Inspiration: Titanic Dogs
One of the few existing photos of some of the dogs that were taken aboard the ill-fated Titanic by first-class passengers. The only pets that […]
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Inspiration: Into the Blizzard
What is this pair doing out in the middle of the blizzard? What are they hunting? Or is something hunting them?
Inspiration: Alien Skies
I envision this as the sky of a Jovian-like alien gas giant, with some lucky observer catching the moment when it’s possible to see down […]
Inspiration: Grav Speeder on an Alien World
I love the colors and the sense of speed in this image of a futuristic vehicle, perhaps some sort of grav speeder, flying over an […]
Author Chow: Sirloin of Beef
This is the Scottish wedding dinner provided by my brother-in-law, Tommy Brady, and his lovely bride, Jacqueline Mckweown-Brady, at their wedding reception on June 30, […]
Post-Apocalyptic Stories: What Comes After the End?
Everybody loves a good apocalypse. And there are lots of post-apocalyptic stories that are worth your attention. For the “Post-Apocalpytic Fiction” panel at Balticon, I […]
Author Chow: Bangers and Mash
If you want your favorite authors to keep pumping out those stories, they gotta be fed properly. That’s what these Author Chow entries are all […]
Inspiration: Godzilla
This is a shot from the movie Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards. I think this is a stunning scene that contrasts the human scale with […]
Inspiration: Cat People
This is an image of a strangely moving, recurring dream sequence from Cat People, the 1982 romantic horror movie starring Nastassja Kinski and Malcolm McDowell. […]
Inspiration: Worst Cities in a Zombie Apocalypse
If you’ve ever worried about which cities would be the worst to be in when a zombie apocalypse starts, well, here’s an infographic that ranks […]