Author Paul! Lang

“The beast of the gulch is on the move. It hunts without reason. It kills without eating. Its prey is the sound of a beating heart. Within the shallows of the gulch dwells death.”

Book 9 of The Kingdom’s Disdain is available now!

  • A poem inspired by The Muse of Cold Earth. Special Effects  Chest pain Is a constant  A wall between myself and the body There is a chronology that I am separated from as I hover  Above the flesh, noncommittal Like a prince who can’t make up his mind You’re falling into the water You’re stumbling

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  • From the Rooftops

    Indentured to you  Like smoke to a fire Like the lungs to breath Like all the rot that feeds on The sugars in your blood stream— I knock I stepped forward Hoping to see your crowning glory One last time But all I saw was Miasma Curses  Bile and bitterness — I fell backward Into Your

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  • Good Morning Sunday

    Creator Journals 2/1/26 Having a bit of a rough time motivating myself lately. I’m getting less rest and less sleep because of my new job. I’ll admit, my last few releases didn’t hit as big as I might have hoped. I still have a lot to learn about the industry. Even after all these years,

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  • Myth, Legend, History

    Magic  In the palm of my hand as I call up Your image Your preferred diet Sacrifices, rituals, holy texts Your name above all namesBuried in the archives of my address book under an absurd nickname And I forgot you In the land of my fathers Iliad, Odyssey, Epic of Gilgamesh  To tire is to

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  • Creator Journals 1/27/25 What is The Kingdom’s Disdain? I get asked that a lot. You would think that at this point, I’d be better at the pitch, but I still struggle sometimes.  What would you compare The Kingdom’s Disdain to? It’s like The Witcher meets Monster Hunter meets an isekai light novel.  What’s the genre?

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  • Snowstorm Status Update

    Creator Journals 1/26/25 I’m well and alive and I’m not at work. More importantly, here’s what’s happening with my writing. The main plan for the rest of this month is to get Web of Bones 2nd edition done. I’m pretty close to being finished, but I do want to come up with a new cover

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  • Winter’s Beans

    Creator Journals 1/25/25 Consistency has been a lot harder for me since I started my new job, but I hope to get the hang of it soon. I’ll refrain from making any promises as of yet. But I have been working on something fun. Speaking of fun; January is the season of gaming. So far

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  • Unwanted Presence

    “By fire, water, earth, wind, and the fifth; I, Celestra Livannya, charge these stones with my living self, nay, my very essence.” She stood in the center of the circle and twirled her staff, spinning her body so that the twist at the end of the staff and her eyes aligned with each of the

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  • Kingdom of the Dead

    Popping blossoms I can see The countryside turning  Red As the shadow cast by the standing few becomes Collective, umbral, malignant And in terror I race To the crags and caverns  Where no root can grow Only to find  Waste Idle days  And the low drum of a distant  Scream

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  • Web of Bones TWO

    Creator Journals 1/5/25 Long time no see. Like, very long time no see. I’ve been very busy over the holidays, but it’s all been life stuff and not really writing stuff. After releasing Eversolstice (Buy it. Read it. Rate it!) I decided to step back a bit. There were a handful of holidays, a job

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  • Eversolstice VI

    Chapter Six: Results The gods of the Sereniad gathered together and they saw that the world was once again filled with darkness. They sent an envoy to the dark gods who explained what had been done, that she had relentlessly chased the dark and given the demons and monsters no place to live. So, the

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