Vicious and Malicious
The woman leaned down and grasping the knife handle, jerked it out, blood from the blade spattering her fur lined cloak. “A danger...
Author Interview
I want to extend special thanks to Stuart from Always Trust In Books for his fine work and dogged support of good books. Somehow he...
Kitchens
Some loving descriptions of kitchen work from 'The Fell Hound of Adversity', with accompanying illustration I scratched out that tries to...
Deleted Scenes
Here's a sketch for an early scene that got scrapped in rewrites. I always wonder if providing too much imagery for a story is doing the...
Cityscapes
More architecturally ludicrous skylines. from 'The Fell Hound of Adversity': Lenny looked out at the city skyline ghostly pale in the...
Ed McBain
Ed McBain had some great lines. For example, from his classic 'The Gutter and the Grave': "I’m a drunk. I think we’d better get that...
Ukiyo-e
Here's a drawing I knocked together, depicting Yoshitsune and Benkai meeting at the bridge. It's based on a woodblock print I saw many...
The Terrible Northmen
Njal's Saga is an epic Icelandic saga about a lawyer. It's full of vicious Viking duels and complicated legal maneuverings through the...
Sea Scallops Grilled in Butter and Rum
In my time in the kitchens I’ve rubbed elbows with all manner of folk, the varied sort that inhabit that tumultuous underworld of the...
Finding the Tone
Playing around, trying to get the tone of the waterfront right. Not really useful, but a way to pass the time while trying to figure how...
