Edg@r @ll@n Poe (Poe Week)

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Schlock’s Blogs

Yes – this week, Schlock keeps it real. Enjoy our handful of blogs below, all of which will be dealing with the real world in one way or the other. First, Annette looks at the current revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and talks about why we’re witnessing history in the making. Exploring the seedier side [...]

I Ain’t Afraid of No Black Bird, Part XI: The Box

Click here for more tales of Dr. Millie and her undead raven: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V (1) Part V (continued 2) Part V (continued 3) Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X ***   In which our heroine, her taste having been wrongly spoken for by [...]

Simon (Part 8)

The North’s Vow The bucket was heavier than usual. Simon groaned as he pulled it out of the well and carried it back to the smithy. “Come on boy, you’re as fast as a slug today,” Farren said. Allan laughed. “Leave the boy alone, Farren. He’s just tired.” “Hm. He can rest when the work [...]

Just One Drink

There were nights when the clown would just sit there and take tiny sips of his drink – usually a Jack Daniels – and, after he was done, would sit and stare until it was time to close, when he shuffled off with no protest. Everybody knew he was a clown due to a simple [...]

A Suitcase Full Of Bones (Part One)

“Have faith, Brother Andrei – God is with us.” Brother Nicolas half-whispered the words, flashing his companion a conspiratorial smile and half-consciously tightening his grip on the suitcase they held cautiously but, they believed, nonchalantly, between them. The line had not moved for hours, it seemed. At the front of the line, a teenager in [...]

Schlock’s Blogs

We return to our blogs this week with an eclectic handful of writings. Marco takes on Tron Legacy and The Handsome Furs in a double-review “special”. Pete talks with Maltese author Pierre Mejlak about international publishing, and literature in Malta. And last but not least, we introduce a brand new member to our weekly stable [...]

To Endless Years the Same

Written September 20th, 2001 – Part I, Chapter I I. The Northern Star and an Old, old Friend The High Princess Adara wracked the tortuous tunnels of her brain for some recollection of the tall, stately gentleman who stood before her. He wore a black lace waistcoat, a cream yellow chemise and dark silk leggings. [...]

The Minor Event and Other Small Catastrophes

Extract from Jeremy Gooding’s study in journalism and popular culture, The Minor Event and Other Small Catastrophes (2010): This little story does not begin long ago but it might as well – because it has witches in it. The witches are dispossessed and angry because a man in power wants their crumpled little stash of [...]

Simon (Part 7)

The Tattoo Simon stood in the clearing. He had finished his chores earlier than the day before and even managed to help his father bend the scythes. Farren had been impressed with his speed and let him spend the rest of the day at the bakery. The stranger walked into the clearing and threw off [...]

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