Free Post nonfiction On Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkien’s case for fantasy as sub-creation, and the joyous “eucatastrophe” that denies ultimate defeat.
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - August 2025 Sibling Suns 3 races ahead, 100+ indie SFF books go on sale, and my new reviews hub debuts.
Free Post nonfiction Poetic Diction by Owen Barfield How language loses magic and how myth can still jolt our modern consciousness.
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - July 2025 Celebrating our victory over the Brits the only way an American fantasy author knows how: with an unhinged newsletter
Free Post newsletter The Odyssey of JoshSE: Year 34 I'm now 34 years young, and it's time for a retrospective!
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - May 2025 The Sibling Suns 3 outline nears completion, an invisible website update, more work on The Agency, and Nazgul celebrates his birthday
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - April 2025 Outlining an epic finale, surprise-launching a video game, and remembering what sleep feels like.
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - March 2025 A peek behind the scenes at my meticulous outlining madness, overly ambitious website upgrades, and the tiny overlord trying to derail my progress.
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - February 2025 Planning to plan for Sibling Suns 3 and website development.
Free Post indie review Sledge vs. The Labyrinth As subtle as a sledgehammer to the skull and as quiet as a Cannibal Corpse album. Fast, gory, and smartly written, I loved this over-the-top thriller.
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - January 2025 A short update in the midst of caring for a small baby!
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - December 2024 Grave of the Waiting's first month, work begins on Sibling Suns 3, and the last giveaway of 2024. Oh yeah, and I have a son now.
Free Post indie review Demon / Deathless My review of the brutally dark first novellas in the God Eater Saga
Free Post indie review Shadows of Nyn'Dira My review of the third dark fantasy book in H.C. Newell's Fallen Light series
Free Post newsletter Archefire Newsletter - November 2024 A special Grave of the Waiting edition of the newsletter. Cover reveal, giveaway, and release date within!
