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Patron Saint: A Sonnet for the Daily Post

Patron Saint Saint of sestinas, sonnets and robots, patron of science and sweet baking cakes, why limit yourself to worshipful tots? When you could be prayed to by handsome rakes? Rolex wearing and luxury driving cheapskates? Neon halos cap steeples in crisp mega-storied cities; they’re falling into ruin. Its’ patrons are dice’n and betting on saints.… Read more

October 16, 2015
Swashbucklers, Rogues and Assassins: The Bad Boys of Fantasy

The bad boys of Fantasy, like the buddy cop flicks we all love, are full of friendship, ribald comments, one-upmanship and enough jokes to lighten up the darkest story. Set in places that range from the epic to the intriguing, their exploits run the gamut from world-ending to a simple heist gone hilariously wrong. Whatever these guys… Read more

October 16, 2015
Crown of Sonnets: Tales of Shayari

A Crown of Sonnets: Tales of Shayari {Drigorem’s Curse} Not enough for you, the councilor’s seat. Not for you, little brother, for your eyes set upon a higher goal. A planned meet sealed your fate and mine. What price in blood buys a state? Did you think you could steal the crown? Read more

October 15, 2015
Tales of Shayari: Death of a King

Death of a King & Drigorem’s Curse (A revised version of this story appears in Chasing Dragons, book 11 of the Curse Breaker series.) Blood pooled, weeping from a gash in his chest and soaking into Drigorem’s clothes. He shivered. The chill stone sucked up his warmth. Boots thudded on stone. Screams and bellows competed… Read more

October 15, 2015
Audio Book vs Audio Drama

in medias res continues its audio book obsession with a look into an emerging trend in the audio book world: audio dramas. What’s the difference between an audio book and an audio drama? A lot apparently. An audio book started out life as a book. Not a comic book or a screen play but a… Read more

October 15, 2015
A Bad Day in Three Concrete Sonnets

Bad Day (Plain Text Version, scroll down for concrete version) I. Cars stopping. Cars honking. Cars whose drivers are texting. Drivers yakking on cellphones. Drivers rubbernecking. Damn those drivers creeping past police cars. Police by cones waiting, why aren’t they nabbing those drivers? Read more

October 14, 2015
Who Will Narrate: Listen and Cast Your Vote

Okay, we’ve talked these last two days about audio books both the professionally produced variety and the self-narrated too. If you need a refresher, pop by this post here for a discussion of professional voice acted audio books and here for the DIY option. You are armed with knowledge and ready to cast your vote… Read more

October 14, 2015
Elegy for Lactose, God how I miss you!

Elegy for Lactose Lost Cheesecake topped with whipped cream, sweet, velvety fudge, smooth ice cream topped with nuts, buttercream frosting heaped onto crumbly cake, I love you and I loathe that you don’t love me. Not a sip, not a crumb, can cross my lips or pay the price I must. Dear lactose it’s over.… Read more

October 13, 2015
Audio Book Meets DIY

Yesterday we talked about audio books, specifically about the money side. You can refresh your memory here about that. I also referred you to a great post that Cecilia Lewis wrote up detailing how you pick a narrator for your book. Read her article here. Yesterday’s discussion centered around the cost to produce audio books and… Read more

October 13, 2015
A Silly Ballad about Buttercream

You’ve been warned. I can’t get this damned thing out of mind so I can write a serious ballad for today’s assignment. So here is the ballad making the rounds in my skull. I hope you get a chuckle. Maybe by the time you read this I will have stopped laughing. Buttercream Day The bakery… Read more

October 12, 2015