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About 1 hr 41 minutes read or 2 hr 45 minutes listen. “Night of the Broken Oath,” is a Tolkien fan-fiction, 38 years in the making, imagining the journey of Alatar and Pallando to the East of Middle Earth
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About an 8-minute read or 12-minute listen. Yarnulf misjudged a journey to the nearest town, taking a shortcut through the forest. He encounters Gossia, a pixie, who reveals her garden of skeletons, victims of laughter. Despite earlier warnings, he becomes part of her collection.
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About an 11-minute read or 17-minute listen. In 1812, French artist Théodore Géricault painted ‘The Severed Heads’. With a reputation for macabre works, and a morgue supplying him with subjects, this was just one of several. The pair were unknown but France was in the turmoil of post-revolutionary governance, so who could this couple have…
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About an 8-minute read or 14-minute listen. Lady Katherine Bulkeley grapples with a letter concerning the crown’s inquiry into her abbey, feeling the weight of change and uncertainty. In the chapel, she encounters the spirits of Henry and Rosamund, who share insights on legacy, authority, and love.
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About a 28-minute read or 46-minute listen. Brother Robert, a monk from the year 1137, encounters a temporal interface device in his abbey, leading to his displacement to 2137. He discovers a governing body, ARIX, that manipulates truth for perceived safety. Robert urges the leaders to embrace accountability and truth.
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1,518 words · About an 8-minute read. In 1899 the photograph, ‘Horse Training’ was shot by French photographer, Felix Thollier. Said to depict free lunging, no other context was ever given and neither horse nor trainer were ever named. Until today.
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1,440 words · About a 7-minute read. In Streindarke, love is refined rather than suppressed, as Registrar Albrecht Baus discovers through his daily duties. While he certifies bonds, he grapples with the implications of his work and the weight of unrecognised love.