mystery Archive

  • Of course, he didn’t feel his age.  Pharmaceutical technology brought the treatments.  They brought his body to a feeling of youth that people 50 years before could have only dreamed...

    The Trivium Proportion, Part 5 (A Cyberpunk Tale), by David Phillips

    Of course, he didn’t feel his age.  Pharmaceutical technology brought the treatments.  They brought his body to a feeling of youth that people 50 years before could have only dreamed...

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  • July 5th, 1863 Detective Robert Crawley made his way through the streets of Manhattan carefully picking his way over and around a variety of debris. The day before had been...

    The Magic Section, by Michael Manogue

    July 5th, 1863 Detective Robert Crawley made his way through the streets of Manhattan carefully picking his way over and around a variety of debris. The day before had been...

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  • I am taking something of a holiday from my regular posting agenda for most of November and will return in December. In the mean time, here is preview of my...

    Ouroboros University

    I am taking something of a holiday from my regular posting agenda for most of November and will return in December. In the mean time, here is preview of my...

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  • Chrysanthemum was the first to notice, as she often was. Some might have accused her of being a busybody, but she preferred to think of herself as observant. As the...

    The Recondite Riddle of the Rose Rogue, by Dawn Vogel

    Chrysanthemum was the first to notice, as she often was. Some might have accused her of being a busybody, but she preferred to think of herself as observant. As the...

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  • The city state of Corwyn lies in one of the farther reaches of the more civilized territories on a high plain, neatly bordered by forests and mountains to the South and East and by a modest river to the West. Falling outside of the region's major trade routes, inter-city trade and communication between Corwyn and the larger surrounding cities has dwindled - though the quiet, peaceful region remains on good terms with each of its neighbors. Nearly a decade ago, a mysterious blight swept through the high plains, all but destroying the harvest of the local farmers on which the area so heavily relied for its food supply.

    City-State of Corwyn

    The city state of Corwyn lies in one of the farther reaches of the more civilized territories on a high plain, neatly bordered by forests and mountains to the South and East and by a modest river to the West. Falling outside of the region's major trade routes, inter-city trade and communication between Corwyn and the larger surrounding cities has dwindled - though the quiet, peaceful region remains on good terms with each of its neighbors. Nearly a decade ago, a mysterious blight swept through the high plains, all but destroying the harvest of the local farmers on which the area so heavily relied for its food supply.

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