“When you play with fire in a ghost house then expect to get burned.” Diary of Jonathan Webster, insane. Incarcerated, Bethlem Royal Hospital, 1876.
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#BlogBattle. “Dead But Dreaming” December Entry:
“Cromlechs are ancient relics from a time long ago. Remember this well, as no civilisation is ever permanent.” The Amanuensis.
#BlogBattle. October Entry: Fire-Starter
“Artefacts exist through which a skilled Mage can direct the thoughts of others. If done well then the person possessed need never know.” The Amanuensis, extract from Guild Letters.
#BlogBattle. September Entry: Ghost Shock.
“The trick with dimensional coexistence is that time runs differently between planes. A traveller might thus appear out of chronological order…” The Book of Chronomancy: Jeremiah DeLalande.
#BlogBattle. August Entry: Subsanity.
“Tully, if the world is run by sentient AI what happens to humans?” Outside, terraforming had stalled. Earth was dead and a purge was in progress.
#BlogBattle. July Entry: Ghosts of the Past.
As I looked through time an event became clear. Focussed and entirely wrong. It destroyed a family, a man and created a paradox. Twins separated by the skin of two worlds touching.
#BlogBattle. June Entry: I Am Corona.
CEO of Corona Enterprises, Khan Shawcroft, woke up to a bad day that got worse. It’s not everyday your computer fires you after all.
#BlogBattle. February Entry: Time Split.
“Chronomancy is forbidden. It is my belief the elder mages corrupted time, spitting it in the past and in doing so destroyed their future.” Jeremiah Delaland, Thaumaturgical Archaelogy.
Rachael Ritchey on The Making of an Anthology.
Last November saw me alongside fifteen other authors published in The Crux Anthology. This is Rachael’s story on how it unfolded.
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