With his dying hand, Wilm left me all his worldly possessions. His creditors took the bulk, including everything of any real value, although I understand it covered less than one tenth of his balance. I […]
Category: Fiction
(Fiction) Guardian of the Forest Gloaming
It was Einstein, supposedly, who taught the world that space was not a featureless plain but rather a warped and crannied canyon distorted by the weight of the objects it contained. But the old sages, […]
Ruin of the Highest Order
I designed a new seven-card tarot reading for the book. The order is depicted in the diagram below, which forms a kind of castle of the self. Cards should be shuffled such that than can […]
(Fiction) It was a Puzzle Box
The runoff reservoir where “Bobbi Jo” was found was undoubtedly man-made. Its sides sloped at a steady angle and three of its lengths were ruler-straight. The fourth curved evenly around the border of a small […]
(Fiction) Not too late for what?
“I haven’t actually met Dr. More,” the young clerk behind the desk explained apologetically. “Isn’t this his office?” “One of them,” he nodded. “He sees patients here on Tuesdays and Thursdays.” “Looks like I’m in […]
(Fiction) Under the Basement
05 OCT 10:45 The derelict house near the reservoir wasn’t only a puzzle box and likely murder scene, it was also a carcass. The ceiling and walls were caked in rot. It stank so […]
(Fiction) No One Called It Murder
No one called it murder. I suppose that’s what I remember most. They all went out of their way to avoid words that could’ve implied prior humanity, like “dead” or “body.” The incident report, which […]
