Far Fetched Fables

First Story: “Blood, Oak, Iron” by Janny WurtsThe old king of Chaldir lay dying. Everyone knew. Scarcely anyone cared. He lay under quilts in a bed with gold posts and purple hangings, his waxy, cadav...

15 Jul 20141h 11min

Art by René Aignerhttp://www.rene-aigner.de/http://facebook.com/reneaignerillustrationFirst Story: “Tengu Mountain” by Gregory FrostAndo met his fate in the form of a priest while he was climbing up t...

8 Jul 20141h 2min

First Story:  “Lost Son” by Maurice Broaddus“I will make my arrows drunk with blood, while my sword devours flesh: the blood of the slain and the captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.” Deuteronomy...

1 Jul 20141h 4min

First Story: “Neverland Blues” by Adam BrowneMichael Jackson bobs mothsoft and white in the North African nightsky.His many eyes tic and tick. Expensive lenses shiver into place, swivelling down. He t...

24 Jun 20141h 23min

First Story: “A Night in the Tropics” by Jeffrey FordThe first bar I ever went to was The Tropics. It was and still is situated between the grocery store and the bank along Higbee Lane in West Islip. ...

17 Jun 20141h 21min

First Story: “The New Deal” by Trent Jamieson“You hear about the new Deal?” Jacobi asked, crouching down by the nearest body on the flat corrugated iron roof.  Ulmer shrugged. “Just rumours, nothing d...

10 Jun 20141h 2min

First Story: “Lost Arts” by Stephen DedmanTao’s was the only office on Hathor. It was a conventional flexiroom bisected by a temporary wall; the smaller chamber served as an ante-room, mainly in case ...

3 Jun 20141h 36min

First Story: “A Ring of Green Fire” by Sean McMullen“As I was travelling through Westbury forest, I met with a man with a ring of green fire around his penis,” Avenzoar’s visitor said casually.       ...

27 Mai 20141h 13min