Full Moon Inspirations

06/27/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/06/27/the-eye-of-the-world-book-i-of-the-wheel-of-time-by-robert-jordan/

When monstrous Trollocs attack the Two Rivers, Rand Al’Thor finds himself caught in the winds of destiny that will lead him far beyond his home and into a vast world he has heard about only…

05/21/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/05/21/review-of-robert-e-howards-western-tales/

Towards the sadly premature ending of his life, legendary pulp author Robert E. Howard, who excelled at stories of sword and sorcery fantasy, sword and planet/planetary romance science fiction, c…

04/24/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/04/24/review-of-the-beasts-of-tarzan-book-iii-in-the-tarzan-series-by-edgar-rice-burroughs/?fbclid=IwAR3jCtVH3LFZkv7kBrHWpU4fDhaVcRAU7MzAW5u_R81w_a1vhUAysWpGoGQ

Jack Greystoke, the infant son of Lord Greystoke, a.k.a Tarzan, and his wife Jane Porter, has been kidnapped by the nefarious Nikolas Rokoff and his right-hand man, Alexis Paulvitch, who have escap…

03/27/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/27/review-of-mexican-gothic-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/

When socialite Noemi Taboada receives a letter from her cousin implying that she is in grave danger, she travels to visit her in the Mexican countryside, and discovers a foreboding, slowly-decaying…

03/21/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/21/review-of-robert-e-howard-changed-my-life-edited-by-jason-m-waltz/

There’s no doubt in my mind that Robert E. Howard is one of the greatest writers of all time. He is the father of sword and sorcery, and is also known for his stories of dark fantasy, planeta…

03/18/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/18/review-of-road-to-perdition-by-max-allan-collins/

Michael O’Sullivan is a dearly loved father and family man that would do anything for his children and wife. He is also the chief enforcer for the Irish Mob. When his son sneaks in on a missi…

03/11/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/11/review-of-dolores-claiborne-by-stephen-king/

Housemaid and inhabitant of Little Tall Island, Maine, Dolores Claiborne, has been arrested for murder. This isn’t, however, the first murder she has committed. The first was her son-of-a-bit…

03/05/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/03/05/review-of-cocaine-nights-by-j-g-ballard/

Charles Prentice is a renowned travel writer, and when his brother Frank, the owner of the Club Nautico, a Spanish resort and notoriously wild discotheque, is arrested and accused of setting fire t…

02/19/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/02/19/review-of-the-drums-of-chaos-by-richard-l-tierney/

The adept magus Simon of Gitta is on a quest for revenge in the Holy Land against the Roman officials responsible for killing his family. He will not rest until the blood of his parents’ murd…

02/13/2022

R.I.P. to a sword and sorcery icon. :(

http://www.castaliahouse.com/richard-l-tierney-r-i-p/

I received a message Tuesday night that Richard L. Tierney had died. It was the proverbial punch to the gut as I had talked to Dick a few weeks earlier and he seemed to be doing fine for a man in h…

02/12/2022

01/19/2022

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2022/01/19/review-of-the-gardens-of-lucullus-by-richard-l-tierney-and-glenn-rahman/

When the renowned mage of the ancient world, Simon of Gitta is brought back to Rome in chains for daring to aid some of the tribes of the wild frontier of the North against the Empire, he is set fr…

01/15/2022

https://anchor.fm/spokenwordpoetrypodcast/episodes/Spoken-Word-Poetry-Reading-Life-is-a-Creative-Process-e1cviiq

Listen to Poet, Ariana R Cherry read her original poem about life as she compares it to art...We as humans are always a "work in progress," as life is a continuous process.

12/24/2021

https://dmrbooks.com/test-blog/2021/12/24/things-that-are-undone-and-ought-not-to-be-a-sword-and-sorcery-studies-wish-list?fbclid=IwAR3mw5G5j_1M4rodrbNztWlJcK1kyURHib3GrNY7Ek1UT0EPSC3TlgNoZrw

It strikes that there is a lot left to be done in the field of sword-and-sorcery studies. To paraphrase the poignant lament of Roy Batty, I don’t want to see these bits of sword-and-sorcery history lost forever, though I fear they could be.

12/15/2021

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2021/12/15/review-of-the-winds-of-zarr-by-richard-l-tierney/

The powerful and wicked empire of Khem has conquered most of the known world. The Habiru slaves toil and suffer under their cruel yoke. While a prophet arises out of the Habiru and demands that the…

12/03/2021

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2021/12/03/review-of-sorcery-against-caesar-the-complete-simon-of-gitta-short-stories-by-richard-l-tierney/

Alot of people who have heard or read of Simon of Gitta or “Simon Magus” as he is more popularly known, know the Simon from the Bible, who is portrayed as a cunning, evil sorcerer and m…

11/15/2021

https://thesilverkey.blogspot.com/2021/11/signs-of-modest-s-revival.html

A blog about sword-and-sorcery and fantasy literature, and related movies, music, and role-playing games.

11/08/2021

check out these paintings completed by a talented 7 year old!!!

11/04/2021

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2021/11/04/review-of-the-three-musketeers-volume-i-of-the-dartagnan-romances-by-akexandre-dumas/

As the Wars of Religion rage across 17th Century Europe, the young Gaskin Frenchman D’Artagnan has great ambition to enlist in King Louis XIII’s royal musketeers. But a mysterious, shad…

10/29/2021

10/26/2021

Reading counts! 🧡
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10/08/2021

Watch this...and don't tell me that you aren't smiling when this is over. I love the energy between this father and son.

09/21/2021

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Our favorites include works by Tanith Lee, Karl Edward Wagner, Stephen King and Charles R. Saunders

09/21/2021

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2021/09/21/review-of-song-of-kali-by-dan-simmons/

When a famous Hindu poet believed to be dead reportedly becomes alive again an American literary magazine editor travels to Calcutta, India to unravel the mystery, and uncovers some truly harrowing…

09/16/2021

This!!

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09/11/2021

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One of the most poignant songs ever written about 9/11. The song really touches me because 9/11/2001 was my 25th wedding anniversary and we were on a Caribbe...

09/10/2021

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2021/09/10/review-of-the-monk-by-matthew-gregory-lewis/

The Abbot Ambrosio is a prestigious, handsome, and much-idolized monk who is the head of a monastery in Medieval Spain. He is regarded by the populace to be spotless, innocent, and godlike in his m…

08/31/2021

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08/29/2021

08/28/2021

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Oh, I've had a funny week! Some days poorly and some days so creative! See what I get up to in this week's video. A trip to fairyland, some fairy dust and of...

08/27/2021

08/26/2021

Look closer at this artist's work and you'll thousands of tiny ghost-like figures screaming into the ether.

08/25/2021

Today's Quote:

08/25/2021

https://arianarcherry.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/where-do-you-find-inspiration-for-art/

I have been submerging myself back into my art again and trying to post it online in my Etsy shop and also building a website with my products as well. Building a website and putting your art for s…

08/24/2021

With the sweltering summer heat still here, it is hard to really picture or feel the cool breeze of autumn just yet... But I thought I would get an early start on the season and explain how Autumn can inspire romance... Just think about it - cool air, sharing warm snuggles, gathering around the fire - that just makes us want to hug closer to those that we love... And that is what I tried to capture in this poetic artwork...

08/20/2021

https://jwwrightauthor.wordpress.com/2021/08/20/review-of-the-list-of-7-book-i-of-the-arthur-conan-doyle-duology-by-mark-frost/

Aspiring author and physician Arthur Conan Doyle is invited to a séance where he witnesses both frightening supernatural phenomena and a murder most foul. He then crosses paths with an enigmatic st…