Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Halo 3 Webcomics
I'm pleased to announce the official launch of "Halo 3 Webcomics":http://halo3webcomics.com, a collective for other Halo 3 comics writers to share their stories. It's my opinion that one of the biggest barriers to publishing a webcomic is affordable hosting. I'm...
Creative Commons on Photographs
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love digital media. Most of my hobbies involve something to do with the Internet in one form or another, and just recently I reworked "my photoblog":http://photos.shamuswrites.com with a new theme and fresh photos updating every...
Apocalyptica
Recently, a friend of mine turned me on to a band called Apocalyptica (thanks, Oboe). Long-time readers of this blog know I'm a huge fan of classical music and not such a huge fan of most forms of popular music. Being a musician myself, I'm rather particular about the...
Fiction
Shadow Man
I saw a shadow man today, tracking me through the corn. It kept its distance, for which I was grateful, but it moved when I moved, stepped where I stepped, stumbled when I stumbled. It stayed with me for some time before I stopped and turned to face it. Hey, there,...
Godshaker
The table in front of Traxis is littered with little bits and parts, spare pieces collected from weapons gathered up over the long years of roaming in the wilds, all pre-City. The weapons themselves are long gone, many damaged beyond repair during the heat of one...
The Guardian and the Archive
The sun rises above the Enceladean horizon, and the small moon’s icy surface immediately begins to sublimate. Wisps of vapor rise and dance, looking for all the world like tendrils of delicate smoke. The vapor coils and writhes and is carried through the thin...