Category: Legends
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Descent–and–Hell on Earth
Two posts in one today, continuing the Legendary Circles storyline… Descent Hera took the front seat of the carriage, and took charge of the reins. Aphrodite and Athena had to take the back seat. Athena typed instructions into her satnav. “This is the way!” Athena said, referring to her satnav’s directions and not their method…
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Rewriting the Classics… Miss Muffet
Emily trotted into the room with glee. She was only five feet tall, but had a big presence. She plonked herself down upon her stool and read the slogan on her packet of salt and vinegar crisps: “Delicately flavoured salt and vinegar potato crisps by Curds and Whey” she read aloud. She then thought “Hardly…
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In the Lap of the Gods
A couple of months ago, I introduced Gerald to the world in a short 100-word tale called Legendary Circles. I feel that tale needs a little padding here and expanding there, so here’s the first part… “I don’t believe this!” Athena sat down in frustrated contemplation, swiftly using her mouse to scroll onto the next…
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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.
WC Fields said that. William Claude Dukenfield, January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946, according to Wikipedia, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. I always thought that WC Fields was a woman, not meaning to be impolite toward the memory of WC, or to WC himself, I hasten to add. It’s an easy…
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Early start
I woke up thinking ‘what’s that smell?’ A pungent, rich, sickly, thick smell that was, well, vile. So bad, I had to smell myself (just to be sure, you know!) and luckily, it wasn’t me. I sat up in my bed, and realised that it wasn’t my bed. I was sleeping on some woven rugs…
The Mansionic Perspective 