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  • Penumbra Days 2026 – Day 15

    My love letter to the video stores of the ’80s and ’90s, one of my favourite places to be. Also some D&D and heavy metal (yes, like another spooky show, but in a very different direction). 15 – A/V Magic: It is 1987 in a small eastern Canadian town. Stores that rent video tapes and…

  • Penumbra Days 2026 – Day 14

    Today we turn to kind of a mash of two favourite genres: near future dystopia and cyberpunk. This is one of the longest in the series so far. 14 – Mermaids In Bali: Riah left Bali after it was flooded by the ocean. She wanted to be a professional mermaid entertainer, with only a hand-me-down…

  • Penumbra Days 2026 – Day 13

    It’s happeninnng. But also, today we dive into my gothic little heart with a side of the grotesque. 13 – DeadWorld: The world has cured death, rendering all those who take the Life Treatment effectively immortal. But it didn’t stop there. Those that took the cure outlawed any signs of death, any funerary rites or…

  • Penumbra Days 2026 – Day 12

    Wherein we look at the continuing story weaving between and sometimes through the rest. 12 – Arrivals (The Penumbra Part 3): The end of Part 2 saw three strangers suddenly appearing at places around the manor. Here we find out who they are and why they are here. Sent to the house or drawn there…

  • Penumbra Days 2026 – Day 11

    One week left, and 8 of the existing stories to cover. 11 – The Harridan: It is 1999. A witch cursed to never age nears her 1000th birthday. A chance encounter with someone that is immune to her powers has her reflect over several important events over her life, all right around each notable year.…

  • Penumbra Days 2026 – Day 10

    Halfway! Let’s tap into some newer stories, more recently written. The next few take us farther across time than the ones before. 10 – A Song From The Sahel, Or A Bard’s Tale: It is the middle of the 14th century in Mali, Africa. One of the richest civilizations in history. A young djeli (or…