by Jeffrey Collyer | Jul 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Do not forget whom to fear at last. I have had to be content with killing and torment. But now my plans are laid, and I have begun. I shall not rest until I have eradicated hope from the Earth. Think on that, and be dismayed!” (Stephen R Donaldson, Lord Foul’s Bane)...
by Jeffrey Collyer | Jul 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Uncertainty in life is not a problem to be overcome. Nor should a man wish to avoid it, even were that possible. No. Uncertainty is one of the keys of our existence in this world. For it is as a man traverses life’s many uncertainties that he is forced to make...
by Jeffrey Collyer | Jul 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
For most of us, the suspension of our disbelief is quite natural when we’re reading works of fiction. That’s not necessarily true for all genres and all books, of course, but certainly within the fictional world I inhabit, it is. Whether it’s paranormal, urban...
by Jeffrey Collyer | Jul 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
That which men call courage is oft little more than a foolish sense of invulnerability. At other times it is the pursuit of glory that drives one to dare the impossible. Or perhaps a man’s hero is one who seeks escape from the tedium of daily life, or even from facing...
by Jeffrey Collyer | Jun 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a man takes his first steps on a path never before walked he may be filled with excitement to learn of the trail’s destination, or with fear of what lies hidden along his journey’s route. These feelings may dictate whether he runs or crawls on his way, fear or...
