I wanted to let you know that I’m taking steps to leave Medium. It’s no longer financially logical to keep throwing my money at a corporation that isn’t just helping me get ahead (and therefore make more money off me), but that is actively diverting eyeballs from my content to…

Here for your imaginative enjoyment are 6 more story prompts. Have fun with them! His loved one died, but is alive in a parallel universe, and he is getting clues as to her life there The Furies — the Vengeance Deities of classical mythology — are back, but hire their…

For short stories or free writing… I love the fantasy genre, and short fiction, but sometimes it’s not easy marrying the two. So here are a few ideas for you to use however you’d like. Flash fiction, short stories, micro-fiction, or even plots for novellas! Have fun! A Fairy Godmother…

And be healthier! Vegetables can keep for years if dehydrated and stored properly. Among the best vegetables for dehydrating are tomatoes, carrots, beets, beans, squash, onions, peas, celery, corn, pumpkin, and broccoli. Some of these you can eat dry, like vegetable chips, and others will lend themselves to use in…

Are older models safe? My introduction to dehydrating came when I was gifted an older model dehydrator that had been in someone’s closet for years. They had lost the manual, couldn’t remember when they’d bought it but did remember that it had always worked well for them. …

If writing fantasy is your jam… You’ve been invited to the home of a retired Warrior-for-hire for lunch. Before you sit down to eat, your host takes you on a tour of their home. Describe some of their trophies and spoils from their glory days. How did they get those? …

There’s more to bread than fluffy white The History of Bread According to history, the earliest bread was made in or around 8000 BC in the Middle East, specifically Egypt. It’s believed their brewing expertise combined with the warm climate, produced the world’s first sourdough by adding wild yeast to the bread mixture. Romans…

It’s all in the planning… When was the last time you had a power outage that lasted for more than three hours? Has your neighborhood ever flooded or come through a landslide? Have you ever been laid off and unsure where grocery money was going to come from? Has wildfire…

The importance of food to fantasy fiction “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” — J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) One of the parts of worldbuilding I enjoy is the creation of food for my story characters. It’s…