Yesterday, pop culture lost a giant.

You may not know his name, but I guarantee you know his work. And, I’d bet, you’d even find his face oddly familiar. Born Stanley Martin Lieber, he would become known to the world as Stan Lee. Lee, along with Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and a handful of others, created the Marvel Universe of superheroes. Spider-Man? His. Fantastic Four? His. Avengers, the X-Men,…

What better way to celebrate the new year than by reading the final chapter of The Dagger of Tiamat? If you need a refresher course, the previous five chapters can be found here. I promise the next serial will have a tighter schedule. Enjoy! The Dagger of Tiamat, Part Six A simple dirt lane ran north from the A9 motorway, cutting through a stretch of ancient woodlands just north of the village of…

Here’s a little Christmas gift from me to you: the penultimate chapter of The Dagger of Tiamat. Odds are you have forgotten what has come before, so feel free to refresh your memory here. I would love to close out the year with the final chapter, but let’s take this one step at a time. Enjoy! The Dagger of Tiamat, Part Five Summer Wright stared at the computer screen. The lines of code stared…

Another snippet of an idea of a thing that never went much further. Maybe one of these days… # The Captain watched with growing consternation as the stranger pranced across the deck of his airship. His long, ungainly legs carried him from the port railing to the starboard and back, his spindly arms flailing about as he muttered to himself.     The stranger had come aboard in Cardiff with a letter…

Do you remember what happened the last time? What’s the deal with that sword-wielding redhead? Who is the Champion of Avalon? Answers await you, gentle reader in:  The Dagger of Tiamat, Part Four Brendan took in the vision before him. Gwen Sinclair, his college girlfriend, decked out in some kind of eldritch armor. Complete with sword and what appeared to be an enchanted cloak. “I’m guessing…