Plink. Hard at work at his bulky glass desk, Fortium reached out with his forefinger and thumb and picked up a small pebble of plaster, unexpectedly deposited in front of him. His eyes rose to the ceiling. There. He could make out a small fissure from which the chunk had dropped. Why had he never…
In recent years, I remember the sheer excitement of experiencing a total solar eclipse. For a few minutes seen from any one vantage point, the moon stood between me and the sun, covering its bright disc with just a fiery corona visible around the edge. Cool! Solar eclipses are actually common. There are a handful…
The sound of tentative footsteps, scuffling along the pebbly cavern path, woke the Watchdog. There was never much light in the cave, and he blinked his eyes as he tried to focus. Not that he really needed to see the intruder; he could feel the uneven steps like dull throbs against his skin. The cavern…
I am a “morning person”, which means that I get up like a shot before dawn (and, I suppose, collapse as if shot at night). If you live in a house with sleeping kids, pre-sunrise activity carries its own difficulties. I remember what that’s like: since everyone else is in blessed repose, you feel the…
“M’Lord… the prisoners … have escaped.” Vice-Regent Skeek regarded the disheveled and breathless guardsmouse. The stout soldier looked as if he’d been overrun. Patches of fur were missing, and he was cradling his tail in obvious discomfort. “No doubt, corporal. How many got away?” The guard winced. “Three, m’lord. The… largest ones.” Skeek turned and…
Growing up, when other kids said they wanted to be a fireman or a policeman, I wanted to be a scientist. Science is cool. But it is just a tool to truth, not truth itself. Some people forget that. They don’t realize that if you start from an incorrect premise, science may not help you….
The lid of the small box fell open – and the coin was still there. I couldn’t believe my luck! It had been – Lord, had it been twelve years? Certainly someone would have stumbled on it in all that time, the housekeeper perhaps, or Mera. I would’ve expected Mera to pick through my things…
Welcome! I’m glad you’ve decided to take a look. You’ll find out pretty quickly that I am fascinated with things that are just beyond our sight. We rely so heavily on what our eyes show us. We can’t imagine (unless we have lost our vision) what it would be like to navigate life without the…