The Hitman’s Wife.
By William Van Zyl Published July 19, 2026 The silhouette of a large money bag is etched against the dark stone wall. The frail hands of an elderly woman clench Continue Reading
Wounded
By William Van Zyl Published on July 17, 2026 Water Tower Skirmish Benjamin Austen is standing at the water tower in the company’s staffroom where he works. Only moments earlier, Continue Reading
Seed-DNA.
It Is the Year 2081 By William Van Zyl Published on July 17, 2026. The wind carried more than dust. It carried fear. Across the scarred plains of Europe and Continue Reading
Can a River Have Rights? Rethinking Humanity’s Relationship with Nature.
By William Van Zyl Published on July 14, 2026. Imagine the River Speaking Imagine standing beside a river at dawn. Mist rises gently from its surface while the first rays Continue Reading
TAPPING INTO AI: Rendering Ink and Watercolour Design Sketches for Architectural (or Product) Design: Modern Sustainable Floating Home.
Research, Sketches, and Ideas Created by William Van Zyl (compiled 1 June 2026). Published in July 2026. Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming part of the design process in Continue Reading
A Spectacle
I Share A True Dog Story With You (July 2026, New Zealand) It was a bitterly cold Saturday morning in July. Winter mist still lingered over a peaceful lake in Continue Reading
Fight, Flight, Rest or Digest? That Is The Question.
This case study and the application thereof will get your serious attention. How do you graze, when to graze and when to fight or to take flight? Can humans be Continue Reading
Maccabear, Zuccothe, Zanzibar, Nephosith, Callistan, Danniloth and Lucifear – The Seven High-Placed Sons
By William Van Zyl Published on July 5, 2026. This post is inspired by The Unseen Realm (Documentary by Michael S. Heiser) broadcast on Shine TV New Zealand (June 2026). Continue Reading
Squirrel-Sun-Sitting God
By William Van Zyl Published on 28 June 2026 “At that moment, he told me… he found God. And it turns out that God… He’s a squirrel…” — John Fitzgerald, Continue Reading
Bitter Honey From The Horse’s Carcass
By William Van Zyl Published on June 20, 2026 The wind howled across the frozen wilderness like a living thing. Snow swirled through the dark pine forest, stinging exposed skin Continue Reading
Holy Sand
By William Van Zyl Published on May 30, 2026 “Feel This Soil…” The evening wind moved softly through the trees as John bent down and scooped up a handful of Continue Reading
Metallica Warfare
By William Van Zyl Published May 22, 2026 I am going to show you the use of brass and iron in ancient warfare and how we don’t fight physically today. Continue Reading
Global Pop Art Ideas
Published by William Van Zyl on May 17, 2026 This is a follow-up of the blog post: “Magical Pop Art” (7 May 2026). In this post, I explore global themes Continue Reading
Magical Pop Art
By William Van Zyl Published May 17, 2026 Did you know that Pop Art is one of the best-selling genres in galleries around New Zealand? Yes, you have heard right Continue Reading
Four Letters That Will Shake Your World
By William Van ZylPublished: 9 May 2026 The four letters you are thinking of might be a foul word or a curse word—something sharp, careless, and destructive. But what if Continue Reading
Pavilion
By William Van Zyl Published April 10, 2026 Mario Aldretioni sits low in the cockpit of his Formula 1 racing car, perturbed. The light shimmers off the polished bodywork, illuminating Continue Reading
Brain Activity Stuns Speech Researcher
By William Van Zyl Published on March 24, 2026 You will not believe what this research has revealed. Recently, a neurosurgeon from the United States, Dr Avery, shared a remarkable Continue Reading
Bow of Steel
By William Van Zyl Published on March 20, 2026 The battlefield trembled beneath the thunder of advancing men. Dust rose like a veil between heaven and earth, and the sound Continue Reading
Scattered in Fourteen Directions
By Wiliam Van Zyl Published March 14, 2026 The night sky flickered with distant flashes as artillery thunder rolled across the valley. Malef slammed his fist against the side of Continue Reading
INRI: The Hands That Ground The Soot.
By William Van Zyl Published March 3, 2026. The morning air is heavy. Jerusalem hums with Passover pilgrims. Shulman kneels beside a low stone slab and begins grinding soot Continue Reading