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Meet Rachael Gordon
I just finished the first draft of the second Parata Occult Mystery book, tentatively titled The Betrayed. In honor of this occasion, I thought I’d introduce you to one of my favorite new recurring characters, Rev’s new partner, Rae: New Orleans, Louisiana: 12:49 PM, Sunday, October 14th, 1984 I sat at a worn table in […]
R’lyehian Chants in The Artifact
One of the things that occurs a lot towards the end of The Artifact is that Rev finds himself in black rituals, where cultists gather and intone in guttural, alien languages while they attempt to tap into unknowable energies. So there are sections where Rev’s ears are assaulted with phrases like this: Nafl mnahn’ ah r’luh, llll […]
Confession time
I need to admit something to those of you who have read Desolation: I wrote an epilogue that I removed from the book before I published it. Why? Because it pretty drastically changes the ending, and I’m not sure I like it. Anyway, it goes without saying that spoilers will now follow, as I’ve included the epilogue below. If you’ve […]
The House in the Swamp
As I’ve mentioned in various places, I’ve taken some of the research for the Parata books to an extreme, using real locations and actual Lovecraftian lore wherever I could. As an example, here’s an excerpt of a house Rev investigates as he hunts for the Jar of Nephren-Ka. Below the excerpt, you’ll find the floorplan for […]
Want to know what’s wrong with education?
Posted by in Review on October 31, 2012
Some of you are aware that my career (and a large part of my expertise) is currently focused on perfecting education, however I almost never write about it in my blog, or discuss it in normal conversation. The reasons for this are many, but it mainly boils down to the fact that almost any discussion […]
Three books that destroyed my ability to enjoy standard Sci-Fi
Three books that I have read in recent years have completely eliminated my ability to enjoy your typical space-opera sci-fi. And believe it or not, I think that’s a good thing. Here’s the issue: Most sci-fi authors are not imaginative enough to envision anything that could even approximate reality in 100+ years. The most basic […]
Amazon.com is the Devil
WARNING: This is an angry rant, and probably should not be read by anyone who is easily offended or dislikes swearing. You have been warned. In the “things that really annoy me” category, I have to add Amazon.com’s draconian data-handling policies to the list. Here’s what fired this rant off: I was trying to put […]
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