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andrew_ashling posting in add_a_writerName: Andrew Ashling
Location: Europe
About My Journal: I have my own website, Ximerion, but I wanted a backup. So, my journal will mostly provide info about my books.
The sticky post provides an overview of all my books. It contains links to more specialized posts for each book. Or, at least, that’s the intention, because at this moment it is still very much a WIP. I will complete the info gradually.
I also will publish larger excerpts of my books. At the time of writing there are two. One from Dagger of Deception, the first of a series of medieval mysteries, with gay amateur sleuths, called Rahendo & Ryhunzo Mysteries. The other is from the second book of the same series, Last of the Line, projected publication late September or October 2025. I will post more excerpts later.
Finally, I plan posting some more personal musings, as well as quotes I stumble upon on the internet.
What I Write: I like to call my main series, Dark Tales of Randamor the Recluse Epic Historical Fantasy with Gay Main Characters. They’re full of action, political intrigue, battles, and, sort of, gay dark romance. They’re not for the faint of heart.
The Rahendo & Ryhunzo Mysteries are set in the same world, parallel to the main action, but are far more lighter fare. Almost cozy mysteries, perhaps.
My—at the time of writing—most recent book is a novella, The Conqueror, also set in the world. It’s about a second plane character who has left the main action. While I found the rest of his story interesting to explore, it has no place in the main series.
I’ve also written a dystopian stand-alone novel, A Dish Served Cold, a few satirical short stories, and a short thriller.
Recently, I’ve begun entertaining writing bona fide Historical Novels. We’ll see…
What I Read: History, Historical Fiction, Fantasy and whatever I find interesting.
Could I Edit Someone Else's Work: Maybe. Given the time, which I haven’t. The more important question is, “Would I be good at it?” Probably not. I would try to rewrite Someone Else’s Work in my own style. So, except for basic typo-hunting, no.
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brithistorianWhen I say "random," I mean it: My thoughts wandered from one thing to another.
I learned from one of the language bloggers who I follow on Instagram that the Chinese people have come up with a nickname for Trump: 川建国 (chuān jiàn guó), which means "Trump builds country." I'm sure if Trump is aware of this he's flattered by it, but only because he's not aware that the "country" being referenced here is China, the idea being that by making America look so bad, he's making China look much better by comparison.
Which got me to thinking that no matter what one thought about Biden, at least when he president, I didn't worry about him stumbling us into a war.
And thinking about the possibility of us ending up in a war made me think about my maternal grandfather. Like most men of his generation, he served in the military during World War II. Unlike most men of his generation, he talked about his experience, specifically to complain about what a miserable experience it was. Out of a strong desire not to get shot at, he joined the Seabees (naval construction battalions) before the army had a chance to draft him. Once he had gone through boot camp, the US Navy, in its infinite wisdom, thought it was a good idea to take a young man who had never been more than 100 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico and send him to Alaska to help build an airfield. And all of this was to be done:
Obviously it was better than getting shot, but the experience was miserable enough that he would still complain about it 40 years later. One day, my grandmother had had enough of his complaining about his military experience, and she asked him "But aren't you proud of getting to do something for your country? Wouldn't you do it again?" He thought about it for a moment, and then, in all seriousness, said "If they were coming from the west, and they made it as far as [a small river about 5 miles west of their house], I might think about it." And thinking about it now, I'm like "Same, Granddad. Same."
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