Babylonian Flood Story

Sources | Babylonian Flood Tale

Over the four week period in 2017 I took on a task of retelling the story of the Babylonian Flood. There are three fragmentary stories, the most famous of which is embedded within the myth of Gilgamesh, but their significance is great because they hold voices from the ancient past, further back than the Greeks of Homer, the Tanakh of …

These Fantastic Worlds, Jake Jackson

November 2015 Update

Update on the forthcoming blogs and projects from Jake jackson, at These Fantastic Worlds. Fiction, art, movies music and more. Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy.

Fifty Shades of colour, these fantastic worlds

Fifty Shades | These Fantastic Worlds

A video homage to the incredible vistas where no man has gone before. We celebrate the call of the dark corners and deep space, of the superheroes, and the scientists, the ancient philosophers and the star seekers.

Fibonacci 0

So, it’s been a long year of endless nights and hard work, daughters and sons and families, and obligations, and life, life, life, but somehow the sun rises every day, passes and the night brings peace. And writing. And painting. And music. And the stars. And the fight against sleep! Still, over the holiday, between shopping and family visits,  I …