Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Feathered Flight
If this doesn't get you jazzed about space flight, I don't know what will. It looks like Virgin Galactic may have licked the re-entry problem for space flight by building a plane that literally folds itself in half for a more controlled re-entry. It's an amazing bit...
Failed Origami
If you haven't discovered the wonderful 8in8 "Nighty Night" album, I highly recommend you check it out. It combines the talents of Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, Damian Kulash, and Neil Gaiman to create a lovely 6-track album released under a Creative Commons license. This...
Why We D&D
Great little vidoc about gamers, D&D, and why we love to game. Enter the Dragon from Roshan Murthy on Vimeo. Props to Wil Wheaton for the linkage.
Fiction
A Warm Glow
Orthael watched the child raise her weapon to point at him, felt the Judgement shiver slightly in recognition. Through it, the All-Consumer whispered of times long past, when demigods and archangels had come to the lands of men to fight darkness. The triple-flamed...
Flames of the Fire
"Orthael!" she spat. "Protector of life, servant of the All-Consumer." Her voice dripped disdain. "Summoned by a local parish, no doubt." Orthael nodded. "To protect us." He nodded again. "Well, holy man, where were you when my village was destroyed by one of the...
An Introduction and a Challenge
"I ask you again," Malika said. "Who be you, and how be it you come to be here, just at this very moment? Be you a final test, holy man or not, to confirm my resolve, to baptize me in the fire of purification against the forces of Ashmar?" She could feel her tone...