Ice-T wakes up from a bad dream and feels something next to him in bed. He fumbles for the light switch and when he finally flips it, he finds himself staring at a reindeer head, still bleeding stains on the … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Day 6
Ice-T, for whom every case feels like the first, inspects the scene before him. He wants to ask his fellow detectives what it all means, but he’s wary of sounding naรฏve. He pokes the inflatable snowman on the lawn. He … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Day 5
EXT. SNOWY FIELD Detectives Jackson and Glendale approach a figure that at first looks like a snowman, but is revealed to be a little boy, tied to a chair. His skin is blue now. J-Dawg is strumming his ukulele. He … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Day 4
J-Dawg and T are standing over the mangled corpse of a farm animal. “God. Fucking. Dammit.” “Report says it was a nutcracker. Bludgeoned him over and over. We got a blood sample of the killer, but…” “I know, T. I … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Day 3
Ex-pastor Jake “J-Dawg” Jackson (or was his surname Johnson? It doesn’t matter; we’re all new people up north) surveys the scene while his partner kneels down over the corpse. “Are you telling me this was our…” “Yeah, T. She was … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Day 2
You get off the bus in the frigid north and wait in the cold. A charismatic man and a neurotic centaur approach you. “This is who the agency sent over?” “Easy, Glendale. Beggars can’t be choosers. And they’re green, but … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Day 1
A man and a centaur-deer thing stand over a small body in a frozen ditch. “You seeing this, Glendale?” “Yeah, Smoove. Stabbed twelve times. One for each day of Christmas.” She kicks the body with her hoof a little until … Continue reading CSI: North Pole – Signups
Scrappy Doo is a stealthy one. He tiptoes around the school grounds, searching for clues. Can they find him? Could anyone? Oh, but he can’t help himself. He lets out a “Scrappy doo!” when he stumbles across something, and it’s … Continue reading WW 168: My Werewolf Academia – Day 5
Kitty Witless is holding out for a hero. Not any hero will do. He’s got to be strong! He’s got to be fast! He’s got to be She doesn’t get to finish that thought before she disappears in a beam … Continue reading WW 168: My Werewolf Academia – Day 4
Momiji Sohma is quite literally sniffing around. He places his palms and nose to the ground, inhaling the scents. Something catches his…er, nose. He follows it to an abandoned warehouse. “Are you…a friend?” Some things, some people, are too good … Continue reading WW 168: My Werewolf Academia – Day 3
Waluigi is tending to his rose garden. (Did you know he had a rose garden? His victory poses require them.) For a moment he sniffs one, and all is calm. Until he disintegrates in place. Gramps is dead. He was … Continue reading WW 168: My Werewolf Academia – Day 2
A man with severe bags under his eyes approaches the front of the classroom. “Alright, alright. Settle down, class. I will be acting as your homeroom teacher for the coming semester. I expect you to be on your best behavior … Continue reading WW 168: My Werewolf Academia – Day 1
YOOOOOOOOOOO… Welcome to UA High School, a renowned teaching establishment for up-and-coming heroes. This is Present Mic, here to give you the scoop on the upcoming semester and the challenges that await you. For starters, you and every one of … Continue reading WW 168: My Werewolf Academia – Signups
Five years ago, an artificial intelligence system developed by DeepMind defeated world-class Go player Lee Sedol at his own game. Go, an ancient board game both simpler and exponentially more complex than chess, was thought to be the last bastion … Continue reading The 11/12 Day Thread Sticks It to the Machines
In 2019, Tamsyn Muir’s debut novel Gideon the Ninth hit the shelves. And faster than you could shout “lesbian necromancers in space!”, it became a best-selling sensation, making multiple year-end lists and cementing itself as one of my favorite fantasy … Continue reading The Day Thread Enters the Locked Tomb
There are books you read once and forget, and then there are books that stay with you years after the fact. The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson is one such book for me, a hard fantasy novel I picked … Continue reading The June 5th Day Thread Betrays You
The world’s greatest detective is scouring the Hermes chamber for clues when Alecto appears behind him. “I knew it was you!” he shouts. Reader, we both know he did not. LEGO Batman (Indy) is dead. He was Athena (the Cop). … Continue reading Werewolf 146: Hades – Day 6
Dusa is busy dusting a corner of the chamber when one of her work colleagues approaches her from behind. She can hardly stammer out a greeting when a whip is cracked, and the gorgon is silenced forever. Dusa (Bones) is … Continue reading Werewolf 146: Hades – Day 5
Demeter’s chamber is quite, save for the crunch of gravel under the Oracle of Delphi’s feet. She pushes a boulder up the side of a hill until her hands ache. A figure with a whip appears behind her. “Are you … Continue reading Werewolf 146: Hades – Day 4
Leopold Bloom is navigating the Ares chamber, waiting for the new day to begin and the hunt for the Fury Sisters to continue. I, the narrator, could say he was doing something witty, something characteristic of his behavior in the … Continue reading Werewolf 146: Hades – Day 3
The Robot Devil is pleased with himself. He stalks the player named Louie to a corner of the spacious Artemis chamber and when no one is looking, dispatches him with a quickness. He is confused at what he finds. “Hey, … Continue reading Werewolf 146: Hades – Day 2
