A new chapter begins: The Summer Court. Fetch will introduce Owen to the ruling hub of the Otherworld and will do his best to protect him. Let’s see how that works out! Print editions of the two Fetch collections I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ch 5: The Summer Court
And so completes “The Summer Court”, the 5th chapter of Otherworldly Goods. The 6th chapter, “All the Cures That Ail Us” begins the other Wednesday from next on April 6, 2022. I am taking next week off to fine tune[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Always consult your physician when he’s inebriated. I should probably get a page of characters up on this site. Until then, allow me to link to previous pages as reminders. Brian was introduced along with Bridget (the pixie flirting with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Can’t practice magic on an empty stomach. ↓ TranscriptSCENE SEVEN PANEL 1: Refugees, zombies, warriors, undead army, and various fae folk drink, dance, hug, and sing songs. Fetch, Pooka and Knob look on. Owen walks up. KNOB: Well done, mate.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter 5 — Page 28
Nothing stops a war like a good beer. ↓ TranscriptPANEL 1: Fetch gets an idea. FETCH: Comrades and beer. Hm. PANEL 2: Fetch gestures to Knob and the Greek Warrior. FETCH: Hand me that sword! Knob, crack open a keg![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter 5 — Page 27
Knob’s faith in the power of beer is limitless. ↓ TranscriptPANEL One: Fernis addresses the crowd of zombies, Greek warriors, and neighbors. Fetch stands to the side, listening. FERNIS: Everyone! Listen! The undead army is here! But we can’t fight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter 5 — Page 26
Nothing ruins a good war like empathy. ↓ TranscriptPANEL ONE: Knob in foreground points to the approaching undead army down the road, amidst the trees and suburban homes. KNOB: Stations, everyone! The goons are here! PANEL 2: Looking over the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fetch has an individual notion of “protection.” ↓ TranscriptPANEL ONE: Owen confronts Fetch. OWEN: Fetch, you promised you’d take me home if it got too unsafe. This looks really unsafe to me. FETCH: You know what you need? Protection! PANEL[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You can’t fight an undead army without a minivan. That’s just science. ↓ TranscriptPANEL ONE: Fetch watches neighbors arrive, some in minivans, to reinforce the defensive line. Owen approaches him. FETCH: Wow. Neighbors — people I don’t even know —[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It pays to get along with your neighbors. Usually. As the NextDoor app shows, it really depends on your neighborhood. ↓ TranscriptPANEL ONE: Knob, Fiona and Fernis set up barricades on the road in front of the stone wall in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chapter 5 — Page 22
We get it, Fetch. It’s “your” house. ↓ TranscriptPANEL ONE: Fetch addresses the crowd of refugees and warriors. FETCH: We are running out of time. Finvarra’s army will be here any minute. The king ain’t some pretty boy – he’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…