On Fantasy – 2

read part 1 In my first “On Fantasy” piece, I began exploring what fantasy meant to me in early childhood. How the entertainment I consumed shaped my capacity for imagination as well as the imagery I utilized.However, the single most important thing for my fantasies and imagined worlds, the foundation upon which all of it … Continue reading On Fantasy – 2

The Children of Stron – part 3

Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 read part 2 It was almost a two-day ride back to the Pekot school. The weather was pleasant when they set out, but turned cold and misty by the evening. Sir Gareth’s quartermaster had rewarded them with some copper coins when they turned in the bandits’ weapons they … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 3

The Children of Stron – part 2

Table of Contents (spoilers) read part 1 With the bandits all taken care of, the juniors of Pekot school gathered in the meadow to stand around and stare at the gutshot fellow. Knuckle had made short and horrifying work of the last two bandits in the river with his greatsword, and all the others had … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 2

On Fantasy – 1

Seeing as my blog to this point has mainly been navel gazing over my random thoughts and gripes, and since I am meant to be in a transition to a fantasy format now, I thought I may as well do some navel gazing about my random thoughts about fantasy.With this in mind, I would now … Continue reading On Fantasy – 1

The Children of Stron – part 1

Table of Contents (spoilers) The four lads from the Pekot orphanage and boarding school were not happy. They had been dispatched by the Brothers of the Holy Stone, who ran the school, to help the local authorities root out bandits from the hills of the frontier. It was not this mission that had upset them. … Continue reading The Children of Stron – part 1