Well, it’s been a long and strange road to get here. But, finally, the second book of the 3 Gates series, Dark Bride is here. To that end, my excellent publisher, Open Road Media, my agent Amy Jameson, and myself are planning sort of an epic book road trip/launch/craziness. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Dark Bride Crazy Road Tour of 2015. And you can participate too! So, all this madness will begin on April 8th, when I... Read more
(Jonathan Ryan posting on behalf of Jen Schlameuss-Perry) Mondays are…well, Mondays. Garfield hates them; most people in the workforce hate them. But, for me Mondays were a good thing. Sunday is the first day of my work week, so there’s that, and I have karate Monday night. I love that. Then, I had the great joy of looking forward to a nice cold beer and some beautiful escapism while playing the jewel game on my phone and watching the... Read more
(Jonathan Ryan posting on behalf of Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) The Princess Bride was on TV the other night. No matter what else is happening in my life, if I’m flipping channels and I come across The Princess Bride, that’s as far as I’m going. I have the movie on DVD—I could watch it any time I want—without commercials. But, if I see it on TV, I’m watching it. It was playing in the background while I was working, and while I... Read more
(Jonathan Ryan posting on behalf of Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) For almost half my life it has been my job to work with individuals who are converting to Catholicism through the RCIA process. During Lent, as is the case with all Catholics, we focus very much on our sinfulness and our need for reconciliation with God and one another. The whole 40 days of Lent is dedicated to this and have we rituals to assist in it. Everybody is always super jealous... Read more
(Last year, I met the five remarkable ladies who make up Writer’s Cubed. They liked my writing and did me the honor of inviting me to speak at the 2014 Teen Author Boot Camp, a one day conference for teen writers. I had the time of my life and made life long friends. This year I’m going back and speaking at the 2015 TABC conference in a few weeks. Stay tuned for more interviews from the other authors at the... Read more
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) These days, when I think of the things that were formative to me in my youth, I get a little sentimental. Maybe because I’m old, or because it’s Lent, or because I’m making major changes in my life, but I’m feeling very reflective. I owe a great deal of gratitude to my family, my faith, the people I’ve met and spent lots of time with, various good and crappy circumstances…and TV. TV was a... Read more
What is Captain Kirk doing in a series on Star Wars? Well, I personally don’t mind a Shatner cameo anywhere, but it actually has a lot to do with my journey to the ______ side. (Fill in the blank based on your prequel proclivity.) WARP SPEED HYPOCRISY My Star-Wars-is-a-banquet-come-as-you-please change of heart actually reveals my own hypocrisy. It’s called (and this term I hereby coin) Warp Speed Hypocrisy. I love Star Trek. I LOVE Star Trek. Every rerun brings me... Read more
As we re-explore the Star Wars prequels and steel ourselves for the upcoming installments, we need to hear a grounding voice. A deep, sonorous, awe-inspiring… terrifyingly epic voice. Sith Lords are notoriously unafraid to state their opinions. Mark Fordham is an artist, filmmaker, former cop, father of five, husband of a Stormtroopette, seasoned veteran of the 501st Alpine Garrison, and a well-known Darth Vader impersonator. Mark can be contacted through markfordham.com. And may I add here that the 501st is... Read more
(Jonathan Ryan posting for Rogue writer, Jen Schlameuss-Perry.) The first season of Marvel’s Agent Carter came to a close last night. I sincerely hope they make a second season—they certainly left the door open to it. Since the first episode aired, I eagerly awaited each new one. I loved the setting (post-WWII), the costumes, the storyline and the cars…so many pretty cars… And I also loved the themes they dealt with; reconciliation, knowing your worth, seeing the worth of others,... Read more
(I am delighted to introduce Karina Fabian who will become a regular contributor here at The Rogue. She is a fantastic writer who founded the Catholic Writer’s Guild. In light of the Catholic Imagination that I’m going to be exploring at The Rogue, I thought it was appropriate this would be her first article here. Enjoy! J-) I never intended to write Catholic science fiction and fantasy. I didn’t even know such a subgenre existed. I had not yet read... Read more
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