Blog Archive — Page 89
These are some pretty old posts! I don't blog that much any more, but if they are of interest, feel free to browse. Alternatively, you can go back to the homepage to see some more recent stuff.
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The Universe, and Us
Written as a chapter quote for Dragon’s Claw: “Our bodies are the rock of planets Our blood is the fire of suns And our hearts are the light of stars.”
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Pershore, Bloody Pershore
Okay, it ain’t funny any more. I’ve just spent a week doing part two of the oh-so-wonderful business training course at Pershore College. I get virtually no sleep. The food is cold, disgusting and made from a blend of rat and pure carbohydrate. Halfway through, they notice that I’m only...
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Igni Natura Renovatur Integra
Written as a chapter quote for Dragon’s Claw: “Fire is the great destroyer. It burns cities, Scorches forests, Crushes armies, And reduces our souls to ashes. But from destruction comes creation. The light of a flame dispels the darkness, And life begins again. Igni Natura Renovatur Integra.” Ian’s note: “Igni...
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The Making of a Legend
Written as a chapter quote for Dragon’s Claw: “There will come a day when each of us must stand before our God must defeat our demons and make a legend for ourselves.”
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Tortured Souls
Written as a chapter quote for Dragon’s Claw: “The great fire shall come, and the world shall burn. The One will walk in the dark shadows of his own fire, And the burning grey haze shall cloak the world.”
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The Result of the Battle
Written as a chapter quote for Dragon’s Claw: “The result of a battle can not be gauged by observing the plans of a strategist or by listening to the commands of a general only by looking into the eyes of the soldiers, those destined to live or die by those...
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So... it's over...
And so, all things must come to pass… Everything that is, must end… Is this how it ends… after all this time? The system that had become our lives, finished in just a day? Yep, Study Leave has begun and school is over forever! Now, what was I meant to...
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Author's Dreams
“We are all authors in our hearts. Every minute of every day, we are writing our story into the future’s history books.” “The pen and the sword — the two tools by which our hearts and minds shape reality.”
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Untitled, Unfinished Poem
“Walk along the path of changing seasons Showers of leaves fill the air The dark night is closing in Cold wind blows through your hair… Snow ices the ground with its touch At midwinter the darkness abounds The warm glow burns inside Whilst the dark and ice are all around.”...
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Shining Future
“The world is moving so fast No time for rest in this reality Swung randomly on the roller coaster of life Push on through constant strife Alone for a time under starry moon Reflecting on an age long past There’s no way back to that idyll now Run along the...