For 10 long days & 10 cold nights, she’d tracked the wizard Shatterfang. Tricky was he, wicked was he, but stealthy he was not. Broken twigs, snagged robes, an obvious trail to follow. She knew he must be in this cave, her cornered, hated prey. No need then to rush…

Silver-bright runners flash across infinite blackness, ferrying the last glimmer of joy across a dying universe. If there were air, a faint jingling would be heard, the ring-ting-tinglin’ of better times past. Instead, the shimmering sleighbells shudder in silence. No one’s listenin’. This final errand is nearly ended. Today is…

A Chilling Encounter with a Former Grand Proxy — As I sit dumbstruck in this tavern, listening to a tale of woe from the Former Grand Proxy to Atrox I, Wizard-King of Lloron, I feel doubt creeping in. I’ve just been summoned to become the new Grand Proxy — a dream job, especially for a poor powerless mortal like…

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. At this weekend’s world-famous San Diego ComicCon, Marvel announced its exciting slate of upcoming films & TV shows, “Phase 4” and “Phase 5,” going all the way out to 2021. During the reveal of Mahershala Ali’s role as Blade, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige seized the podium…

In preparation for Independence Day, ICE agents on Wednesday put in some overtime improving camp conditions — by putting up some fun, patriotic decorations! With bunting, banners, & flag-themed buckets (restrooms have been closed until further notice), every concentration camp along the border is now ready to celebrate AMERICA🇺🇸! Complicit…

On The Virtues of Settling — If I’m being honest, I was never a particularly impressive student. I was the oldest apprentice at the Spire of the Elect, yet I read the least, worked the slowest, & dreaded attending class. But I just wanted to learn the basics & go home, really. Because I figured, if…

Fantasy fiction is one of mankind’s greatest creations, a wide field of works that open windows into imaginative worlds so we can escape the crushing vicissitudes of modernity. But, how do you know which ones are any good? Who wants to waste time & money on a 9,000-page myth cycle…