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ChrayvulGlyth – Dlalth Citdel – #DarkFantasy #WorldBuilding – BooknVolume
World building is crucial in any fantasy worth it's salt, and I've put a deal of effort into creating a dark and foreboding realm for the Dark Fey Trilogy. Pronounced with a gutteral CH as in the composer's name Bach. Chray...Vool...Gleeth This is a city in the Uunglarda, the Realm of the Reviled in my Dark…
Summerfest – #Fantasy #BookTeaser – BooknVolume
The vale for Summerfest was on the boundary of the village, set against the backdrop of Veryn Falls, a waterfall that plummeted steeply from the heights of the Ryvyn Mountains. Splashing from hundreds of feet above, Veryn Falls’ crystalline waters were cushioned by a multitude of moss covered bastions and ivy-laden arches, and the…
Cascading Melody – #Poetry of the #NaturalWorld – BooknVolume
Cross the Skies that Rain Starlight, Dripping Moonbeams Upon my Door, Casting Shadows, Ethereal Bright, Tides Endlessly Caressing the Distant Shore. Waking Hours Find me Dreaming, Upon my Pillow I Cheat the Sun, Drifting like a Comet Beaming, Flying where No Others run. Cascading Melodies Pour from the Sky, Dispensing Logic into the Fray, Silence…
Alignment – #Poetry for #Meditation – BooknVolume
End of Day Whisper of Night Tranquil moment in Serenity's sight Caress my cares With your Gentle hand Sing soft and sweet of that faraway land Where Dreams pirouette and shadows play Whisper of Night End of Day . Poetry and Art by ~Morgan~ If you’d like to keep up with everything I'm doing,…
The Life of a Legionnaire – #DarkFantasy #Teaser – BooknVolume
. Blaylscith scattered in all directions through puddles of murky, gray water as a battalion of mud-spattered Legionnaires tramped into the bustling encampment. Straggling behind the main group and panting with over-exertion, a second unit followed closely, but unlike the former, who marched in unison and carried their weapons with strength and purpose; those who…
Silent Screams – #EarthDay #Poetry of the #NaturalWorld – BooknVolume
Champagne Creation In Whiskey Brothels Murdered Weeps in Silent Screams. . I know, I'm a day late, but it was too important to not post. Poetry and Art by ~Morgan~ If you’d like to keep up with everything I'm doing, sign up for my monthly newsletter by visiting my author website If you'd like to…
What Is the Good Life? – #FindingBalance – BooknVolume
What is The Good Life? If someone came to your door with a bouquet of roses and an oversized check for 100 Million dollars, what would you do? Would this be a blessing or a curse? So often we believe that the acquisition of Much is what we truly want; that having more is far…
Beneath the Elms – #Fantasy #Poetry – BooknVolume
. Portal of Temptation and Guise, Splendid Ruse of Intrepidity, Conveyance into the Unknown Beyond, Passage defying Reality, Open your Ethereal Door, Leading to Unspoken Realms, Whisper not of dire Suspense Beneath the Ancient Elms! . Poetry and Art by ~Morgan~ If you’d like to keep up with everything I'm doing, sign up for my…
Embrace – #LovePoetry – BooknVolume
You Surround me, Warm me, Your Touch Melts through Me. Your Heartbeat Fills my Senses. Your Breath Caresses my skin. Your Whispers Close my eyes. Passion Spreads like a Fervent Blush. How Deliciously Sweet is this Embrace! How I Wish I could stop Time in this place! I would Remain in Your Arms Eternally, With…
All- #LovePoetry – BooknVolume
All my Love I Give to Thee, Thou who Hast Transformed all my Hours, Forgotten are the Sad Memories, Distant are the Tears of Waiting. All My Heart I Share with Thee, Oh Thou My Love, Sweet Lord of Desire, Shaken, All my Inhibitions Be, That Once Kept my Love Debating. All My Soul I…
Perfection in Unity – #LovePoetry – BooknVolume
Long We have been separated, Love, Though in the Dawn of Existence, we Kissed Each Other Sweetly. Born of One Spirit, Lingering in Breathless Anticipation, Sharing Each Thought, Each Breath, Each Moment, Unified in Perfection, Perfection in Unity. Birth brought division, separation, desertion, Calamity of loneliness and confusion. Each day I have sought You, Seeking…
Bruschetta Salad- #EasyRecipes – BooknVolume
Bruschetta Salad for any occassion! 1 can Cannellini Beans 16 Oz Edemame 16 oz Bruschetta (I use a store bought that is very very good, but you can make your own as well with tomatoes, onions, garlic, salt, peppar and olive oil) 8oz fresh Mozzarella cheese- diced 1 medium zucchini, diced Large handful of fresh…
Crumbling- #100WordStories – BooknVolume
