Erotica, fantasy, and horror writer.
Selection of my favorite Twittersnip magic spells of the year 2024, chosen from my X feed. 2024 Magic Spells (Best of) Amphibian Trailblazer: The mage can lay down an invisible trail for others to follow over both land and water. Claws of the Peacock: Curse that makes a character overly concerned with their attractiveness …
My favorite Twittersnip magic items of the year 2024, chosen from my Twitter feed. 2024 Magic Items (Best of) Athena’s Purification Tonic: Drinkers receive wisdom and strength (+2 each) like that of the Greek goddess. Lasts for a few hours. Physical components are an owl feather and gorgon blood. Beetle Slippers: Made of wool …
The Fall of Númenor by J. R. R. Tolkien, ed. by Brian Sibley William Morrow, 2022 [ #23 Pixies and Dryads and Elves, oh my! : A high fantasy ] I am backposting this review, as I finished the book only a few days before the end of 2024. Let’s hope 2025 is a little …
Made in 1652 of felted wool and on display at the National Museum of Folklore in Gothenburg, Sweden. NOT. (It’s AI.) The next oldest is this child’s garment from 1740 which is in possession of the New York State Historical Society. NOT.
A blast from the past! Past years, that is, of random Christmas names for songs, scents, foods, and characters. Randomgen Christmas names from years past Species of Santa German Christmas Cookies Christmas Traditions Around the World Christmas Cocktails The Best of Twittersnips (Christmas) Christmas Songs Christmas Characters Christmas Scents Santa’s Elves Santa’s Bad Elves …
This oddball Christmas special from the 1980s. Many more oddball, lost, and forgotten Christmas specials from decades past. All you ever wanted to know about old Christmas tree lights. Let’s start drooling over the explosion of Betelgeuse when the supernova comes. It might be a new Star of Bethlehem!
Since I just finished watching The Rings of Power on Amazon, and am also reading Tolkien’s compilation The Fall of Numenor, I’ve a mind to talk about Tolkien’s Wizards. First off, there weren’t that many of them. There are only three as characters in the main trilogy: Gandalf the Grey, Saruman the White, and Radagast …
As a Midjourney beginner trying to generate pictures with a certain “look” one of the most useful stylistic tricks is the –sref function. The reference pic can’t be any old image though. The more distinct and stylized it is, the better. The simpler and clearer it is, the better. This is where real art education …
I recently came across two foreign editions of The Hobbit I haven’t seen before. First, The Little Gnome. I guess the translator didn’t think the made-up word “hobbit” was understandable to Portuguese audiences? That said, I like the cover design. It’s whimsical if misleading — hobbits had nothing to do with mushrooms, except for eating …
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