J. Thomas Howard
@jthomashoward.bsky.social
Indie author of Sword and Sorcery and Sword and Planet.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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I can't believe Howard Andrew Jones has been gone a year now.
I still weep for the loss.
I still weep for the loss.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I can't believe Howard Andrew Jones has been gone a year now.
I still weep for the loss.
I still weep for the loss.
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⚔️NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY ISSUES FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN are out now🧙♀️
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
⚔️NEW EDGE SWORD & SORCERY ISSUES FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN are out now🧙♀️
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
Featuring new Jirel of Joiry, a Sword & Planet special issue, a feast of art...🤩
Available in:
💻 Accessible digital
📖 Classic softcover
and
📚 Luxurious hardcover formats
Get them direct from our site 👉 newedgeswordandsorcery.com
Generally feeling a bit discouraged about writing. This year was least acceptances I’ve gotten since I started submitting. Didn’t submit a lot. We’ll see what next year brings. Got to adjust my thinking and be grateful for any acceptances. Most don’t make it that far.
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Generally feeling a bit discouraged about writing. This year was least acceptances I’ve gotten since I started submitting. Didn’t submit a lot. We’ll see what next year brings. Got to adjust my thinking and be grateful for any acceptances. Most don’t make it that far.
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
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Did you know issue #0 of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social, cover art by @gileadart.bsky.social, is 🤩FREE🤩 in digital and priced at cost in soft & hardcover?
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November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Did you know issue #0 of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social, cover art by @gileadart.bsky.social, is 🤩FREE🤩 in digital and priced at cost in soft & hardcover?
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On today's Sword & Sorcery Renaissance, as it were: We don’t want to be mainstream. F**k the mainstream. We are an alternative movement, and we don’t need bookstores, shitty corporate contracts, or trendy editors. We will not change for the market, we will force the market to change for us.
October 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
On today's Sword & Sorcery Renaissance, as it were: We don’t want to be mainstream. F**k the mainstream. We are an alternative movement, and we don’t need bookstores, shitty corporate contracts, or trendy editors. We will not change for the market, we will force the market to change for us.
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My latest novel has arrived! A FEW ODD SOULS is a genre-blending adventure into deep weirdness. Paperback and ebook both available at Amazon: www.amazon.com/Few-Odd-Soul...
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My latest novel has arrived! A FEW ODD SOULS is a genre-blending adventure into deep weirdness. Paperback and ebook both available at Amazon: www.amazon.com/Few-Odd-Soul...
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You can read the first two chapters of A FEW ODD SOULS for free on the book's Amazon page: tinyurl.com/svvn9fnc
October 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
You can read the first two chapters of A FEW ODD SOULS for free on the book's Amazon page: tinyurl.com/svvn9fnc
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Sometimes, goblin wizards and martian robots are what get you through the day.
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sometimes, goblin wizards and martian robots are what get you through the day.
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I took a little break from the stresses of Social Media scrolling but there is a new story on Cliffhanger! today. Its an earnest and humorous homage to the often ludicrous contents of Men's Adventure magazines by author @corabuhlert.bsky.social !
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QUEEN OF THE COMMUNIST CANNIBALS
Editor’s Note In modern pop culture, the so-called Men’s Adventure Magazine is most famous for evocative yet absurd cover art and lurid headlines. Many, maybe all, of these magazines bo…
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September 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I took a little break from the stresses of Social Media scrolling but there is a new story on Cliffhanger! today. Its an earnest and humorous homage to the often ludicrous contents of Men's Adventure magazines by author @corabuhlert.bsky.social !
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Hi all. My newest Sword and Planet story appears in the Fall 25 Cirsova. Check it out if swashbuckling pirates on the Martian high seas sounds cool to you. www.amazon.com/Cirsova-Maga...
Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense Issue #24 / Fall 2025
Amazon.com: Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense Issue #24 / Fall 2025: 9781960381507: Thompson, Harold R., Tierney, Michael, Breyfogle, Jim, Wheeler, Stanley, Webster, C. P., Robinson, Mike, Johnston, Bob, Howard, J. Thomas, Teng, Tais, Pellegrini, Mark: Books
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September 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hi all. My newest Sword and Planet story appears in the Fall 25 Cirsova. Check it out if swashbuckling pirates on the Martian high seas sounds cool to you. www.amazon.com/Cirsova-Maga...
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I finally got into the Murderbot books. My wife really likes them. I’ve been listening to them on my commute. So far Network Effect and Exit Strategy have clicked with me the most. As an extreme extrovert some of this character and humor does not resonate with me. But I get why it does for others.
July 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I finally got into the Murderbot books. My wife really likes them. I’ve been listening to them on my commute. So far Network Effect and Exit Strategy have clicked with me the most. As an extreme extrovert some of this character and humor does not resonate with me. But I get why it does for others.
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Waystation: Amateur Magazine of Space Opera, a zine I put together, just published its second issue. It's a free PDF! Check it out: waystationmag.blogspot.com/2025/05/ways...
Waystation (Issue 2) now available (free PDF)
The second issue of Waystation: Amateur Magazine of Space Opera, is now available. You can download it here HERE as a free pdf. The cover i...
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May 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Waystation: Amateur Magazine of Space Opera, a zine I put together, just published its second issue. It's a free PDF! Check it out: waystationmag.blogspot.com/2025/05/ways...
Exciting news to share Saturday.
May 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Exciting news to share Saturday.
On Atlas’ Shoulders is a massively under appreciated contemporary Epic Heavy Metal band. The debut was a masterpiece. The 2nd album was a bit more mid but the third album is such a return to form.
April 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On Atlas’ Shoulders is a massively under appreciated contemporary Epic Heavy Metal band. The debut was a masterpiece. The 2nd album was a bit more mid but the third album is such a return to form.
Speaking of heroism…been listening to the audiobook of Redwall. It’s been 30 years since I read it as a kid. It holds up. So wholesome and heroic.
March 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Speaking of heroism…been listening to the audiobook of Redwall. It’s been 30 years since I read it as a kid. It holds up. So wholesome and heroic.
That attitude is why HAJ always resonated with me as a writer, but also on a personal level.
March 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
That attitude is why HAJ always resonated with me as a writer, but also on a personal level.
We’ve been conditioned to believe that there aren’t any real heroes and that everyone’s in it for themselves; we’ve been trained to be skeptical and ironic and detached and sarcastic and hip. Yet even as we sneer and laugh with our friends, we know it’s a lie. — HAJ 2008
March 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
We’ve been conditioned to believe that there aren’t any real heroes and that everyone’s in it for themselves; we’ve been trained to be skeptical and ironic and detached and sarcastic and hip. Yet even as we sneer and laugh with our friends, we know it’s a lie. — HAJ 2008
Maybe getting into TTRPG tie in novels aimed at 13 year old boys in 1990 is my mid-life crisis? I still want a sports car though…
February 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Maybe getting into TTRPG tie in novels aimed at 13 year old boys in 1990 is my mid-life crisis? I still want a sports car though…
I was never a DnD fan. I didn’t actively play until some friends got into it in our 30s. I’ve been enjoying RA Salvatore’s books. Just started Legacy of the Drow. I’m 30 years late to the Forgotten Realms party. But I definitely understand the attachment and am starting to develop it.
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I was never a DnD fan. I didn’t actively play until some friends got into it in our 30s. I’ve been enjoying RA Salvatore’s books. Just started Legacy of the Drow. I’m 30 years late to the Forgotten Realms party. But I definitely understand the attachment and am starting to develop it.
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February 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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