I went down a rabbit hole of Brussels lore and mysticism recently, and along the way I got inspired by the strata of city that at some point burned down, or the parts of the river Senne that were buried because of its foul stench. This converged into the Man under the Ash, a demon […]
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Creating a Sunken Stars Island
Some stories refuse to stay silent. They take shape in the quiet hours, nagging at the edges of thought, persisting until they’re told. This post is about creating an island in a vast sea, unknowable and unkind. A crew, surviving on sharp wits and fraying nerve. And a question: What do you do when stars […]