Conquering the Gauls
Image courtesy of Pixabay. From Puck Curtis by way of Michael J. Walsh, via Facebook. Two Roman commanders were tasked with conquering the Gauls. One […]
A Little Inspiration
Inspiration: Warships
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher welcomes the French tall ship replica the Hermione off the east coast of the US, in 2015. Photograph: US Navy.
Inspiration: Sunset on Mars
Sunset on Mars, as captured by the Mars Curiosity rover on April 15, 2015.
Inspiration: Werewolf, Stalking
Love this picture of what seems like a werewolf stalking through the woods, which was forwarded to me by Marty Wilsey (though he’s not the […]
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 […]
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 […]