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A Realm where imagination runs wild, genres collide, and the only rule is that there are no rules.

Wayward Words from the Edge of the Realm

Short stories and strays from the shifting borders of imagination.

Whispers in the Wind

January 8, 2025 No Comments

A woman braving the winter wind is guided—and frustrated—by mysterious voices, each reflecting her inner conflict, as she struggles to make sense of their advice.

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Jack Sprat’s Dilemma

November 19, 2019 No Comments

Jack Sprat and his wife face the age-old dilemma of sharing a roast so small it’s practically theoretical. With riddles, clever bickering, and an unexpected guest, their Saturday supper proves that in the grand scheme of things, fairness is as elusive as the perfect cut of beef.

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The Dispatch Crate

Messages from the outer realms. These zines arrived slightly scorched but ready to read.

Black and white ink illustration of a sloping suburban road with scattered trees and roadside signs, evoking a sense of quiet before disruption.

#1 Why Did We Let It Get Like This?

A quiet, illustrated zine about a little grove of trees, a lot full of signs, and what it all might mean.

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Zine cover titled “The Retirement Story: a fairy tale in fragments” with a person standing before a locked door labeled RETIREMENT.

#2 The Retirement Story

The epilogue nobody warned you about.

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An illustration of a snail at a crossroads, sitting beneath a wooden signpost. The sign reads “Nowhere” with an arrow pointing in both directions. The snail appears thoughtful, the landscape around it soft and open, evoking quiet contemplation.

#3 Nowhere Fast

A slow zine for fast times, featuring Percival the Snail.

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#4 How to Be Unbothered

Life advice from a cat who's mastered the art of ignoring nonsense.

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Illustrated caveman crouches beside a clutch of eggs, watching longingly as three other cavepeople dance around a newly discovered fire in the background. Caption reads: “47,000 BCE Thag missed the discovery of fire because someone had to watch the eggs. He never got over it.”

#5 A Brief History of FOMO

Regret is older than the internet.

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