Discarded Songs From The Steampunk Opera
As i work round the clock to finish the Demo for the 2nd Act of The Dieselpunk Opera (and just fyi, the 3rd Act will be done by mid March. Release date for the Do will be the same as […]
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DRH Character Background 3: Jacqueline O’Brien
Jacqueline O’Brien is the sister of John O’Brien and the aunt of Constance. She and her brother were raised in a blue collar working class home, but Jackie turned out polar opposite from her brother. She was wild, artistic, free […]
Throwing Away Songs
As i’ve said on occasion, if you’re not prepared to work day and night on a song, spent days perfecting it, obsess over it, and then throw it away when you realize there’s something that would work better, then you […]
A Trip Through Chernobyl
So speaking of disasters in Russia (seriously, exploding meteor?!?! I don’t know if there’s a person on this planet who did not utter the words “Holy FUCK” when they found out and saw pics of that) here’s a great site […]
A Very Short Story By China Mieville
It is no secret to longer readers that i am a big China Mieville fan. When i stumbled across Perdido Street Station back in 2001 i had given up reading fantasy, as i had simply grown unbearably bored with it. […]
Dieselpunk Opera Update
I am well passed the halfway point of the 2nd Act. Normally this wouldn’t be such a big deal, but in the Dieselpunk Opera the 2nd Act is a double length act. The DO will be the same length as the Steampunk […]
Fictional Characters You Hate
Here’s an idea i ran across that’s fun. Name 5 fictional characters you hate. They just drive you NUTS. Let’s be clear however, i’m not talking about a character designed to be hated. Joffrey and Cersei Lannister for instance. We […]
kaSSandrA’s Surreal Dreams
Meet photographer Elena Vizerskaya, better known as kaSSandrA. She’s from Kiev and her work is…. her work is stunning. Really, look at this stuff. it’s breathtaking. She has a blog that’s here which i BEG you to go check out. And […]
Sweeney Todd In Concert
It’s no secret i bloody love Sondheim. You’d think i would listen to musicals, being that i basically write them. But… look. I really was into them as a kid and a teen but as time went by i started […]
The Most Beautiful Abandoned Places
It is rare that i just outright rip off another blog, but once in a blue moon it happens. Today is just such an azure terrestrial satellite. Over at FrancescoMugnai, he posted pics of all these gorgeous abandoned places. I […]