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Author Archives: Mark Hayes
Dear Edgar 58 ~ The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
In these, the enlightened days of modernity, hypnotism is a casino act and the other aspects of mesmerism is consigned to long debunked and forgotten corners of pseudoscience. In Edgar’s time however, there was some basis of belief that gave credence to this story. By presenting it in such an arid perfunctory way it seemed like a genuine scientific account. People wanted to believe, and the story offered ‘proof…’ Continue reading
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Maybe, just maybe…
A storm is brewing in the mid Atlantic and the airship Maybe’s Daughter is caught up in the middle of it. Benjamin West is hanging from a cargo net after someone tried to kill him. Eliza Tu-Pa-KA is trying to save the airship, unaware of West’s plight. Meanwhile in a realm beyond the mortal world, the soul of a dead man faces a stark choice.
Hopefully Perkins will put the kettle on before it all goes too far… Continue reading
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Dear Edgar 57 ~ The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
Once upon a dark time of tribulation and despair, whence an ancient nation state lay beneath the uncaring heel of a feared tyrants regime*. Grim dark clouds that circled those that once sang of ghost towns and a race of rats left the safety of there fellows and that which was special ceased to be, and thence they became fun boys a three…
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Time waits for…
Not done a quote post for a couple of years, may not do another for a while. But time was on my mind today and as Chaucer said… And yes you probably didn’t know that was Chaucer, as his quotes, … Continue reading
Dear Edgar 56 ~ The Imp of the Perverse
The two pictures above are of Virginia and Frances, the two women shared a remarkable resemblance, so much so that they are occasionally mistaken for each other even now. With Frances portrait occasionally mistakenly used for Virginia Clem and vice versa on the internet. They shared other taints as well, a certain child like qualities, raven dark hair, fair skin and tuberculosis… Continue reading
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All we are saying, yet again…
I know its a wild and wacky idea , but perhaps we could try not bombing people and creating the reason for the next war. We have done this particular dance on and off for about the whole of human history.
Perhaps we could try a new approach , Continue reading
Barbaric Pottery and Things of That Nature
That said however, skulls are bones. Ergo, if you learn the porters art and find yourself not entirely burdened by moralistic constraints it is possible to drink from the skulls of your enemies. in the most civilized British way imaginable.. Continue reading
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Dear Edgar 54 ~ Some Words With a Mummy
What could be more Victorian than desecrating bodily remains and destroying another cultures heritage for the purposes of entertainment… Continue reading
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