Welcome to Review and New
Whether you are looking for reviews of stories, new worlds to lose yourself in or opinions on writing, I hope you find it here at Review and New.
On this website you can find Short Stories, Poems, Reviews and Blog Posts.
Every short story posted on this site is written and edited by me. They are broken into smaller sections for your convenience as many of them are quite long, some even expanding into Novella length. Every story exists in the same universe that I have created. As of now there are two categories of stories: Shadow War and Other Stories.
The Shadow War is a war waged in secret, hidden from most of the universe. The Shadows seek to bring down a man they call the Phantom.
Operation Smolder is the latest mission log submitted to the database.
Other Stories are any other stories I have written.
A Battle with Menluear: I battle with a beast that disturbingly resembles me.
The Drescation Tales
A Detailed Recounting of the First and Second Wars for the Role of our Winged Friends
This story is currently unavailable. I have removed all previous installments while I redo the story completely. See the story’s page for more details and follow us on Facebook for updates when the new and improved story comes out.
Published Works
I now have a novella available on Kindle!
Essence
Walls surround the city, hemming the citizens in and protecting them from what is beyond, but they are far from safe. So-called witches run rampant within the walls, hunted by the Inquisitor and his Guards who fear the powers their prey possess.
In the aftermath of one witch’s execution, Frit and Sol meet by chance. . . Read more here
The sequel Kardeia is out as well!
I have never been much into poetry, but I sometimes find myself with an itch or with something to say that can only be expressed through poetry. I have taken no classes in poetry beyond basic high school English, but I write what I feel and make it sound as good as I can.
Every thought that goes through my head
I tear right out of its bed. . .
I write reviews of some of the movies I watch and books I read. The older reviews are spoiler-free, but the newer ones are more detailed and have spoilers, so read at your own risk.
Latest Film Review: Detective Pikachu
Latest Book Review: The Once and Future King by T.H. White
Blog
Newly restarted with a new vision! Check out my thoughts on all things writing an otherwise. Start with the intro post then check out my other ramblings. I’ll cover topics from my writing process to what I think about things I see online to things that happen to me.
About
Review and New is a site with two purposes, as implied by the name. The primary purpose is to get my works into the world. The second reason is the review the works of others. [Read More]
I’m Josiah Weber. I graduated high school in 2015. I’ve loved writing all my life, but only gotten real serious about it over the last couple of years. My hope is that this site helps me achieve my dream of going professional and getting my stories into the world. Read more about me here