Comfort Food — a story with a recipe

The Underwater City’s youngest and best assassin looked down upon his latest work and nodded to himself. Another day’s work done. The client had asked for graphic violence, a gruesome display; an example was to be made and he had been encouraged not to hold back. And that, of course, had been a welcome change …

Mores Furum (part 4)

(click here for part 1) (click here for part 3)  It was not quite dawn yet, less than five hours since the Cock and his gang had left him half dead in that alley. Five hours, that was nowhere near long enough to regain his strength. But it was long enough for the Cock to …

Mores Furum (part 3)

(click here for part 1) (click here for part 2)  A few days after that, Nicholas started to doubt the Corvinus’s judgement again. Maybe he knew for a fact that the guild master was clever, an expert, and maybe he knew that some of his high ranked lieutenants were skilled — as even Nicholas could …

A few (late) reviews for Fringe 2015 (or, History, Science, and Silliness)

And so the 25th Montreal Fringe has come and gone. I’ve managed to see a few more excellent shows since my last review article, and though it’s too late (for the most part) to recommend them to you now I’d like to offer a few comments nonetheless. Minor spoilers ahead, of course (though at this …

Mores Furum (part 2)

(click here for part 1) “Bah! We have no time for novices, Corvinus, as you very well know,” the old rogue said with an annoyed gesture of dismissal. “Too many young ones with no experience in a professional operation, that creates more failures than I will tolerate.” He shook his head. “No. No. Let him …