J.D. Netto

When people talk about worldbuilding, they often focus on what can be drawn, named, or catalogued: maps, kingdoms, magical systems, religions, creatures, languages, and royal bloodlines. Those elements matter, but they are not where a world truly begins. To me, worldbuilding is the study of what a civilization remembers. Every society is shaped by its victories, defeats, divisions, and unresolved conflicts. Its people inherit more than land and tradition. They inherit old fears, carefully...

No, I never thought I'd be publishing The Other Side of the Ocean under America's current administration. I seldom share the journey of...

SEPTEMBER 2011 I was in the living room when Mom answered her phone and sat on the porch. She stayed there after she hung...