New Story Up + A Christmas Post! · 7:14pm Dec 17th, 2021
It's here. Merry Christmas?
Okay, so I jest a bit with that question mark. Personally, while I was glad to finish the story, glad to write it, and glad to test out some new things, I still think the story was a bit of a dud. But ... that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of gold among the dross. There just is dross, and a solid amount of it, in my opinion.
Either way, you can check out Sunset: Stranded here. The gist?
Sunset flees Equestria through a magic mirror, but not before altering the spell matrix in charge of determining the destination coordinates.
Now a new world lies before her, brimming with potential.
And danger.
Yes, this is a crossover. With what, I won't say, though I'm sure the internet sleuths will figure it out soon enough. Anyway, it may not be perfect, but I hope you enjoy what is solid about it.
Now, as to a new site post ... here's the excerpt! As always, the full post can be found at this link!
Hey folks! Max here!
So I’m not quite on my break yet, though as of posting, that might be a different story (got my COVID booster today and it’s expected to knock me back a bit). But it is the Christmas season, and I was thinking about that this week, and well … Though I can’t deliver an Axtara sequel out of thin air (sorry folks, but not even the magic of Christmas is as strong as the realities of writing), I can do some fun stuff.
And one thing that I undoubtedly like about the holiday season is its music. I love Christmas music, both the goofy fun stuff and the more solemn, thoughtful pieces. I’ve been listening to my Christmas-channel on Pandora for weeks now, enjoying every minute of it.
So hey, why not share a few of my favorite Christmas songs here? And ask all of you what yours are? At the worst, we get a few minutes of joyous Christmas music to listen to, right?
No beating around the bush here. Let’s dive right in!
Now, I don’t know if it’s just because I loved the movie as a kid or if because it captures—to me, at least—the feeling of Christmas night, but I love the song Carol of the Bells. For me, this is the song I built my Christmas Pandora playlist around. I love it. It’s a bit mysterious, but also joyous, with various versions over the years focusing on different aspects of it, but all of them good.
Compare these two versions, for example. Both are fantastic. Both great. Both the same song, but also their own takes.
