It’s funny how wiki-walking can lead you off on tangents you would never have even considered. Over the course of revising my alternate timeline, I considered it more interesting to keep the Austro-Hungarian Empire intact during the 20th century, all the better to draw fragmented … Continue readingFree Hålogaland?
I’ve posted on here recently as to what becomes of the “Children of the Storm”, from baby Gunston’s romance when he comes of age to Fintan and Fia deciding to end their lives together, complete with quite a few ideas as to some cool locations. … Continue readingWorldbuilding Under the Midnight Sun
Fun fact: the last archipelago of substantial size to be discovered on the Earth was the Severnaya Zemlya islands, only being noted by cartographers in 1913 (though its existence seemed to be known as early as 1810), and not charted in any detail until 1930-32. … Continue readingArctic Toponymy in my Alternate History
Funny topic to think about on May Day, but then again it is kinda chilly outside in the shade today, and I’ve posted my generation (this post’s featured image) of an arctic city noir under the northern lights, evocative of some alternate Norilsk. Which provoked … Continue readingPolar Dreaming