Howdy! It’s September. That means it’s autumn, Halloween season, and the start of my favorite time of the year. Are you ready for crisp mornings and fall colors?

As promised last week, I’ve also got some exciting news to share. The one year anniversary for Lorellum Fantastica is just over a week away on September 22. To celebrate this milestone, I’m happy to share not just one announcement, but two!

Lorellum Fantastica Season Two launches next week

Elandra is back!

After a nine month hiatus, Lorellum Fantastica is back for a second season. I’ve spent a decent portion of 2025 brainstorming and experimenting to make LF more sustainable to keep up with.

What’s changed

• Entries are now much shorter, designed to be read in < 5 minutes.
• Entries will be published monthly.
• Entries can center around any tidbit of worldbuilding—for example, how a flower was used in an assassination, or why dwarves are allergic to water.

Season Two launch content

Season Two will launch with a bunch of new content:

• Six new Entries, starting with the mysterious and apocalyptic Starfall
• A new continent map from Elandra’s world
• Website updates to account for Season Two’s changes

So, when does all this launch?

Next week! 

That’s right—September 21, 2025, one day before the one year anniversary of Lorellum Fantastica. Stay tuned for an email next Sunday for the official launch.

But that’s not all…

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Launching alongside LF S2 is James’s Journal, a monthly journal that follows my journey as a writer. Within each journal, you’ll find the following sections:

• Lorellum Fantastica
  • A new Entry in my free fantasy serial, along with any other writing updates.
• Travelogue
  • Travel directly inspires much of my writing. I’ll include one of my favorite photos from recent travel with a thought or two.
• Movie Journey
  • A few years ago, I started a movie journey in which I watch the most culturally impactful movie(s) of each year. I started in 1939 and am now over 130 movies in. I’ll share one of my recent watches that I really enjoyed.
• Pupdate
  • I take way too many photos of my dogs: Beyla and Lamington, a Golden Retriever and Corgi, respectively. I’ll round up the journal with a cute or funny photo and a little snippet about what’s going on in their lives.

The best part is that you don’t need to do anything to start following James’s Journal.

Starting Sunday September 28, I’ll convert this existing newsletter into James’s Journal, so you should automatically start receiving Journals into your inbox. How convenient!

It all begins next week

September 21, 2025 – that’s when all these things kick off. Thanks so much to everyone who has helped bring these ideas to fruition.

And of course, thanks to you, dear reader, for your support. I can’t wait to share this next step of the journey with you.

See you next week!

James