Rituals fascinate me. They’re the glue that binds a culture, the rhythm that gives meaning to ordinary days, and the stage where myth and memory meet. In “When the Earth Forgets”, Ortog undergoes the Rite of Green Iron. Statues filled with burning coals are placed on his body, testing his endurance and his ability to […]
Category: Worldbuilding
Physics and the Fantastic
Magic is the most wonderful form of “unobtanium.” It allows anything to happen, regardless of energy requirements, differences in mass and density, and subverts all requirements for fuel. Strong and weak forces? Out the window! And that’s part of what makes it so wonderful to read about. Good stories featuring magic have good systems in […]