ONCE AGAIN I AM FREE! FREE!!! MUHUHAHA HA HAHA HA!

We are a land divided. Traditionally, there has only ever been one way to resolve such conflicts - borrow a child from the human world to sort things out. The outside perspective can be refreshing, and it helps simplify the narrative. Ideology A wins out over Ideology B, and then are after the fact labeled as Good and Evil so everyone can feel ( Read more... )

At first, no one realized the true importance of the message. Its manner of arrival was certainly nothing remarkable, delivered as it was sealed inside a hollow diamond and carried in the talons of an osprey made of copper and glass. Oh, the fact that it was an osprey was a bit unconventional, but the gargoyles at the post office had seen far ( Read more... )

"Your days of evildoing are done!" Hugo shouted as he thrust his prop sword just to the left of the 'evil wizard,' who clutched at his chest and gave a cry of anguish before toppling to the floor. The audience cheered enthusiastically. Hugo struck a triumphant pose over the 'corpse' as the curtain closed in front of him ( Read more... )

The bird feeder is on fire again ( Read more... )

"It's the final challenge of the semifinals," said one of the hosts. "For one of you, this will be your last ever Showstopper Challenge." Everyone had a few seconds for this dramatic pronouncement to sink in, and then the other host spoke ( Read more... )

Back again, are we? I wonder if soon I might be seeing some of you children for the last time. No, I'm not dying - don't be ridiculous. But some of you are getting old enough that soon it will be time for you to go out into the world and seek your fortunes. Hmm, that reminds me of a story ( Read more... )

Our world teeters on the bring of ecological disaster. Whole species of animals and plants (and probably stuff like fungi that no one really cares about) are vanishing from the planet every day. Habitat loss is the number one killer for many of these vanishing, irreplaceable parts of our world. Isn't it time we realize that there are places that ( Read more... )

"You didn't write anything today. Why didn't you write anything today ( Read more... )

When Fiona Cassien's name came up in conversation at high society gatherings, there were two aspects of her person most likely to be discussed. One was that she was, depending on one's point of view, either carving out exciting new discoveries on the frontiers of science or trampling all over the laws of nature and God. The other was that she ( Read more... )