“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Not again, Nyx.” I pulled her away with one hand as the other attempted to hide the temptation away in my spatial vault, only...
2024-08-16 15:30:51 +0000 UTC View Post
“All things are difficult before they are easy.”
Thomas Fuller
“Shit, [Stone Skin]!” Namir’s final words, as he stepped up to face it, told me this would be a different kind of fight. Claws alone were n...
2024-08-05 17:12:51 +0000 UTC View Post
“Don’t feed the trolls; nothing fuels them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
“Trolls?” Njordson shouted in shock as the felled trees blocking the river came into sight around the bend.
On one sid...
2024-08-04 15:39:20 +0000 UTC View Post
“Two is company, but three is none; two’s a couple, but three’s a crowd; four’s too many, and fives are not allowed.”
Dictionary of Proverbs
Njordson had been waiting in ambush for us to leave. “Before you go, I was hoping you wouldn...
2024-08-03 19:09:33 +0000 UTC View Post“I learned early that class is universally admired. Almost any fault, sin or crime is considered more leniently if there’s a touch of class involved.”
Frank Abignale, Catch me if you can
The door opened to reveal Frau I...
2024-08-01 15:28:41 +0000 UTC View Post“Those who foolishly pride themselves on their nobility mistake that which makes them noble, for it is only the virtue of their ancestors that gives them noble blood.”
Madeleine de Souvre
Someone was attempting to enter my maste...
2024-07-27 23:53:55 +0000 UTC View Post
“After a good dinner, one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relations.”
Oscar Wilde
“That will not be a problem.” Jarl Njord answered, waving away any worry, unaware of exactly what I suspected ...
2024-06-26 20:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post“A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.”
Ward McAllister
I had no plans on dying, but I was looking forward to finally meeting the local l...
2024-06-22 21:49:26 +0000 UTC View Post“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.”
James Oppenheim
“Lord Njord?” I asked, concerned. Bypassing, waiting for Namir, and quickly questioning our first lead. Who in the depths o...
2024-06-14 13:06:12 +0000 UTC View Post
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
Abraham Lincoln
We walked back to the inn in stony silence. I was a little sheepish now that I had considered how far I had travelled; what if I had been unable to make it b...
2024-06-01 19:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
“The famous ‘Abra Kadabra’ originates from Aramaic, which was spoken in biblical times, and means: I will create with my words.”
Mor M. Cohen
Lurching, I steadied myself on the shard of the Lodestar in fr...
2024-05-24 23:38:13 +0000 UTC View Post“Life is a series of sudden disappearances, leave-takings without the proper goodbyes.”
Kelly Link
“Welcome in the light of the lodestar.” A voice intoned as we entered a blue light shining down on the entrance we had...
2024-05-19 12:45:21 +0000 UTC View Post
“Folks around these parts freeze to death all the time.”
“Especially the stupid ones.”
“It’s nature’s way of thinning out the herd if you ask me.”
New in Town, Film
It did not ta...
2024-05-04 20:27:14 +0000 UTC View Post
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.”
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A Milne
Our arrangement on the boat was swiftly switched. I made a far better steersman, and Namir, uncomfortable as he was on the wat...
2024-04-16 20:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostHappy New Fiscal Year,
Is there any interest in doing an art competition with prize money for Singer,Sailor Merchant, Mage?
Thoughts?
Notlimah
“Land of lost gods and godlike men.”
Lord Byron
I’d come here to heal someone, not talk about the gods. Although I guess I was happy to sit back and let the priest patch up the thief who had tried to steal from us. His unconsc...
2024-04-06 22:18:14 +0000 UTC View Post
“The phrase, ‘Cat Got Your Tongue’ is used to describe when someone is at a loss of words or being unusually quiet.”
Internet
Namir’s POV
The town did not take a long time to traverse. There...
2024-04-04 12:02:30 +0000 UTC View Post
“I tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It’s bound to disappoint you.”
Jodi Picoult
Unknown’s POV
He watched as the foolish pilgrims parked themselves alongside...
2024-04-03 13:33:25 +0000 UTC View Post“Every tall tale was rooted in truth.”
Kerri Maniscalo
My mana did not last the hour, but it did last long enough for me to see the town of Drangavik appear on the horizon. It was the first northern town of the Kingdom of Tramon...
2024-04-02 15:21:51 +0000 UTC View Post“Life isn’t a race. It’s a relay.”
Dick Gregory
“Where are we?” Were the first words out of Namir’s mouth. While I could keep the spatial vault open enough to look out of using my expanded senses, it was far mo...
I'm sorry for the poor month of writing. Last month, I took a week off to write, even paying £500 for childcare for the pair of them for the week to cover their holiday from school, but instead, I just crashed hard, only managing two chapters instead of the five I had hoped to write. Work contin...
2024-03-16 00:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and you have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by His heroic spirit: to dare to be holy in spite of men and devils.”
William Gurnall
“What new ridiculous ...
2024-03-15 22:42:54 +0000 UTC View Post“The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.”
Michael Mandelbaum
My medical duties were not finished with Gervir. Fascinated and astounded by the possibility of reviving giants frozen in the battle against t...
2024-02-13 19:39:20 +0000 UTC View Post“Battles are never the end of war; for the dead must be buried and the cost of the conflict must be paid.”
James A Garfield
Lying exhausted on my spatial vault floor, I laughed as I had finally lived up to my former name. I was now Jack, the Ice Giant Killer. I c...
2024-02-13 12:20:21 +0000 UTC View Post“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”
Isaac Newton
The Ice Giant’s head rose over the horizon. It was colossal. Grey and white with hints of blue, it was impossible to tell what was elemental ice and what was gian...
2024-02-03 17:45:26 +0000 UTC View Post“KEEP CALM
and
CARRY ON”
Unpublished Ministry of Information UK
“All aboard, all aboard....
2024-01-30 22:26:23 +0000 UTC View Post“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations if you live near one.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
Everything about the Thorpe was built defensively. The giants did not live near dragons, but they did live near ice giants, or at least they were the first neigh...
2024-01-28 13:51:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Typing away . . . my 2-year-old is finally asleep for midday nap . . . but image making is a nice break.
2024-01-28 13:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post“There’s always another level up. There’s always another ascension. More grace, more light, more generosity, more compassion, more to shed, more to grow.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
The first fortnight went by quickly. I had soon grown accustomed to my new size. What ...
2024-01-22 02:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post