Fiction

Four Fonts, Four Nations, Four Magicks (Excerpt from “The Third Secret”)

Four Fonts, Four Nations, Four Magicks (Excerpt from “The Third Secret”)

Excerpted from notes for an unpublished treatise by the zoologist Nanuridin Carosley. The work was recorded in neutered signmark, the Orsino stamped alphabet, without intent of ever publishing due to its controversial approach of treating the people of the Four Nations as if comparable to animals. Anthris and the Western Font Physickery: a deep connection…

Sins of the Poet (Excerpt)

Sins of the Poet (Excerpt)

Sixteen minutes before the mark was scheduled to arrive. Why had she agreed to take on this ill-conceived fiasco of a job? The money: a thousand silver drachms divided three ways. She needed the money. She always needed the money. “Deyva, what are you doing?” Sami dropped her fabricator’s wands and grabbed Deyva’s fingers to…

The Crafty Guide to Cheyne Heath (Pt. 2)

The Crafty Guide to Cheyne Heath (Pt. 2)

The Library of the Damned For the witch that loves a stroll through a museum or art gallery, Cheyne Heath has a few excellent options. Foremost among them is the delightfully-named Library of the Damned.  Tucked away among the mansions of Gore Street, this magnificent specimen of Georgian architecture houses the foremost collection of Chaos-Kissed…

Gone To Water

Gone To Water

Morag’s boots slipped on the wet cobblestones as she ran in search of Feargal, her heavy woolen skirts wrapping around her calves and threatening to trip her to her death, but she would not stop until she knew her son was back at home and safe in front of the fire. Not in a hundred…