John Sandbach

Sagittarius 2. Waking at night, a man sees a firefly in the darkness of his bedroom. It is said by the wise that stars, which carry such potent and endlessly…

Sagittarius 1. A woman who writes so much in her diary she has no time for anything else. The famous diarist Tanasia Ralaam is thought of as one of the…

Scorpio 30. Former reflections appearing on a mirror. The mirror was found among the effects of a certain old duchess of Aab when she died. At first it seemed like…

Scorpio 29. Through a doorway, nothing but empty, blue sky in all directions. (From the book “Strange Entrances,” by Ethelric the Dubious): “A hidden doorway was discovered by accident in…

Scorpio 28. A man who speaks only in meter and rhyme. “The Far Islands” is an epic poem of 30,000 lines written, or recited, rather, by the Poet Elorious. Knowing…

Scorpio 27. At a country fair, some people are clothed, others are nude, all wear flowers. The Flower Festival is celebrated every year in Aristar, a small village north of…