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Gefyllanith awoke, shivering. It was dark, and chilly. Autumn was coming. He lay still upon the tomb. I dozed off, he realized. How unprofessional of me. Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm, Part Thirteen | @MDellertDotCom #Dragons, #FantasyFiction

Sixth Day of September

Gefyllanith awoke, shivering. It was dark, and chilly. Autumn was coming. He lay still upon the tomb. I dozed off, he realized. How unprofessional of me.

The tomb was silent, the spirit within quiescent.

Gefyllanith squinted about him, licked at the air with his tongue. No prey. The rueful thought disappointed him. The hunger grew within him once more. How long was…

"Gefyllanith hacked, then retched, his throat and gullet painfully distended around the lump within. Thrice damn it, he snarled, then choked again..." Walkabouts of the Great Wyrm: Part Six | @MDellertDotCom #fantasy #fiction #dragons #wyrm

Nineteenth Day of May

Gefyllanith hacked, then retched, his throat and gullet painfully distended around the lump within. Thrice damn it, he snarled, then choked again. At last, a mighty pellet of horns, hair, and teeth, covered in malodorous mucus, spewed from his jaws.

Gefyllanith grimaced and rubbed his face in the dirt to rid himself of the scent of his own excretions. Blech.

He…

#Gratitude & A #SpecialOffer Reading at Black Dog Books - A Retrospective | @MDellertDotCom

“[Michael E. Dellert’s reading at Black Dog Books on Saturday 15 July] was an eclectic gathering of eager minds that were totally blown away by Mike’s uncanny imagination. He belongs in the big leagues.”

— Rob Marcazo, singer, songwriter, poet, voice-over actor.

Life is a weird and fickle thing.

Thirty years ago, when I was—wow, younger than I care to admit—I decided that I wanted to be a real,…

"You can't get rid of me that easily." Has Anybody Here Seen Mike? | @MDellertDotCom #WeddingOfEithne #booklaunch

Hi everyone. Yes, I’m still breathing. You can’t get rid of me that easily. But I can understand if you’ve been missing me. I’ve been a little scarce lately.

No, I wasn’t in the back of a limo, and I wasn’t in my bed. It’s just been a rough few months, and I was faced with more challenges than I anticipated: losing a good friend, losing my dog, nearly losing my car, and an ex-wife trying to take…

Have You Heard About the Latest Giveaway?

Note: Until Midnight Eastern Time, 5 April 2016, sign up to the waiting list to receive a special invitation to exclusive bonus content to celebrate the release of A Merchant’s Tale! Find out more here.

You may have heard me mention I have a new book coming out. And you probably heard I’m giving away bonus content for a limited time. But I left something out.

I haven’t been happy with the way my…