“The beast of the gulch is on the move. It hunts without reason. It kills without eating. Its prey is the sound of a beating heart. Within the shallows of the gulch dwells death.”
A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Special Effects Chest pain Is a constant A wall between myself and the body There is a chronology that I am separated from as I hover Above the flesh, noncommittal Like a prince who can’t make up his mind You’re falling into the water You’re stumbling
Creator Journals 7/10/25 It was a busy day today, and I still managed to get out 1500 words and finish chapter 6. I’ve been busy and stressed, but I think I’m getting stronger. I think I’m gaining a better immunity to distractions. I’ve also started going on daily walks and drinking more water, so it’s
There are a lot of feelings and ideas that are hard to express in typical prose. I’m going to be doing a little bit of experimenting here. This used to be my poetry blog before I started posting Creator Journals, so I was thinking of reintroducing some of that. I think on Wednesdays, I’ll post
Creator Journals 7/8/25 Can you believe it’s already the 8th of July? It was the 7th just yesterday! Man! For mysterious reasons, the headaches are back today, so that’s limiting what I can write by a lot. I’m finding difficulty just writing this blog post, in fact. I think I need to reconfigure my publishing
Creator Journals 7/7/25 I didn’t write any Beach Knight today. Instead, I prepped and wrote lore for a D&D game I’m about to run. I use the same world for my D&D games and my books, so it helps out regardless. It struck me today just how many people groups I’m inventing. How many nations
Creator Journals 7/6/25 There’s a lot of societal injustice in the world right now. It’s all over the news and all over my social feeds. It’s hard to stay above the water, stay positive and keep it from stressing me out. Stress causes me a number of physical symptoms, so I’m trying my best to
Creator Journals 7/5/25 Last night was the 4th of July so I watched “Sinners”. It was really well written, direct and acted, but I wasn’t sure what it was trying to say. I also drank way too much wine. Today I am suffering the consequences of that wine while I hide away in a little
Creator Journals 7/4/25 Happy 4th! However you might feel about the USA right now, the date is certainly July 4th. That part is true, and I hope the day is a good one for you. When I was a kid, I used to get up in the morning and watch a small local parade, then
Creator Journals 7/3/25 It’s my day off today. I did a bit of outlining, but I’m going into town soon to meet my wife and watch some fireworks, so I don’t have a lot of extra time. I was going over some of the earlier parts of BK and realized I want to do more
Creator Journals 7/2/25 I’m hot off a writing streak. Just pounded out a thousand words for chapter 6. I’m introducing a lot of my side characters in this chapter. I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to cram so many introductions into one chapter, but also, I think it could be a neat challenge.
Creator Journals 7/1/25 July has begun. Summer is upon us. It really feels like Spring just ended, but oh well. Today I was supposed to do a lot of outlining. Admittedly, I only did a little bit of outlining. Better than nothing, I guess. For whatever reason, my mind and body really didn’t want to
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