A Modern Samson
A little more and Jean Rasteaux would have been a giant. Brittany men are small as a rule, but Jean was an exception. He was…
Arts
The Vanished Land
Once upon a time in Wales, King Gwyddno Garanhir, known as Gwyddno Long-Shanks, ruled over a beautiful land in a place known as Cantre’r Gwaelod,…
A Ladies Man
“Jest when we guess we have covered the trail So’s no one can’t foller, why then we fail When we feel safe hid. Nemesis, the…
Ossian And The Island Of Youth
Once upon a time, Ossian and his father, the famous king known as Finn, and their fellow warriors, went hunting. As they traveled through the…
A Dynamite Explosion
Dupre sat at one of the round tables in the Cafe Vernon, with a glass of absinthe before him, which he sipped every now and…
Hoki And Hono
Once upon a time, long long ago, two brothers lived together in Japan. The brothers were as different from each other as night from day.…
A Dramatic Point
In the bad days of Balmeceda, when Chili was rent in twain, and its capital was practically a besieged city, two actors walked together along…
The Fisherman And The Sea Cow
Once upon a time a fisherman and his wife lived peacefully and simply upon an island. One day a stranger from the mainland happened by…
A Deal On ‘Change’
It was in the days when drawing-rooms were dark, and filled with bric-a-brac. The darkness enabled the half-blinded visitor, coming in out of the bright…
The Fisherman Who Flew
Once upon a time there lived a magical silver bird known as the Kaha bird. She was beautiful and had a gigantic wingspan, but most…
A Case Of Fever
“O, underneath the blood-red sun, No bloodier deed was ever done! Nor fiercer retribution sought The hand that first red ruin wrought.” This is the…
An Alpine Divorce
In some natures, there are no half-tones; nothing but raw primary colors. John Bodman was a man who was always at one extreme or the…
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