Torsade Literary Space Haunt of Thieves: part one
A refugee from apocalyptic war comes to a desolated country, where the only escape from the sport of its occupiers — who will hunt him with dogs — is a mountain pass, the haunt of thieves… They kill and plunder in their own right. Gafeidda debates his chances with the Shepherd, but cannot bring […]
Assorted Opinions: Grab Bag
Assorted Opinions: Grab Bag Laser monsters When cleaning my garage, I came across a forgotten laser pointer. The cats my father had given it to me for the entertainment of, are all past cats now; but recently I’ve adopted two brothers, Ed (grey) and […]
The Totem-Maker: I Am the Cause (part four)
The Totem-Maker I Am the Cause (part four) Now, to speak further of law and custom. I found myself imprisoned in a cell of Lord Sente’s. The noble houses did for the Emperor this service, quartered his knights when with his entourage he entered their city, guarded […]
Cats! Fourteen Cartoons Featuring a Feline Theme
A collection, from my sister blog, The Cartoon House, on arguably the most popular cartoon theme, felines and their second bananas. Have a Heart Auguring Iffy Kibble It’s in the Perspective There Must Be An Answer A Touch of Bedevilment Not […]
Yoharie: Neighborhood Watch (part three)
Yoharie Neighborhood Watch (part three) “I can’t stay.” Petersen rose, patting his belt. “He’s an eye doctor, and he gets emergency calls?” Todwillow made the question rhetorical. He had followed with menacing raptness Petersen’s mute exit, the shutting of his door across the street. “Maybe he does.” Tristanne […]
The Big House (poem)
The Big House The sunset of the day seems Exudaceous copper neon Comes between cloudbank between cloudbank Warning with no celestial conviction Promising without wherewithal Where, these days, does earth promise other than eviction The day just past has passed on the other side Suppose it had been the first of […]
The Totem-Maker: I Am the Cause (part three)
The Totem-Maker Chapter Three I Am the Cause (part three) I sat on the steps to his porch, so far delinquent now, I felt a peculiar reunion with my early life, under the old woman’s care…when I had been sometimes free, finished with chores. She had called me Fate’s […]
Assorted Opinions: Uneasily Enthused
Assorted Opinions Uneasily Enthused (On punctuation) Is it extreme to hate a mark of punctuation? Or…have you noticed that when people explicate, after stating their dislike for the exclamation point, or the semicolon, they begin to talk about the sorts of people they don’t like? I am a little […]