No artist creates his works in a vacuum. Beyond the conscious influence of books read, artwork seen, minds probed (through conversation or exchange of letters), writers are in no small part products of everything that surrounds them--people, places, things, events. MILTON'S CENTURY is designed to place one particular genius--John Milton, arguably the finest poet the English nation (perhaps even Western... [click here for more]
Dragons have always been a prevalent part of the mythos of humankind. Since ancient times they have existed in the hazy twilight of the sunrise and the darkening shadows given strength by the fading sun. They have dwelt with us in virtually every culture that has risen or fallen in the long existence of this fragile world. We only upon occasion, catch a fleeting glimpses of them, as we pass through... [click here for more]