Gears, Torchlight, Black Powder and Sorcery
High Noon at the High Low
We had a great time on Oct. 19, 2023 at the Listening Room at the High Low coffee shop in midtown St. Louis, an intimate listening space with good acoustics. We talked about the history of Dire Skies, our process and signed and sold some books. Dan Rubright brought his…
A Silver Tray Q/A with T.C. and R.E. Rubright
Our friend Thomas Crone, substacker, journalist, author and long time chronicler of the St. Louis (and more recently, New Orleans) cultural scene, asked us a some questions for his substack series "A Silver Tray Q/A." You can read it here or read it below. Ted and Ross Rubright describe their…
Rendezvous With Clarke
Though I've been an avid reader my whole life, I'm not one to pay too much attention to the nuts and bolts of layout and typesetting. I'll take notice if there's a note about a particular font, especially if it's a classic from, say, the 1600s, but otherwise I trust…
Dire Skies Book 2 Cover Reveal
"The Sky That Ate the Smoke" just dropped on Amazon. As always, we appreciate your stars and positive reviews!
That Time I Met Neil Gaiman
I've been honored to be on the Saint Louis Literary Award Campus Read Committee for the last four years. The annual award dates to 1967 and past winners include Joan Didion, John Updike, Zadie Smith, Margaret Atwood and Arundhati Roy. The 2023 award winner is the legendary Neil Gaiman. The…