This is not a Game

So, we’ve had one weekend of nice weather. It’s been warmer, it’s been brighter, it’s generally been far more pleasant than it’s been lately – and about time too. However, in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic, the advice has been to maintain social distancing and avoid the temptation of gathering together. Unfortunately, a significant […]

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The End…

March is nearly over, and what a month. It’s gone from relatively normal, to lockdown, with shelves being emptied in our supermarkets and shops, and businesses closing their doors (in some cases, businesses are permenantly shutting some of them). We still don’t know the long-term consequences of all this. At the time of writing, 1,801 […]

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Short Stories: Master of the Pack

This latest work is inspired by Master of the Pack, by DusanMarkovic I stood before him, the great Tiger of the Southern Wastes, and I tried not to tremble, but I could not help but appear sheepish, troubled, by the ferocity in those blue eyes, eyes rightfully harden by years of war and turmoil. His […]

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Short Stories: The Cave

The Cave is inspired by this work, by Rickochet12. Night had fallen, but the heat, and worse, the humidity, had not faded. The very air itself felt cloying and sticky, and yet, despite her apparel (or lack thereof), she felt cool. Her spear held aloft, she smiled to herself as the pale light of the […]

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Short Stories: The Meet

Inspired by this piece on Deviant Art, by Asfodelo. He’d watched her sit in the little, dingy booth, gnawing absent-minded on some spicy chicken wings (he’d recognise that smell anywhere). He’d never quite been brave enough to order anything from the menu in the disrespectful diner, least of all something that could be smothered in […]

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