There is something intriguing to me about keeping track of the context around a project that is itself simply the context of a thing. It is all very convoluted, but in the convolution there is clarity.

From the author...

Essentially, this blog is an opportunity for me to discuss the process of writing these stories from within the character of Matthus Sparrowblade. Forcing myself to think about why he would include this story, and what questions he would be having, helps keep me honest.

Friday, August 11, 2006

"A man bought a parcel of land, though it was unknown to him that beneath it churned an underground spring. Each morning he would walk across his land and find portions of it soggy and swamp-like. As the day progressed, the seepage would dry up, but the next morning, it would return, though never in the same place.

"Thus it is with the Netherwild. Scholars suggest that it is a sort of stain, a seepage from some other, hellish realm that appears for a time, and then is dried by some unknown sun, only to seep through again at a different time and in a different place. Of course, that says nothing of the effect this stain has on those who are exposed to it, but it is a start."