Torsade Literary Space All Bedlam Courses Past (part thirty-six)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Two Avarice Creeping On (part thirty-six) He got the ball rolling. “Think I gave you a pretty good gist in my letter. Our town’s a small place…” “Not so very, though, from what I’ve read.” “That’ll please the mayor, you […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part thirty-five)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Two Avarice Creeping On (part thirty-five) Thacker had worked that decade out of Springfield, Illinois; to the Centennial, Indianapolis. He knew the party floggers’ modes of campaign. Along the bridge, finding a lamppost to lean on with the Banner, he […]
Fun with Pics and Memes (a foray into AI generated images)
I decided to check out the Bing Chatbot’s image creating feature. From a request for “Pallas’s Cat fights WWI”. From a request for “Schooner manned by lizards”. The bot offers four renditions of each request, and I picked this as the best because of the […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part thirty-four)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Two Avarice Creeping On (part thirty-four) “Have we actually met?” “In the way of things,” Thacker answered. A blunt thing needed saying. “Manfred is coming along with us.” “On Rutherford’s car?” “I can’t see Mr. Rutherford minding. Mr. Ryan-Neville is […]
The Resident (part sixteen)
Chapter Three Tithonians (part sixteen) Into their silence stole cautious movements. A pair of eyes, and another, crossed the road…by the billboard’s glow becoming deer. Debra and Wissary sighed half-oh’s, cut short by the lead deer’s bark. The animals sprang, headlights flared—and through a roar […]
My Blog Week: April 16 to April 22
All the Latest from Torsade! On Tuesday, The Mirrors, with Godfrey answering the first question. Wednesday, All Bedlam Courses Past, Élucide establishing a bond with Thacker. Friday, The Mirrors again, Charmante reconnecting with Veronica. Images on my posts […]
The Mirrors (part forty-two)
The Mirrors (part forty-two) “Is he Dumain? Or if he was…if he’s dead…does Dumain leave the world that way?” “Chamante, you and I are learning together. How could I know?” “I’m sorry.” She owed Veronica an apology for more than one thing. For not saying at once, how are you? […]
All Bedlam Courses Past (part thirty-three)
All Bedlam Courses Past Chapter Two Avarice Creeping On (part thirty-three) “I was trying to remember the other day… Mr. Chambliss and I were trying to. What was the name of that anthropologist, who dug up the Indian mound… Did you ever think how that […]
The Mirrors (part forty-one)
The Mirrors (part forty-one) You hear breaking glass, taut, swallowed speech, a command as to an idiot, muffled against clanging bells that signal authority…and an idiot’s reply. A wrench, wrench of metal, a cabinet pummeled and twisted. A clatter and clink. Clink a dozen times more, a host of little […]
My Blog Week: April 9 to April 15
All the Latest from Torsade! On Monday, All Bedlam Courses Past, with exchanges between Sartains and Gremots. Tuesday, a new episode of “The Resident”, Wissary and Debra having a talk on relationships. Thursday, The Mirrors, the spirit world […]