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Posts published in December 2019

The Short Cut

(Continued from The Order) If Milo was surprised when the Squire roused him before dawn, he was even more surprised to find him in the…

Being a Little Breathless always hurts

Cyan trudged weakly across the ice, his breath turning into a mist in front of him.  He had reached the gap between the ice and…

Shoulder angels on a smoke break

  “Welcome to the world,” he said wearily. “You get used to it after a while.”― Terry Pratchett, Good Omens

A Formal Complaint

Having been rebuffed by the office of Underby umpteen times, Bologna decided to forge formal complaints with the Bucket of Blood, knowing that fink of…

The Order

It grated on Milo that Brother Malus wanted to be called “Squire.” They had come up through the cathedral school just the same, but there…

A Little Release Never Hurts

A knock at the door woke Cyan with a start.  Blearily, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and yawned a greeting.  Dr. Sonnerstein…

Catching Shooting Stars

In the Rag & Bone Junkyard sat a rusty silo over a hundred and fifty feet tall; atop that rusty silo sat a ramshackle shack;…