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Abel’s Walk

26 Dec 202216 Dec 2022

"I have seen the beginning and the end. The Stars have burned and the darkness returns!" The pitch of his voice and the speed at which he spoke rose with…

Buried in Ice and Time

A great wall of ice rose up before me, a mighty glacier standing like a mountain. I wondered to myself what terrible age of ice had given birth to this…

Lodgings

20 Dec 202220 Dec 2022

The wolfman growled at the castle door as the rain soaked its fur. The snout, twisted in a snarl, opened, barking out pained, half-human words. "Let me in!" "Not by…

Midnight Chimes

…nevertheless, Death was a good dancer. He led me round and round, keeping in perfect step with the band, and I glided across the floor like I was nothing, nothing…

Phoenix

I let the fire engulf me in its billowing flames, baptizing me as it burned away my pain. Brilliant blaze, I was a torch, a bright pillar—like an angel from…

The Jester Reminisces

Death was there, an ever silent companion. Like a shadow without form, he lurked among the king's guests, and I could not tell whether we were ignoring him, or if…

Holy Solitude

The song gave way to silence; the dim lights dimmed and went out; I was left in holy solitude. The dream of life faded away into nothing; not even a…

Whatever Remains…

8 Dec 20228 Dec 2022

The cold, hard facts are these: There have been five murders in the past five months; of the last two, we can pinpoint the time of the murders to the…

The End

A select few knew that this wasn't just a joust, wasn't a meeting of two sportsmen or a play at heraldry by boys; this would not be a bloodless affair.…

I Read, You Listen | The Repairer of Reputations

4 Dec 20223 Dec 2022

https://youtu.be/9KFsCsrl0PE Well, trying to upload a YouTube video for tomorrow, but the darn thing's been sitting at 1% for an hour or so. I don't have high hopes this will…