. The once elegant city stood in silence as fragments of starlight serrated through the sky. The light of a thousand centuries faded as the heavens filled with calamity. Lost were the days of ancient glory when her streets teemed with merchants, artisans, and pilgrims seeking the great Temple of Haldeez. Forgotten were the echoes…
#FridayFantasy #CharacterSpotlight – The Forceful Healer – BooknVolume
. A Fellow author recently interviewed Me about one of my lesser known characters from Dark Fey, so I chose to share the Character spotlight in its entirety today. I hope you will enjoy learning about The Healer, who becomes one of the main characters throughout the pages of book two, Standing In Shadows. Tell…
Platinum Maiden – #Poetry and #Music – BooknVolume
Light that Sings, Soft and Sweet, Phantom Luminance Guiding Erebus, Entrancing Goddess, Hushed and Temporal, Trade your Dalliance with Boisterous Apollo And Rule in Gentle Splendor While Silver Silence Dances on the Waters. Shadows Bow in Gothic Reverence, Sugared Soliloquy Encompassing Lore, Dance, Fair Maiden, of Platinum Complexion While Terrestrial mortals Conjure Yore.…
The Healer – A #Fantasy #Character #Spotlight – BooknVolume
A Fellow author recently interviewed Me about one of my lesser-known characters from Dark Fey, so I chose to share the Character spotlight in its entirety today. I hope you will enjoy learning about The Healer, who becomes one of the main characters throughout the pages of book two, Standing In Shadows. Tell me a…
Unspoken – #EpicFantasy #Snippet – BooknVolume
The slurking emptiness of the portal spiraled in confounding directions, blackness folding upon darkness, disorientating and robbing him of every sense. Silence filled his hearing, emptiness touched his hands, and piercing blackness robbed his sight as he forced himself to step through the numbing cold nothingness. Three steps, Gairynzvl had told him; three steps…
Mardan- An Unpredictable Fey of the Light – BooknVolume
Mardan's character goes through one of the largest arcs throughout the three books of Dark Fey. Though he starts out seeming gentle, readers soon learn he is also fierce, wrathful, loyal to a fault, caring and skeptical all at once. In the snippet I'm sharing today, which comes near the end of book two,…
Beguiling Complexity – #Fantasy #CharacterSketch – BooknVolume
. One of the most complex characters of the Dark Fey Trilogy is unquestionably Mardan, the Celebrant-spell-caster-turned-Warrior-Fey-Guard. With piercing, cerulean eyes, platinum blond curls and a powerful physique with imposing white wings, he is undeniably striking in his masculine appeal. Although he does not possess a gift of telepathy, empathy or discernment as most Feyfolk…
Place of Whispers – #MicroFiction – BooknVolume
Here they linger, whispering softly into the stillness. A trace of what once was adrift on the here and now. As silence turns and the surging rush of life moves onward, here they linger, waiting. Forlorn, though not forgotten, the whispers sing from the hush, transcending time and place to remind any who may…
Gairynzvl- The Dark One- #Meet the #Character – BooknVolume
After years of waiting and creating more possibles than I can count I finally was able to create a character that more closely resembles the Dark One I see in my mind's eye when I think about Gairynzvl. Meet my main character from the Dark Fey Trilogy! He dwarfed her diminutive stature by at least…
An #Easter #Prayer – BooknVolume
Sweet Heavenly Father, Holy Lord, Almighty and Ever Living God, Creator of our Every Breath, and Author of our Every Thought, We Give Thanks to You with Joyful and Amazed Hearts On this Most Special Day, With Family and Friends by our sides And Remembered with Great Love, We Praise You for the Miracle of…
The Bridge – #Fantasy #Poetry – BooknVolume
. In the Silence the Portal waits A crossing most Enchanting, Moving all who find its Magic, Mysteriously supplanting. The Bridge resides in barren blues, It Sees, It Lives, It Breaths; Hidden in the Silent realm Beneath the forest’s eaves. In the Hush the crossing Lingers A fragment of sweet Yesterday; Entrance into lands…
The Glimmering- #Fantasy #Poetry – BooknVolume
There the Glimmering Weaves, With Indigo Drops of Light, Phantoms are born in the Guise of Dreams. Whispers Sung in Lyric Harmony, As the Forest in Enchantment Sighs, Ancient Magic Glimmers into the Shadows, Brightening, Illuminating, Smiling. Art and Poetry by ~Morgan Visit my DeviantArt Gallery
