Short Story of the Month
The Island of the Giants
The sloop-of-war of Her Majesty Setter landed on that island on 11th June of the year 1857, nine days after it had been led astray by an unexpected gale while on her course to Mumbai, where we should load supplies for our sail to Andamans and the Malay Archipelago. I was hired as a ship’s doctor, despite being a biologist by profession. I took this job because it was the only possible way to visit faraway lands, where, as I hoped, I could find peace for my curious soul...
Being of the Month
Antaboga
Snakes are often responsible for the existence of our world. They appear in the myths and legends of various cultures, often only as the backbone or supporting structure of the world in question, such as Midgardsormr. Or as the more or less philosophical concept of Ouroboros. Not to mention snakes and dragons, such as the Hungarian Sarkány. However, there are also reptiles of even higher status.
The Balinese Antaboga stood at the birth of the universe as the Creator, not as a structural element or living scaffolding...
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
“Come, it’s pleased so far,” thought Alice, and she went on. “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
“That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat.
“I don’t much care where—” said Alice.
“Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat.
“—so long as I get somewhere,” Alice added as an explanation.
“Oh, you’re sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”
— Lewis Carroll. Alice 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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