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John Lombard
- Aug 6, 2023
Unidentified Monster in the Bagging Area
Cindy wasn’t right after the late shift. She wouldn’t let us turn on the self-checkers, so we had to ring up sales on the tills. We don’t...
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John Lombard
- Jul 9, 2023
Inspirations - The Beast of Versailles
I had the idea for this story many years ago - that for the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, the curse wouldn't necessarily be an...
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John Lombard
- Jul 9, 2023
The Beast of Versailles
The Beast did not have to pay for the gloves. True, many aristocrats did not settle their bills, on principle. True, residents of...
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John Lombard
- Jun 10, 2023
Inspirations - Ghost Paper
This story has a lot going on! To start, I first got into Chinese history a few years back through the History of China podcast....
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John Lombard
- Jun 4, 2023
Ghost Paper
It was noon on the last day of the 9th month, and Qin Ming hurled himself along the busy streets of Kaifeng, hunted by ghosts. He passed...
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John Lombard
- May 10, 2023
Inspirations - A Confederacy of Lanyards
For 'A Confederacy of Lanyards', the starting point was a Rat King. A Rat King is an apparently real phenomenon where rats get their...