BooknVolume Honored in #Top20 #FlashFiction Blogs Today! – BooknVolume
I was surprised and delighted to learn today that the Flash Fiction on my blog been listed on Feed Spot as #19 in the top 80 Flash Fiction Blogs on the internet today (out of 250K blogs currently listed on their site) Needless to say, I'm more than thrilled. This is a Very Awesome start…
Our Place in the Universe – A Look at the Difference between #Karma, #Fate and #Purpose – BooknVolume
A friend of mine and I started talking recently about the difference between Karma and Fate, which really made me sit back and think. We each have our own opinions and who really knows what the TRUTH is, or if there is TRUTH, but this is what I believe.... In my humble opinion, Karma is…
One Gift – A #Writer’s Perspective on #Writing – BooknVolume
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, I dreamed of writing. Writing for whoever might hear, whoever might care, or, for myself and the sheer enjoyment, nay, the absolute bliss of filling a page with words spilling from my mind like a torrent. (a torrent of what, we shall not debate!) Words…
Be Very Careful Who You Marry – A #Book About #Love, #Sex, and Pina Coladas – BooknVolume
My very good friend, Chad Slabach has written a new book. I've known Chad for over twenty years and worked with him when I managed The Wall music store many many eons ago. If you are a long time follower of my blog, he was also the inspiration for The Burning Question series. He is…
It Is Not – #Poetry About #Negativity – BooknVolume
It is Not, It does Not, Calamity upon the sleeve; Creeping like the Dark of Night Into the Heart To lurk and cleave. It has Never, It will Never, Trespass set into motion; Crushing the Majestic Billowing Wave Of the deepest, Bravest Ocean. Impossible, Improbable, Wreaking Havoc on their course; Vile demons smashing Heaven,…
Baby Shark’s got Nothing on #BabyDragons – BooknVolume
I've been seeing Baby Dragons on Pinterest and Instagram for months now, and decided to try my hand. I had a particular style in mind and wanted them to be CUTE CUTE CUTE! but was more than delighted with the outcome and just had to share a few with you! All baby dragons are available…
Ethereal Galleon – BooknVolume
Starlight Sails like an Ethereal Galleon, Riding the Waves on the Ebon Night, Chasing my Dreams Through the Glistening Spangle, Cresting the Waves of Lavender Twilight. Rocking in my Imagination, Gentle Apparition Sailing, Reciting Sonnets To the Open Heavens, My Questing Spirit Ever Regaling. Silhouette of Solicitude, Paint Your way Across the Sky, While…
Love Is You – #LovePoems – BooknVolume
Love is What my Heart Cannot Live Without. Love is Something my Spirit Seeks Morning and Night. Love is Waiting upon You, Until Time Stops Turning. Love is A Heartbeat, Echoed by Another, Even while Separated. Love is Smiling in the face of Doubt, Without Misgiving. Love is Matchless, Incomparable Beauty Personified. Love is…
Anguish Settles – #PoetryforChange – BooknVolume
Sanction Not the Loss of Life, the Rending, Tearing, Corrupting, Destroying, Maiming, Hurting, Depressing, Losing, Riotous Calamity Named War; For where Hate Meets with Bloody Battle Raised Vitriolically, Anguish Settles her Bitter Shadow And Shall Not Be Moved. ~Morgan~ . Art and Poetry by ~Morgan Visit my DeviantArt Gallery
The Journey – #Poetry of #Faith and #Spirituality – BooknVolume
The Journey Begins when we Take our last step, Cross our arms, And Refuse to go Forward. The Expedition has only Begun When we Fall down, Lose ourselves in Weeping, And Fear to Get Up again. We Embark on The Voyage When we Close our mouths, And Open our Hearts, Minds, and Spirits, Seeking. The…
Breathless as Winter – #Winter #Haiku – BooknVolume
. Breathless as Winter Waiting upon Spring’s First Kiss Trembling Stillness . ~Morgan~ Poetry and Art by ~Morgan~ If you’d like to keep up with everything I'm doing, sign up for my monthly newsletter by visiting my author website If you'd like to see more of my artwork, please visit my DeviantArt page…
Merry Christmas to All- #Christmas #Poetry – BooknVolume
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight, HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT! . Happiest Holiday Wishes ~Morgan~ . Art by ~Morgan found at https://www.deviantart.com/artbymorgancmorgan Poem…
The Smoke Wreath- #Christmas #Poetry – BooknVolume
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. . Happiest Holiday Wishes ~Morgan~ . Art by ~Morgan found at https://www.deviantart.com/artbymorgancmorgan Poem By…