Fierce Firelight

Aug 10 2024 17 ep. 38 mins 1
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Stories of truth, beauty, heroism, and horror. Artpunk maximalist weird fiction. 

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Hell Screen by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1918)

Aug 10 2024 57 mins  
A perverse conspiracy between the forces alive inside of the Lord of Horikawa and the painter Yoshihide.Support the show

Monster Eater - Chapter 4

Jun 05 2023 14 mins  
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to cannibalism and other Faustian bargains.Ramec must depart his home in the underworld sanctuary of Kalas Da, a place fed and comforted by a strand of

Monster Eater - Chapter 3

Apr 24 2023 23 mins  
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to cannibalism and other Faustian bargains.Ramec must depart his home in the underworld sanctuary of Kalas Da, a place fed and comforted by a strand of

Monster Eater - Chapter 2

Mar 23 2023 17 mins  
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to cannibalism and other Faustian bargains.Ramec must depart his home in the underworld sanctuary of Kalas Da, a place fed and comforted by a strand of

Monster Eater - Chapter 1

Mar 21 2023 20 mins  
What strategies can a man employ when the only reliable foodstuff is the flesh of supernatural predators? Things whose breath may be fatal, whose bodies may be metal, whose eyes may control the mind?In the face of this many men turn to cannibalism and other Faustian bargains.Ramec must depart his home in the underworld sanctuary of Kalas Da, a place fed and comforted by a strand of

The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 4

Mar 11 2023 17 mins  
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?Truanor Hightower's dreams of glory in battle and the romance of aristocracy come up against what his House will do for power.Chapter 4- the fina

The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 3

Mar 08 2023 31 mins  
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?Truanor Hightower's dreams of glory in battle and the romance of aristocracy come up against what his House will do for power.Chapter 3.City-Stat

Reading: Viaticum, by Dan Sullivan

Mar 05 2023 20 mins  
When he spoke, the cleric’s tone was like the chill of an endless body of dark water. “Indeed, you will go through hell, my son. But in order to know hell, you must know what heaven is first.”The man brought a crystal syringe level with Eli’s eyes.-----------I thought that this story was so affecting that I commissioned the rights to do a recording of it for this podcast.Yo

The Fane of the Poppy - Chapter 2

Mar 03 2023 13 mins  
If you are born to be a warrior, and relish your future in that role, where do you draw the line in terms of what you will fight for? If you are eager to fight for your family's prosperity, what if the truth of their methods horrifies you?Truanor Hightower's dreams of glory in battle and the romance of aristocracy come up against what his House will do for power.Chapter 2.https://w

Reading: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1800)

Mar 01 2023 23 mins  
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, first published 1798. One of my favorite poems. This is the version from Lyrical Ballads, 1800, assembled by William Wordsworth; the title of this edition is "The Ancient Mariner", but it's generally been published as "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" ever since then. Note that I prize running through readings in a natura