Koumoko Meets Umpidori
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto & Aurora Mandeville “Chishaki-sama, what are you going to do about the boy?” The brown-haired tengu glanced at the young kodama, moaning and thrashing about under the covers. “The only thing…
Month: October 2019
Arrival of the Descubralia
~ by Julie Wile “And so, the strange beings fell from the sky in a ball of fire…” “Will you stop playing with that recorder?! It’s sensitive equipment. And for the last time, we didn’t…
Divine Dance: Interfaith Discussions on the Trinity
In light of a bunch of interfaith conversations, which I find tend to go in a cyclical fashion with regards to the Trinity and Incarnation, I think, perhaps, I have come to understand at least…
The Expanse: A Book Review
Welcome to the future, where humans have colonized the moon, Mars, and much more. Where people are categorized based on the planet they come from. Where living on a spaceship for more than a month…
Discarded Banner
Look me in the eyes Or do you dare? Are my colors brighter than you can bear? Or is my story darker than you will own? For you are each a thread with which I’m…
First Encounters
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto Luna Murphey glanced almost longingly out the window. It was a beautiful day, a day that called out to her and begged her not to waste it. She heaved a long,…
Haunted House Club
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto & Aurora Mandeville As anyone on Alixandria knows, genies are fascinated by otherworldly reports – specifically ghost stories. There is some speculation as to why this is, as genies are often…
The Trials of Relocating to Rural Italy
I moved to Italy back in May 2014, and boy, what an adventure it has been! It had been a good ten months or so between coming over to sign the final paperwork on the…
“The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand, Arrayed in Gold”
~ by Lawrence “Mack” Hall The Queen stands at His right hand, arrayed in gold The Queen is not ornamented in gold The Queen is not decorated in gold The Queen is not merely costumed…
Koumoko Meets Dosashu
~ by Amanda Pizzolatto He glanced out the window; the rain had finally stopped, but the clouds still hung overhead, slowly making their way towards other thirsty regions. He gave out a sigh; ‘a little…