Carliro

Ishtar Ascendant

I am she of powerful wings,

Gusts of wind scouring the earth,

The earth which I rule,

Which I rule as I do the heavens and hell.

I am the conqueror,

She who bears the prongs of the antelope,

The talons of the eagle,

The twin leopards at my flanks.

I who rule all three realms remake them to my will.

Dream Time

(Set in Barraw, a plane at Magic: Expanded Multiverse)

 Damin stirs the fire.

On most of Barraw, this would have been easier than breathing. But in the hanging swamps, the air was sultry, viscous and hot as if the marsh water was one with the air. This suited the Batarka and their holistic ravings, but for Damin it was hell. He was far from his beloved outback and the gaze of the sun; whatever sunlight he drew forth in these accursed foggy lands was life-giving if som...

Dumbledore Syndrome

Within a single hour, Voltron: Legendary Defender has gone from a beloved revival of both a long running franchise and action animation as a whole to a highly divise series. This controversy is primarily rooted in how the show has decided to tackle the issue of LGBT representation: one of its main characters, the former black lion paladins Shiro, has been officially revealed as a gay man, but his love i...

Inspiration

In case you were forgetting about flying volaticotheres, got another breakthrough with Ichthyoconodon's and Jugulator's molar encasements. Stay tuned in, because I can promise you wings in amber are a matter of time. 

Thylacophocids

The most mysterious lineage of marine mammals, thylacophocids are a cryptic but incredibly diverse clade ranging from small, otter-like forms to whale sized marine predators. They are the most successful and disparate group of non-therian mammals, their ancient origins in part implicating for both their bizarre body plans and ecologies as well as cryptic habits, having been pushed to specialised niches by more recent placental swimmers.

Thylacophocids diverged from all other mammals...

As above so below

All life is connected, all life is one. Harmony is the usual conclusion from this, but I prefer to tug at the chains. The spirits and gods may be worthy of respect, but they will respect me as well.

Aerocetes

So in the light of the ridiculous "Titan Dolphin" here's my idea for flying cetaceans replacing The Future Is Wild's flying critters:

1- Five million years ago, a lineage of cetaceans acquires the habit of flapping its forelimbs while porpoising. Over time, the flipper replaces the tail as the main propulsor, leading to penguin-like cetaceans (gannetwhales).

2- Over time penguin-like cetaceans develop progressively larger flippers, allowing for true powered flight. Cetaceans...

Spell casting

Putin dies and suffers with each breath I take.

Each time I walk ten thousand bones of his break.

Each time I breath a thousand pieces of his soul are burned.

Each time the sun rises his flesh is burnt to cinder.

Each time the wind blows his skin is scraped from his bones.

Oh gods above and below me, kill this abomination and make him suffer;

Make him suffer a thousand deaths every second of every hour of year one thousand years.

How to pronounce the Persian sun god

Modern Theogony

Ancient Galaxies, you are the openers of the way. Your songs are the tapestry of my thoughts, my words, my actions. Your weave Light and Dark into a strange prophecy, of waxing and waning, of Heat and Stillness. Your hairs are the strings of Plasma and your veins our flesh. Ancient strings and gyres, move the tapestry before my eyes, so I may sing more clearly. Move me to extremes, and guide me through these spells.

First, there was Light. It was an ocean of white fire, and within it was born ...

Sun Mother

May the Sun be rejoiced!

Light waxes warmer, ochre becomes gold, gold becomes silver

As the swift swans enliven day!

She is the womb,

The golden placenta that gestates and births life

Upon the earth; her light milk and yolk to nourish and color.

Her form, an egg,

Always breaking its shell,

From which phoenixes rise.

Children are raised under her warmth,

Flowers blossom and foals grow,

Stags sprout the ...

Redesigned Aethersworn

Did some drastic world building redesigning on Aethersworn. Will show them when the time is right, of course.

Flying Volaticotheres paper on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079Z174YK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1519313397&sr=1-1&keywords=possible+flight+adaptations

Fallen Máni: First Ætt (feat "Remember Me")

 The first third of my novel is out!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079SSP8X2

This took me seven long years to write, and I'm glad I can share at least part of it.

Fox Amoore's "Remember Me" inspired this story, so naturally I used it (with permission AND payment). Additional credits go also to Travis Ratledge (vocals) and Dylan Bajda (the commissioned picture you see, that's the cover). ...

Fallen Máni: First Ætt

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079SSP8X2

Cover by Dylan Bajda.

Fallen Máni: First Aett Completed

Undergoing editing before publishing.