Weird Tales of real matters, or of death and onions.

It all started as an attempt at self-publishing a fantasy novel within the so-called “grimdark” genre. “Black Silk”, and the world it is set in, are a social historian's creative experiment that has roots in my studies of European history, mainly of the late medieval and early modern period. Those times weren't big on civil rights, equality, justice, or fairness. The world of “Black Silk” reflects this. People have, however, always fought to make the world a better place.

More important, though — the world I created reflects as much of my personal experience and everyday observations as it does of what I learned at university. We do not live in a utopian fantasy kingdom. And I refuse to pretend in my writing that we do. I will not banish horrific deeds from my world as long as people in the real world still commit them. I owe that much to the victims.

Hence, I write fantasy stories about things that have been explored, usually, in works of crime fiction and psychological thrillers. And I prefer doing so from the perspective of those who have to worry about daily chores, and who after dealing with darkness and death go home to prepare dinner and chop up some onions.