One Piece Volume 103

Although I keep these blog posts free of spoilers for what happens after the volume in question, it does feel fun to me to read and write about a volume that has an absolutely major reveal in it right after the latest chapter was such a massive reveal as well. What that reveal is, you’ll … Continue reading One Piece Volume 103 →

Hitch-Hiking through the galaxy

It’s 2025.After all these long years I finally sat down and read Douglas Adams’ The Hitch-Hiker’s guide to the Galaxy. I first heard about this story when I watched the movie about it with a buddy of mine. That’s right, the one with Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent. I don’t remember too much about this … Continue reading Hitch-Hiking through the galaxy →

Vol 4: Chapter 4 – The temple of Owlana

Standing near the center of town was a beautiful building made out of dark red bricks that towered above most of the surrounding stores and houses. Perched atop the roof was a large owl, carved from a massive tree and placed here many years ago to represent the goddess of wisdom. Big heavy doors marked … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 4 – The temple of Owlana →

One Piece Volume 102

The end is near. A lot of the smaller fights are done after we finished last week’s volume and the big ones are coming to a close in this week’s volume as well. Let’s go through all the interesting things happening in this volume. We’ll start with the fights that don’t take too much time. … Continue reading One Piece Volume 102 →

The Unsleeping City

Last summer I got a subscription to Dropout’s streaming service. They’re the people that once formed CollegeHumor and then started Dropout a while ago. I mainly know about them through Brennan Lee Mulligan, who I know of as being a fantastic storyteller. I talked about his Worlds Beyond Number project on this blog before. Dropout … Continue reading The Unsleeping City →

Vol 4: Chapter 3 – Soft autumn rain

“Did you make any friends when you were in Marsolin?” Cyanna asked.Cobal almost choked on his tea when the question caught him off guard. The queen had invited her family as well as Mana to brunch. Although the king had to attend a meeting, Nazuren and Cyanna both attended alongside Mana and Cobal.“A few, actually.” … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 3 – Soft autumn rain →

One Piece Volume 101

I don’t think we see Big Mom a single time in this entire 101st volume. Instead we focus on other characters and a big primary focus of the first half of this volume are the Tobi Roppo. Let’s give you a quick refresher and tell you all their fates. Roppo - I would wager - … Continue reading One Piece Volume 101 →

The Hesitant Hero Update #1

Here we are. Working on the Hesitant Hero in 2025. I set a goal for myself in early 2024. I wanted to finish the final drafts of the first two volumes. Man oh man did I overestimate myself. Work, school and just life in general got in the way far more than I expected. So … Continue reading The Hesitant Hero Update #1 →

My personal beef with Michael J. Sullivan

It all started well over a decade ago, when I was still young and an aspiring writer full of hopes, dreams and most importantly the knowledge that the stories I wrote were really good. So when I saw that a published fantasy author was giving feedback to beginning writers, I figured I’d show him the … Continue reading My personal beef with Michael J. Sullivan →

Vol 4: Chapter 2 – Dinner in Saphestan

The early fall wind was colder than Cobal remembered. It was an early fall as well, normally it would still be summer weather right now. A year ago he was in Milinia with Mana, Kimi and Cassandra. The weather was much more agreeable there due to the constant cover of the forest. Saphestan was built … Continue reading Vol 4: Chapter 2 – Dinner in Saphestan →