94 - The Hunting of the Lathe Worm: Part 3
"Like a Goddess of the sea, she raised her pearled hand, and with her gesture came a rising wave that darkened as it grew until it hit the shore and burst; and from the wave the Lathe-Worm howled fort...
14 Feb 202240min
93 - The Hunting of the Lathe Worm: Part 2
The fog grew thick, and soon his only guide through the white void was the sound of running water up ahead. And now his foot rang not against soft loam, but hard, polished stone. As he knelt, he felt ...
7 Feb 202232min
92 - The Hunting of the Lathe Worm: Part 1
In a place like this the fog might thicken in a minute, and then could last for days or months, or never end at all. How many others had set off with a light heart, into the mist and shadow of the Dim...
31 Jan 202243min
91 - We Have No Choice But To Do This To You
“I’d like to wake up please," she said. "How do I wake up? I don’t like how this feels.” “It’s normal to feel a little bit off at first," he tried to assure her. "It took me a couple days to get the h...
10 Jan 202226min
90 - Silver Bells, and Other Short Snips Celebrating the Birth of Jesus
Just listen to those bells. They ring for peace. They ring for glad tidings. They ring for pushing the pain down, deep down, and for leftover sausage meat. 'Tis a beautiful time of year. --Written by ...
27 Dec 202137min
89 - The Dagger or the Poisoned Chalice
It was in the Maestro’s studio, all lit up golden and dark with the golden-hour light that streamed through its wide-arched window, that the Maestro asked Dulcamara to kill a man, for what would be th...
13 Dec 202141min
88 - The Sea Provides
It sat there, under the light. The Egg. Huge, murky and amber. It seemed firm, but still sagged just a bit where it sat. Whatever was inside—if there was anything inside at all—wasn’t clear. The golde...
29 Nov 202139min
87 - The Harlequin
I knew then that it didn’t matter that the black mask gave no indication, no inkling of any emotion. The Harlequin was aware of my presence and, in some way, its attention was entirely directed at me....
15 Nov 202145min
