From the bowyer of archaic bows to modern target shooting, and all the usages of the bow through history and modern time.
The Periphery War
In setting description: The Periphery War was Humanity’s first interstellar war. It started because of a political movement on Earth and then spread out to many other star systems. The idea was a desire for a greater political and economic unity between all the human...
Ace of swords-Keara’s Tarot
This is a bit of dabbling with part of the rough draft for this chapter. Artwork by Raina Kuptz. Ace of Swords. Alexander entered the forge boldly and with purpose. He walked toward the light of the smith's fire, stepping around piles of metal ingots and fuel for the...
Keara Summoned
She sat in her hall upon the large black oak chair at the head of a long banquet table. Around the table sat her retainers. The fireplace behind her was large enough to contain while tree trunks ablaze, but the hearth was filled with only ashes of a fire that had...
What is UnWelcome Neighbors
by Erl Tyriss What is Unwelcome Neighbors? It is several things. It is a setting for various fictional creations, but also encompassing a thematic series of creative works. UwN (UnWelcome Neighbors) is in setting terms three a parallel universes of Earths and Milky...
Planned Midgardr series of novels
The Midgardr Series is a planned connected 6 novel series where all novels are set in the same setting and with similar thematic tones. The tones draw from a wide range of Germanic mythic and legendary cycles. The concept is not just to draw from the Nordic branch of...
UnWelcome Neighbors is a literary experiment
Unwelcome Neighbors is a space opera setting. That is the first thing that can be said about it. But it goes just a little further than that in its themes and subgenre parts. The attempt in creating the setting and the stories set within it, were to experiment with a...
Bow hunting: Tree stand versus Still hunting
Bow hunting: Tree stand versus Still hunting Let me start by saying that these are merely my opinions and observations on the differences between these two styles of bow hunting. Over the years I have meet many people that prefer one over the other, and some hunters...
Keys to Tartarus, chapter 1
Max sat at the large desk late into the night. After completing the algorithm development by hand, he was now programming the computer to handle the necessary calculations. Actuarial work in the 21st century was little different than the 19th century; just the tools...
Summary
Hades was happy to retire into obscurity when the Greek gods stepped down from worshipped figure heads. He now lives his life as an actuary, but he has held onto some elements of his old regalia, including one of the 5 keys to the Pit of Tartarus. Now someone wants...
The Periphery War
The Periphery War was Humanity’s first interstellar war. It started because of a political movement on Earth and then spread out to many other star system. The idea was a desire for a greater political and economic unity between all the human settlements and nations...