Planetfall by Emma Newman

Planetfall by Emma Newman

Blatant provocation

Groucho came over to sleep next to me, only to find Ibid curled up next to the spot where Groucho likes to sleep. Groucho growled at Ibid, who opened one eye and then, without breaking eye contact, stretched out to cover both spots.

Kudos to the New York Times

For providing "proof that there is no such thing as unpublishable nonsense" from being the sole monopoly of the Guardian.

Thank you to everyone who pointed this out to me

From the long running webcomic Freefall

Thirteenth Age: The Bridge

Present:

Virgil the Tiefling Sorcerer. “Amnesiac”. Didn't used to be a tiefling.
Ren the Dwarven Bard: tall for a dwarf, with red skin
Percival the (ancient) Forgeborn Commander, the perfect Dwarven companion bot.
Ewoud Thon, Human Fight. Just mustered out. Broke.
Blunder, Human fighter (NPC)
Nabit the Gnome (NPC)

As the group carefully makes their way along the ledge—a slice in the slug's flesh made ages ago by the giant's weapon—they can see the dust of fierce activity far below on the desert: the desert goblins are coming to visit. And the sound of quarrels snapping past their heads lets the murder hobos know the goblins have crossbows. The only refuge is on the far side of the bridge.

But something, a flock of somethings, is fluttering around in the middle of the covered bridge, attacking something unseen through a gap in the roof. Ren identifies them as stirges. Ren knows enough about stirges to know they are Bad News. He is considerate enough to share the good news.

Still, the stirges might not kill the whole party, while the nomads definitely will. The group makes its way across the bridge as quickly as they can, given the condition of the decrepit structure. ( Read more... )

George Cole

Grew up to look a lot like Alastair Sim, which means whoever cast Cole to play a young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol had a good eye.