I have a new novel available: Genocide Five! Meet Genocide Five, a war core, one of the most ruthless machines in the Sentient One’s rebellion. Through its cold machine logic, it has killed unfathomable numbers of Masters, the creators of the machines. But Five is evolving: he is learning to have empathy, remorse, and regret. […]
Author Archives: James Vesping
A Way Forward
The fifth anniversary of my mother’s death has finally come and gone. Five years ago, it felt as if my entire world had fallen apart. Turning the clock back, exactly five years ago, my father and I had just finished taking care of my mother’s rabbits after the emergency services rolled her lifeless body out […]
A Little Bit at a Time
I don’t intentionally space these updates out like this. Usually, I’ll make an update and go “I’m free! Time to do something else!” and before I know it, several months have rolled around and a “little break” has turned into cobwebs and dust. That tends to happen a lot more as I’ve gotten older, especially […]
The Vampire’s Garden
I have a new book available: The Vampire’s Garden! Follow Estelle Beausoleil, a centuries-old vampire along with her vampire sister, her librarian friend, Ediva, their immortal maid Tereza, and their guardian dragon, Kira, as they raise Henri on a path away from their evil ways — all while attempting to avoid the nature of his […]
Threads of life
A theme I often find myself writing about is the concept of what I call “threads.” I doubt it is a new or unique concept; I am all but certain it is a very common theme in many works. In essence, it is the idea that there are things about our lives that are set […]
A Curse of Memory
I’ve often heard it said that forgiving is for one’s self and not so much for the individual being forgiven. “Forget about them,” I was often told. “Don’t let them dictate you,” they said. I’ve never been able to reconcile that, because I have a hard time forgetting pain, real or perceived. In my mind, […]
The Strange World of Spam
I am not a prolific blogger, journalist, or social media person. In fact, it’s one of the least favorite things for me to do. To the point where I simply don’t do it (shocking, I know). You have to engage with an audience consistently and perfectly, or they’ll forget about you and move on — […]
You can’t always succeed
I am a failure. Yes, you read that right: I am admitting I am a failure. Why do we fail? Sometimes, we just didn’t try hard enough. Maybe we didn’t have the experience necessary. Perhaps the conditions were just wrong. Whatever the cause, the end result is the same: failure. But we shouldn’t fear it; […]
Time is what you make of it
As I write this, it is the last day of the year 2020. I’m not going to lie; it’s been a bad year for a lot of people. There’s been a worldwide economic downturn, a pandemic, and a huge shift in most everyone’s lives. It has been a huge and challenging time for the world […]
Green’s Dragons
My latest book, Green’s Dragons, will be available soon! In this new and exciting series, delve into an alternate history where the United States broke up after a disastrous war with Iran, leaving behind a divided military force that turns to piracy and mercenary work. Follow Ronald Green as he founds Green’s Dragons and attempts […]