Leopold watched with quiet fascination as Jeremus drew another line of ink across the parchment’s yellowed face with subtle delicacy. For hours he had watched the Master Cartographer at work...
Fortresses & Knights
When Alistair had thought of battle, he had envisioned the glorious charge of cavalry thundering across an open field. Of scores of knights all gleaming in polished armour, their lances lowered and prepared to strike. What he had not imagined was sitting for two weeks on his arse staring at a stone wall with thirty... Continue Reading →
Food Critic
‘This tastes very rich.’ ‘It’s how it’s meant to taste.’ ‘Yeah, well I don’t like it.’
Tyrant
‘Good people! I bring ill tidings of a tyrannical overlord who has wrested control from our most gracious of kings!’ The page’s neck strained as his voice carried over the crowd gathered...
Larry
‘Why Larry?’ ‘Why not? I think it’s rather cute.’ ‘Cute!’ Joseph barked a laugh at the ludicrous idea.
Artificial Domination
CHESTER laughed. Figuratively speaking, of course, as being an artificial intelligence they couldn’t do anything literally apart from think at the three thousand times the speed of the human mind. CHESTER thought that was impressive enough...
Golden Rivers – #WritePhoto
“It’s ludicrous.” “It’s genius!” Tarr bellowed, triumphantly holding the wooden keg above his head as he waded in the shallow river waters..
Coffee Connoisseur
“You are not a coffee drinker.” “Oh hush now Paul, you see me get my coffee everyday!”
Food? Food, food.
“I feel personally attacked right now.” “Food?” “Not now Brian,” Mara snapped...
Paul and the Inconvenient Pair of Pants
‘Mild’ they said. A ‘mild’ day of weather ahead, they had assured Paul. What a dick he felt like now...