I’ve probably mentioned Lord Dunsany’s The Field before, since it’s pretty much my favourite short story. I don’t think I’ve ever linked to it before, though, since good links are hard to find. Anyway, it’s in the public domain, so I thought I’d put up a version here on the …
A critic once told G.K. Chesterton that if he must make jokes, he need at least not make them about such serious subjects. Chesterton thought that was a rather strange thing to demand. “About what other subjects can one make jokes except serious subjects?” he asked. “Funny,” he later wrote, …
No-one knows why the Blue Crow comes, or why it chooses those that it chooses. In some cultures, to see the crow is considered an honour. The people of Billion Toad City, who know a great deal about life-changing events, think of it that way. In other places, those who …
PLAY THE FABULOUS SCREECH This very short game has a peculiar background. A few months ago I was approached by someone called Angie to create a present for her boyfriend, Matt. Money being short, this was to be a combined Christmas, Valentine’s Day and anniversary present. He was a fan …
The Pegassus is silly, really. It’s not as graceful as the real Pegasus, not as cute as a winged gerbil. It can fly, but it will never be taken for a bird or a messenger of the gods. And the sounds it produces, well, they will never inspire the poets, …
There was nothing particularly noteworthy about the village of Olwynion. It had once been well-known for its wheelwrights, but that was so long ago that few now remembered. Apart from that one nearly-forgotten fact, nothing in the history of the village would be of interest to a writer or an …
Once upon a time there was a cave full of sweaty, tired monkeys. Most of these monkeys sat at noisy machines, repeatedly pressing small buttons. A few others scribbled on pieces of paper or quietly mumbled to each other. They did all this when the sun was in the sky; …
Sinjil Aegidius is the greatest and most renowned of the fourteen desert shamans. He has walked the holy path for many years, from the lush island of Iwana where he was born to the shifting sands where his visions led him. Few know the true details of his life story, …
The first commandment of the Bunny Lord, the Holy Bunny Book teaches us, was to “go forth to multiply.” This He did say to the creatures He had created in the blessed Garden of Lagomorphia. And He did give to them all the Garden for their domain, that they might …
The story of the Alteration Train – what little we know of it, at any rate – begins during one of the greatest battles of the Third War of Magic. Two vast armies faced each other in the smoldering remains of Billion Toad City, each led by a mighty sorcerer. …
