The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth by Lord Dunsany

When looking for the origins of the sword and sorcery subgenre of fantasy, today’s story is not a bad possibility. Continue reading →

The Screaming Skull by F. Marion Crawford

There are certain stories that are inextricably linked to when I first read them, especially for horror stories. For example, Continue reading →

The Other Two by Edith Wharton

This story’s from the point of view of an older gentleman, newly married to a young twice-divorced woman. It was Continue reading →

The Weight of Obligation by Rex Beach

This story, set during the Klondike Gold Rush, is a quintessential Western about the bond between two men. At the Continue reading →