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Short Piece: Ley Lines for the Interdimensionally Curious

A round sigil against a cloudy, dark blue backdrop. A nine pointed star, with its topmost point elongated, sits in the middle of a sandy blue sphere. In the center of the star is a black circle representing a void. Surrounding the star are random golden dots and scratches.

Something I’ve come to despise in fantasy is worldbuilding. Well, not the idea of it—the practice of it. The overabundance of it. The reams of text that surround a single concept because a writer took the “show don’t tell” rule seriously. In fact, maybe enlighten yourself and think critically for once about the “rules” you’ve…

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Short Story: The Measure of a Realm

A round sigil against a cloudy, dark blue backdrop. A nine pointed star, with its topmost point elongated, sits in the middle of a sandy blue sphere. In the center of the star is a black circle representing a void. Surrounding the star are random golden dots and scratches.

One of the struggles I have is introducing my fantasy world of Eximirene and just how to do it. Another struggle I have is with the fantasy genre itself. I’m tired of the doorstop bulkiness of modern titles and publishing companies demanding that I invest time, energy, and love into yet another high fantasy world……

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