Short Story of the Month
Near the Finish Line
Just a little bit further. Six steps, five, four and a half!
This is the place where I dropped it last time.
A quarter of a step and there is the mark I made … wait a moment … nine hundred and seventy-four attempts ago. I could even break the record in the last … maybe even the highest record ever, but who knows, I wasn’t making marks before.
Don’t stop. Steady pace, or else it would roll down again. DO NOT FALTER!
Being of the Month
Frau Holle
A close relative of the pagan goddess Hulda, or rather Hulda herself, working from the underground of the Christian world. Stripped of her divine status, but still a powerful protector. She keeps a protective hand over domestic animals and children, supervising births and spinning. In short, she represents the usual states of the Triune Goddess, but during Frau Holle's existence, no one knew anything about them. She was also known as Perchta or Berchta, so she also acted as the successor to other pagan goddesses (although they themselves were probably originally one and the same).
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
“I didn’t know that Cheshire cats always grinned; in fact, I didn’t know that cats could grin.”
“They all can,” said the Duchess; “and most of ’em do.”
“I don’t know of any that do,” Alice said very politely, feeling quite pleased to have got into a conversation.
“You don’t know much,” said the Duchess; “and that’s a fact.”
— Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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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