Fiction is About Virtue, not Morality
Our ideas and ideals count for nothing if we have not the legs to stand
Stories All the Way Down by G. M. Baker
Stories are to make us wise and brave.
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Form and Story
Art and Literature Lie on a Continuum
Competence, Courage, and the Decline of Literature
We no longer feel the need for the virtues that stories teach
Answering 50 Questions For Every Serious Reader
Because who doesn't love a list post?
No, Beauty Will Not Save the World
The notion that beauty will save the world seems to come around on a cycle, like a comet streaking across the heavens, filling hearts with wonder for a while, and then fading into the cold blackness of space once again.
How not to introduce backstory, maybe
A meditation on immediate vs reflective reading
The Withered King Publishes Today
My latest novel, The Withered King, publishes today (Sunday, May 31, 2026).
Seeing the Holy Ghost in a Glint of Sunlight on the Water
Religious fiction aims for a sweet spot that does not exist
Caedda’s Cross
A contest-losing short story
The Problem with Clean Fiction
Can one deal honestly with virtue without dealing honestly with vice?