Monthly Archives: March 2013

An Aromantic Kiss

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Frank

On March 31st last year, Nina went on a date with Andy, having agreed in advance that he would be allowed to kiss her – once. Here is her account of the event. The waiter pours the wine, just a … Continue reading →

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The Stellar and the Princess – Parts 3 and 4

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Frank

The Stellar and the Princess Librarian’s Note While the first two parts of The Stellar and the Princess are fairly well preserved, I have had to put together the rest of the story by examining a number of sources. Only … Continue reading →

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The Stellar and the Princess – Parts 1 and 2

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Frank

The Stellar and the Princess Foreword Everyone knows the Daughters of Hope. Even five year old children in remote peaceful villages can describe a Daughter of Hope: golden eyes, golden lips, silver hair, silver nails. They are famed for their … Continue reading →

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Spell-Checkers – A Brief History Of A Magical Invention

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Frank

This is an extract from Kariyne Marlo’s Arkhon: An Anecdotal History, which holds the record for being the most-borrowed book in the Crimson Library. ∞ One of the most notorious inventions of the renowned alchemists of Arkhon was the spell-checker. … Continue reading →

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Ghenya on Typhoeus

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Frank

‘Bigger than a mountain?’ She laughs. ‘A planet – a solar system, even – would have been no more than a twinkle in its eye! Imagine the Horsehead Nebula… No; the Crab Nebula with the Horsehead attached: made, not of … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Frank

I have just been looking through some boxes that have been living in a dark and dusty corner of the garage for the past six years. There’s a lot of stuff inside that can be thrown straight in the bin, … Continue reading →

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The Skeleton Count, or The Vampire Mistress

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Frank

Elizabeth Caroline Grey’s The Skeleton Count, or The Vampire Mistress is a ‘penny dreadful’ published in 1828 in The Casket. I had never heard of this story before yesterday. Just imagine! How is it possible that a vampire story, with … Continue reading →

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Female Vampires and Strong Female Characters

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Frank

Kate Icely has a nice article at Paper Droids about Dracula’s impact on the character and role of female vampires: Cleaning Up Carmilla: Female Vampires After Dracula. She discusses a deleted scene from Dracula in which Harker meets a beautiful … Continue reading →

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A Female Vampire

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Frank

Katharina Katt’s A Female Vampire, published originally in August 2002, is a novella about, well, a female vampire. I am, it’s no secret, rather fond of female vampires, especially if they’re the protagonists and not reviled as evil or amoral, … Continue reading →

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Superficial Specificity: Lorenzi Heels and Illamasqua

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Frank

March 16th – the one year anniversary of the day Suzie met Cleo. It was a few days after that, however, that Suzie and the Monsters was conceived. On March 23rd I arrived in Bulgaria for a week – for … Continue reading →

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