Mythology Amaroks are giant wolf-like creatures from Inuit mythology. They are said to hunt human hunters who perform their tasks alone at night. While wolves hunt in packs, an Amarok is truly a "lone wolf" and always hunts alone. There are other, specific tales of Amarok taking care of their [...]
Mythology Undines are a group of water elementals that are almost universally depicted as having a female form. Mermaids, naiades, nereides, nymphs, and limnads fall within this grouping. It is said they lack a human soul until marry a human and bear him a child. Any man who is unfaithful [...]
Mythology Pamola is a cold weather spirit that is said to live in or on Katahdin, which is the tallest mountain in Maine. The spirit has the head of a moose, the body of a man, and the feet and wings of an eagle. The Abenaki mythos reflects Pamola as [...]
Mythology The word "warg" is an anglicization of the word "vargr" from Norse mythology. The word translates as "wolf," but has deeper connotations of wolves that chase the sun and moon across the sky. Of course, the most well-known vargr is Fenrir, who is the wolf-child of Loki and a [...]
Mythology Humbaba the Terrible was a giant with the face of a lion who guarded the Cedar Forest of ancient Mesopotamian legends. The Cedar Forest was where the gods lived, and by the will (or order) of Enlil, Humbaba also terrorized humans. The Epic of Gilgamesh describes Humbaba's roar as [...]
Mythology In Polish and Wendish folklore, earthquakes released the gods from the Void and left behind hollows in the ground. There are many creatures living in this hollows, and one of them is the impish Skrzak. They live in highly-vaulted chambers underground and attack anyone nearby without warning or mercy. [...]
The audiobook for Viper's Bane went live on Friday! Today is the first time I've had a chance to sit down at my computer and plink away at the keyboard, so here's my official announcement of the audiobook release. The same narrator, Charles Kehlenberg, did this book as well as [...]
This is a day late because a power outage that started yesterday about noon and continued for another 22 hours. I blame Mother Nature because, well, it was her fault after all. Colorado (and other places) were hit with a "Bomb Cyclone" that brought hurricane-force winds, loads of snow, and [...]
The audiobook for Griffin's Feather is finally live! If you want to hear the wonderful Charles Kahlenberg narrate his way through my words and push his fantastic voice into your ear space, head on over to Audible as fast as you can to get your copy. This is a limited [...]
The second novel in the Modern Mythology series is coming soon from WordFire Press. The edits are done. The cover art is done. As far as I know, the remaining steps are: Cover layoutInterior layout for printEbook layoutFinal readersMe making any adjustments based on final reader feedback This makes me [...]
