Short Story of the Month
A Haunted House
Dear Julia,
I welcomed your recommendation of that estate agency in good faith. I hoped that after years I could finally find appropriate housing.
They sold me a house that looked great at first glance. Quiet part of the town, historic but not that much so
there aren’t many tourists and souvenir shops. Magnificent silence, perfect construction work,
exactly what you described...
Being of the Month
Asteria and Perses
The titanic parents of the goddess of magic, Hecate. Officially. A certain group of ancient authorities suggests, or outright asserts, that Hecate's father was Zeus; the interweaving of Greek myths and the relations of their protagonists is better left to the level of a simple statement and not subjected to closer examination.
Only one thing needs to be stressed: this Asteria is not the Asteria who had an affair with Apollo, nor the one who had an affair with Bellerophon, nor is she the daughter of Alcyone or Helios. She is the sister of Zeus' mistress, Leto...
Other Stuff
Sherlockiana: Police Officers
Even though Holmes became the patron of all literary detectives that came after him, he didn't consider himself as one. He thought of himself as a higher form of a sleuth.
Quote of the Month
“Well, sir,” he said, “I know that dragons have been extinct for thousands of years, sir —”
“Yes?” The Patrician's eyes narrowed.
Vimes plunged on. “But, sir, the thing is, do they know?”
— Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
How to Properly Feed a Demon
Twenty-five short short stories for short short breaks. Starring aliens and people, gods as well as demons.
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