“There are hurts so deep that one cannot reach them or heal them with words.”~Kate Seredy American writer and illustrator Kate Seredy was born on this day in 1899.
Ink of Vengeance
Once more, I delved into my Story Engine cards. This time, I drew cards that led to a scoundrel who wants to get revenge using a complex forgery, but he’ll have to keep a promise he’s been avoiding. Gavyn Voss never ignored a grudge, especially one as personal as the one between himself and Lord … Continue reading Ink of Vengeance
Random Quote for November 08, 2025
“He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates more wants than it supplies.”~William Wirt American lawyer, politician, author, and 9th United States Attorney General William Wirt was born on this day in 1772.
Random Quote for November 07, 2025
“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.”~Albert Camus French philosopher, novelist, author, dramatist, journalist, world federalist, and political activist Albert Camus was born on this day in 1913.
Random Quote for November 06, 2025
“Evil news fly faster still than good.”~Thomas Kyd English playwright Thomas Kyd was baptized on this day in 1558.
Random Quote for November 05, 2025
“For the exploitation of human greed, they have devised comparison and competition. Right from childhood on, we are indoctrinated to compare and compete, and there is a word, a phrase: ‘free and fair competition.’”~Lobsang Tenzin Tibetan Buddhist monk and politician Lobsang Tenzin was born on this day in 1937.
Random Quote for November 04, 2025
“No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and, when a prince makes a law or performs an action which has a tendency to injure the character or prosperity of the nation, he injures himself.”~Benjamin Robbins Curtis American lawyer, … Continue reading Random Quote for November 04, 2025
Random Quote for November 03, 2025
“The right to discuss freely and openly, by speech, by the pen, by the press, all political questions, and to examine the animadvert upon all political institutions is a right so clear and certain, so interwoven with our other liberties, so necessary, in fact, to their existence, that without it we must fall into despotism … Continue reading Random Quote for November 03, 2025
The Hallow Between
Being a substitute contest judge on writing.com, this year, I had the privilege of picking a story for Halloween. This is the prompt I chose:Write a supernatural short story centered on the blurring of worlds during Samhain (All Hallows’ Eve)Since I’m not allowed to write a story for my prompt, I wanted to write one … Continue reading The Hallow Between
Random Quote for November 01, 2025
“It is a sign that your reputation is small and sinking if your own tongue must praise you.”~Matthew Hale English barrister, judge, and jurist Matthew Hale was born on this day in 1609.
J.J. Shaun 