Flash Fiction
This section will be updated regularly as part of #fridayflash on Twitter. These stories are all part of a fantasy web serial, Nox and Grimm.
12: First Snow (holiday special)
13: Humbug (holiday special)
32: Mother’s Day (holiday special)
45: The Science in the Sorcery
46: Raise the Dead, Part 1 (Mini-series for 2010 WeSeWriMo Challenge)
59: Ten Years Before – Writing challenge at Epiguide Forums
65: A Solstice Gift (holiday special)
67: 12 Hours (a twelve part micro-fic mini-series)
68: Technomancy (conclusion to mini-series)
75: Spring Faire (one-shot on amwriting.org)
90: Get Smart – a one-shot on amwriting.org
95: Ghosts of Winters Past – Annual Holiday Special
96: A Game of Chess, Part 1 – Two Knights Defense
97: A Game of Chess, Part 2 – Queen’s Gambit
98: A Game of Chess, Part 3 – A King in Check
99: A Game of Chess, Part 4 – Castle the King
100: A Game of Chess – Endgame (Short story event!)
Page 2 – Page 3 – Page 4 – Page 5 – Page 6 – Page 7 – Checkmate #1 Checkmate #2
116: Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
118: A Convocation of Elements – Part 1
119: A Convocation of Elements – Part 2
The real history behind the Church Grim
Yes, they do exist! Or at least, they do in folklore. In pre-christian times it was believed that the first person buried at a gravesite would be bound to guard that place for all eternity. There were many stories about them in celtic and scandinavian countries – from dangerous ghosts living in burial mounds to wise spirits that would give advice to those that sought them out. Later, as christianity took hold the church didn’t want it’s members to be bound to earth and denied heaven. So the first thing buried in a churchyard would be a dog. This gave rise to the stories of black, spectral hounds that would guard the church from evil. Powerful, sad, and sometimes a little sinister, grims have haunted graveyards for over 2000 years.
You can read more here: Wikipedia entry on the Church Grim
And here: Wikipedia entry on the Black Ghost Dogs
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