Short Story of the Month
Claim
No way! It took so many years for those damn space industry companies to get around to building a decent spacecraft, and for tickets to the Moon to get so cheap that a sane and normal person can buy one. For such an incredibly long time, Mr. Mushinka has not been allowed to inspect his own property. He looked forward to the moment so much that he spent the two nights before his flight in the spaceport waiting room, living on overpriced coffee and biscuits past their expiration date. The authorized copy of an old deed guaranteeing its owner's claim to an acre in the Mare Crisium area had been in his hand the whole time...
Being of the Month
Hera
The first lady of the Greek pantheon, like her siblings, spent part of her existence inside her father’s stomach; Cronus, the supreme god at the time, took this measure to protect himself from a coup d’état. As has already been recounted here. It is also said that she was born on the island of Samos (or in Argos), that she was raised by Temenus and the Horae in Arcadia...
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
“They’re both magic. If you can’t learn to ride an elephant, you can at least learn to ride a horse.”
“What’s an elephant?”
“A kind of badger,” said Granny. She hadn’t maintained forest-credibility for forty years by ever admitting ignorance.
— Terry Pratchett. Equal Rites
How to Properly Feed a Demon
Twenty-five short short stories for short short breaks. Starring aliens and people, gods as well as demons.
Where to buy? Amazon
