands had been very therapeutic, and now—flushed and covered with a sheen of sweat all over his bare, bruised, welted and blood-streaked torso—GoodKnight stood near her. “Ya did [...]
Sometimes the lines between homage, inspiration and copy-catting are thin. As I write these stories, I sometimes wonder if there really are any new ideas or memes in the superhero and supervillain world. Now, that may sound maudlin, I know. But I’m not really stressing about it. Just ruminating. (Plus, I’ll be posting another chapter [...]
The Gathering Storm, Part 20
Posted: February 12, 2012 in The Gathering Storm seriesTags: GoodKnight, Hush-a-Bye, janus, ladykiller, Mad Dash, marksburgh, New Judah, query, superheroes, supervillains
[ - To view a list of all current chapters, click here - ] Through a mouthful of glazed doughnut, Carl Beacham mumbled, “Are we there yet?” “Yeah, and we’ve been here a bit over an hour and we’ll be here several hours more at least. But you already knew that. I warned you stakeouts [...]
I’ve let a lot of notes pile up about the Whethermen universe, so in addition to getting new chapters out for “The Gathering Storm” and miscellaneous one-off stories, I’ll be doing a lot of updating of the info pages for this blog, adding characters, bios, background info, history, etc. Prepare to be overwhelmed with everything [...]
