Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
Ahead Stop – xkcd
As usual, xkcd knocks it out of the park. Just as my wife; I've complained out this very thing several times before. What troubles me is that, in all likelihood, a bunch of people must have sat around a table somewhere debating over the best way to lay these signs...
Speak Evil
Exactly.
Ben Stein’s Sucking on His Own Feet Again
Ben Stein's an idiot: The people who have been laid off and cannot find work are generally people with poor work habits and poor personalities. I say “generally” because there are exceptions. But in general, as I survey the ranks of those who are unemployed, I see...
Fiction
Feeding the Flame
Malika stepped back, spinning to her left as another creature lunged out of the darkness. The sword in her hand sang with need, and she swung it up in a swift, arcing motion, ramming it into the creature's chest. Its momentum as it slammed into her knocked her to the...
Night in the Cemetery
Mogram Stonecutter sat on the roof of the mausoleum in the dead of night, his lute resting in his lap. His fingers danced lightly over the strings, not playing any tune in particular but rather hitting notes and chords at random. It was an idle habit he had developed...
Light, Faith, and Sacrament
Orthael kissed the symbol and took a deep breath, feeling the power of his god like a warm wash of water. The exhalation is a release: a surrender of all that comprises him, an acknowledgement of his weakness and an acceptance of strength that is not his own. It is...