Cal Bowen - Urban Fantasy Noir Author

I just want the people that are doing the really bad things to pay for doing the really bad things and it feels like that’s not gonna happen

A Tale of Two Genres

I’m not going to begin with a bad misquote from Dickens here, but I would like to talk about mixing genres and finding your niche in the world of story telling. The days of having broad genres is well behind us, though it has only be in recent years that we have exploded. No…

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike Tomorrow is ICE Out of Minnesota, a mass protest against ICE and their murder, violence, and oppression of innocent people. The day of collective protest has gotten the backing of unions and politi…

“Stick together and we’ll win.” Some readings to get inspired for the Minneapolis General Strike.

TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:

We are ALL residents of Minnesota.

We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊

Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔

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Looking for a monthly experience of short stories and want to support a Canadian creator? Check out my patreon, there is a post at the beginning of every month that mostly plays in fantasy, sci-fi, and contempary fiction.
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This hit my funny bone so hard today

Pre Writing

I have been spending the past week doing what I call pre-writing and I thought that this would be a good post to share on a part of my process. One of the things that many writers struggle with is starting their stories. Sometimes they fight the losing battle of the perfect first…

Angry cougar is angy

Art for my video game: The Adventures of Sir Awesome: Reign of the Emperor are coming along nicely.
The line art is done for this is a very unfriendly cougar, Murder Mittens, that you will pray to never meet!

#art #canadian #indiedev #author #oc

Writing by Torchlight

Dean Wesley Smith has this writing process that he calls ‘Writing Into The Dark’. It’s essentially about seeing forward in your story only a short distance. I like his theory, but I propose a slightly different version. I prefer to ‘Write by Torchlight’. Dean Wesley Smith is…

I absolutely LOVE this series. Quick adventures. Witty dialog. Battling Monsters. Sign me up!

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

RB was onto something here...

Gonna share some monsters from my books I’ve done over the years, because just writing them out is not nearly enough. I gotta draw them too!
Monsters from The Legend of Aerrow Fionn series:
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#booksky #fantasy #horror #darkfantasy #action #scifantasy #fiction #trauma

Indie Release Radar: January Edition A look into new releases coming out this month! Ready to hit that pre-order button?

My new novel has been mentioned on the Indie Release Radar for January 2026. This is AMAZING to me!
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Words to Write

It’s the first blog of the New Year, so let me begin by wishing you all a better 2026 than whatever you had in 2025! Because it is a new year, like many folks, I have made plans for this year. Not resolutions, per se, but plans none the less. You see - I have got me some Words to…

Was this show a comedy? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean that they also didn't have something to say. Alan Alda had his best moments in small monologues like this and the fact that it still applies to the world today means we still have much yet to learn.

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New short story is now out on Patreon! This one is the first in a little mini side series following Avner and Rúadán, characters from the How to Kill an Outland Monster book series. Check it out!
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State of the Pulp – Dec ’25

What an incredible year! With tons of writing and plenty of creativity, this year also saw the release of my first ever novel! Looking forward to the brand new 2026 year, let’s take a quick look back on what all was written. There were a lot of stories written, most of…

NEW BOOK IS OUT!!!!
Eeeee!!!!
You can get How to Kill an Outland Monster Story 5: Heroes’ Respite on Kindle and paperback!
#booksky #fantasy #recovery #grief #foundfamily #novelette #novella #series #OC #original #canadian

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Oh shit! My book comes out tomorrow. Time is an illusion apparently, but being beyond time according to the government, that makes sense that I struggle with the linear concept at times.
You can preorder How to Kill an Outland Monster Story 5 on Kindle. Paperback tomorrow!
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5 Days until the release of Grimoire Detective: Book Two ~ Heart Scars.
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5 Days until Book Release

Here we are - FIVE days until the release of Heart Scars! I am so very excited to have this book in my hands and on my shelf next to book one. Having a single book on the shelf is pretty cool but having a PAIR of books is actually quite nice. With the release of this…

Looking Towards the Future

I still have 2 more posts to make before the end of the year, but this is my last Sunday post of 2025. The year is almost over and it is crazy to think about how much has been done and how much more there is still for me to do. In just a few days, The Grimoire Detective:…

That is a lot to be proud of. Small steps to climb the mountain.

I have the second book in my series on preorder now!
Check your local online retailers for 'Heart Scars' by Cal Bowen.
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The Sign of a True Writer. When the Universe gives you words, you write them!

I am excited to see what happens with this series!

Affirming the Positive

In a word that seems to have grown in negativity, I wish to take some time and talk about bringing out the positive in the world. 2025 has been a rough year in the world, and while it would be easy for me to ramble about all of that, I am going to not. Instead, I wish to…

15 Days until release

The New Year is coming - and with it, the release of my second novel: The Grimoire Detective: Heart Scars. I am so excited because with the release of this second volume, it is no longer about getting one book out into the world, but having a series for others to discover and…