An anonymous friend of mine who works for the US Government studying contractors tells me: “In Afghanistan, [shipping]‘s not as big a problem [as between Kuwait and Iraq] because the shipping companies are mostly local and they know who to pay off. If you look at pictures of Afghan and Pakistani trucks online, you can [...]
In Xenon: the world is made of a map that’s created by the World Player as the travelers leave their home behind. Technically, the map is a relationship map with broad categories. The Xumph prey on the Canwana. The Canwana raise the Xumph for ritual sacrifices. The Canwana trade Kogantaw wax with the Feihun, who [...]
From a photograph of the arist at work, studying a Europan Whale. In 1998, as part of a drawing class, I made a book called A Trip to Europa in which I “edited” the works of a Dr. Kesling Frankh about his exploration of the oceans and life forms of the vast world-ocean of the [...]
As Xenon: takes form, I’m discovering a small but elegantly creative “speculative evolution” and “worldbuilding” communities. They’re intensely creative and often collaborative environments, and there’s just as often a set of standards about authorship. You might even say that these communities have developed System for such endeavors. One such really incredible world is called Snaiad. [...]
Man, those folks did beautiful work. It’s gets all cosmic ‘n’ shit at the end, but this could be right out of Barlowe’s Expedition.
