If you're new to this story start here. ○♤○ Hanna had 10 more years experience since forging Elderfine and was confident she could complete Armaros' commission within the year without sacrificing it's

If you're new to this story start here. ○♤○ Igfred and Armaros left the Resting Draxor at the crack of dawn, breaking their fast as they walked. They wore just light armour for speed and mobility. The

6 years ago I did a little collaboration with @lordnigel called The Return of Elderfine. Sadly while he was the instigator he wanted to leave it at that, despite readers' interest in it continuing. @ryivhnn

As living standards in developed countries continues to collapse, once again one of the arguments that it's the fault of the boomers gets thrown around. It got me thinking, what exactly is it people are

I started this conversation with a summary of how wealth inequality is increasing at a rapid rate, although I'm not sure if nearly 1500 words can be classed as a summary. I got more responses than I expected,

I am by no means an economist and am very much learning at this point, so I encourage anyone reading to add to the conversation and point out any of the many things I'm probably missing. There is lots

Have you ever had a song you really like, but you struggle to listen to it because it makes you want to cry? I realised the other day that there are actually a few songs that make me feel like this now,

When you hear or read the word 'civilisation' or 'civilised' what does it make you think? While there is no single definition it's generally seen as a good thing to be civilised. It gives peaceful connotations

I should probably give a quick explanation of the term Pom. I used to think that everyone knew what it jokingly referred to, but unless you're British or Australian apparently it isn't actually common

Image courtesy of @spiritabsolute I arrive at my Wednesday morning client as usual, mop bucket in my right hand and crate of cleaning equipment propped on my left hip. The screen door is shut, but not

A recent request by someone to check my privilege made me realise that I've actually done this for most of my life, we just used to call it counting our blessings before this new phrase became popular.

The other day I saw a humorous sketch on Instagram with the point of view of two European mainlanders cringing at the idea of a Brit washing dishes and then putting them to drain without rinsing. As you'd

Recently I overheard my husband listening to someone give an argument on why the crusades were justified. I'm not sure what he was responding to, but he seemed quite incensed and defensive, so I'm guessing

On 10th December 2025 Australia's law to restrict under 16s accessing many social media platforms came into effect. It was declared officially in December 2024 with the affected social media companies

Something that's fascinated me for as long as I can remember is history and archeology. Our small school didn't offer history as an exam option, so their approach to teaching it was a bit different to

Nothing lasts forever. A reality that I'm not the most fond of. How nice it would be to buy a washing machine once and have it last at least the rest of your life or clean the house once and have it stay

Last year a new bouldering gym opened in the city centre. It took a little while for my youngest daughter and I to finally brave the city and its parking and pay it a visit. Quite a few of the more advanced

With the December deadline looming in Australia for social media websites to require us to ID ourselves to prove our age, it's got me wondering how much value they offer and whether I can gain that from

I once heard someone say that people thrive with adversity, or something along those lines. It made me wonder if that's why when we don't have hardships to deal with we can end up making mountains out

Something I've been coming across mentioned as a point of concern with social media a fair amount recently is attention algorithms. Social media companies get their income through advertising so algorithms