A FEATURED THING
Step right up to this captivating collection of fantastical short stories!
RELICS FROM A TRAVELING SHOW
Each tale in this enchanting volume is a dazzling deep dive into the magic, mystery, and complexity of human existence. Explore the thrill of the unexpected, savor the bittersweet nature of love and loss, discover truths about courage & identity, and visit worlds where a single step separates the extraordinary from the everyday.
Be a potato.
" Fear is strange soil. Mainly it grows obedience like corn, which grows in rows and makes weeding easy. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground."
Terry Pratchett (Small Gods)
art credit: Dex Greenbright
It has been, as usual, a busy week. Weekish. Week plus? One of those. There was (another) heat wave, I dug a trench in my backyard, we had a visit from a fox, the fireplace had its annual maintenance inspection, a noisy holiday occurred, and—big shoutycaps achievement here—I HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED A REAL MAP OF MY FICTIONAL TOWN, along with a numbered list key for all of the important locations in both present-day and ghost-occupied states. It took a lot of drafting and I kept getting distracted by research into things like street naming conventions, and the history of Illinois, and picking up Proceate and spending time playing with digital pens and pencils.
(I totally don’t need Procreate, but it was fun to draw dopey little sketches of cats and dragons on my iPad as a break from squinting at the map.) ANYWAY. Onward…