Fellowship & Fairydust 2021

I am happy to report that Avellina Balestri and Wesley Hutchins picked one of my older poems for their Spring 2021 edition of Fellowship & Fairydust. This edition is titled "Life, Death, and Rebirth."

My poem, "Forest Essence" is on page 83 here: https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2021/05/24/life-death-and-rebirth-spring-2021-issue/

Fellowship & Fairydust is "...a literary magazine inspiring faith and creativity and exploring the arts through a spiritual lens. We follow in the footsteps of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, George MacDonald and others who combined their Christian sacramental imagination with a love of storytelling. We also branch out into other storytelling traditions from around the world to cultivate intercultural and interreligious understanding. We accept submissions of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and prose, as well as artwork and photography."

Anytime I can be included in a list that mentions J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, you know it has been a good day.

Wishes Cost Too Much

 

So this looks like it will happen soon. My publicist (me) suggested I wait, but the marketing team (me) thought it was best to create some interest before the official press release. Waiting on final edits from the publisher.

Stay tuned for more shameless self-promotion.

Official Trailer: The Land of Salvania

 

This will only take about a minute of your life.  Enjoy...

It Has Started

"It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish." ~J. R. R. Tolkien


So, I've been thinking about this for a while.  Now I have started it.

I will be publishing, as the mood strikes me, art and vignettes about the Land of Salvania.  I hope you like them.

Eventually, I hope other fantasy artists and writers will come play in my sandbox and start their own Salvania works.

My first two vignettes are here:

~Mick, S.D.G.

In Use, Baby!

Gwinnett County Public Library added two more of my children's books to their collection, so I checked them today...

Space Art Video

I am working on a space art book for the Rocket Team series.  It is suitable for all ages, even adults.  In fact, at least one member of the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) asked for a print of one image.

The art, like the Rocket Team, celebrates international cooperation.  It includes fanciful imagery of many nations exploring the solar system.  The video below is a small taste of the art coming in the book.  It's already over 32 pages.

~Mick, S.D.G.

New Friends Through Art

I am working on a space art book tentatively titled "Ramone's Space Art." As with all Rocket Team books, it illustrates international cooperation and includes artwork that represent many countries.

I shared an advance copy with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency. Oleg Bolashev, a press liaison, shared these words for my young readers:

"Space exploration is one of the greatest tasks for humankind. The International Space Station has become one of the most important international efforts and outposts for humans in Earth’s orbit. I acts as a true symbol of international cooperation.

Space exploration and colonization continues with automatic spacecraft and rovers being sent to various planets of the Solar system. No doubt, the coming years will see world scientists create new ways and methods to send human colonists to extraterrestrial objects – just like the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus set off to discover new continents, or Polish-Russian geographer Nikolay Przhevalsky, a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia.

Today NASA (USA), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe, including 14 member countries – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland), and CSA (Canada) are acting in the same way to ensure the future of space exploration and presence of humans outside the comfortable Earth environment – and you might become a part of it, or even be among those people pictured in this book. Go for it!"

This is a sample page from "Ramone's Space Art" that I sent to Roscosmos
to show my appreciation for their attention and comments.

~Mick, S.D.G.